I used to chase every spark of attitude I could find on TV; tomboy heroines became my compass. They swing swords, fix engines, or crack jokes harder than helmets, proving personality outranks dress ...

When Karen Michelle opened her online clothing retail site HauteButch in 2013, which sells bespoke formal wear, bowties, rainbow bracelets, and athleisurewear, she initially had trouble picking up ...

Some first-wave feminists, who worked tirelessly to secure women’s right to vote, were raised under what was then a newfangled, 19th-century parenting style that encouraged girls to have some version ...

It's an age-old belief in many cultures that feminine people should not inhabit or perform masculinity, citing the gender binary and gender roles for women, and people identifying as such. Women are ...

The best way I can describe my style is by using the words of rapper and feminist icon Princess Nokia. In an interview with The Guardian she said, “(I’m) not a ...

One woman wrote in about acting like a boy when she was younger in the hope that it would shield her from sexism. Another proudly noted that she still applies the term “tomboy” to herself as a badge ...

I’ve always been the sort of girl whose fashion aesthetic neglects to represent her personality accurately. The girl displayed on the outside is a vastly different entity than the girl who exists on ...

Few artists have made such grand transformations as Alicia Keys. In a lengthy new blog post about hiding herself, the 34-year-old mother of two recalls how her old tomboy appearance caused many to ...

At least one promising contestant on RuPaul’s Drag Race each season gets read for filth and dismissed after wearing a half-finished garment with sloppy hem lines and visible hot glue whiskers on the ...

It’s no secret that the “sexy tomboy” look made major waves this season. The boy-meets-girl combo took over the off-duty model street style circuit with troupes of catwalkers heading to shows in ...