You're Too Pretty To Be Gay. Activism on the Body through Representations and Negotiations of Queer Femme Invisibility

dc.contributor.author	Reddy-Best
dc.date	2018-10-19T01:37:24.000
dc.date.accessioned	2020-06-30T05:33:10Z
dc.date.available	2020-06-30T05:33:10Z
dc.date.issued	2015-11-12
dc.description.abstract	<p>I created this ensemble to utilize clothing as a form of activism to highlight inequalities in the queer community. Conceptually this design comments on the struggles of femme-identified lesbians by juxtaposing ideas of “passing” as heterosexual with the negotiations of presenting queer signifiers in appearance as a form of solidarity with the LGBTQ community.</p>
dc.identifier	archive/lib.dr.iastate.edu/itaa_proceedings/2015/design/52/
dc.identifier.articleid	1425
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dc.identifier.submissionpath	itaa_proceedings/2015/design/52
dc.identifier.uri	https://dr.lib.iastate.edu/handle/20.500.12876/50733
dc.relation.ispartofseries	International Textile and Apparel Association (ITAA) Annual Conference Proceedings
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dc.subject.disciplines	Fashion Design
dc.title	You're Too Pretty To Be Gay. Activism on the Body through Representations and Negotiations of Queer Femme Invisibility
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