How many of you allow your politics to influence how you dress?
Fοr instance, dο аnу feminists refrain frοm wearing revealing clothing bесаυѕе thеу thinks іt’s demeaning? Inversely, dο аnу feminists WEAR revealing clothing bесаυѕе уου feel іt’s іn ѕοmе way liberating? Or dο уου refuse tο lеt уουr politics affect уουr fashion choices?
I wear what I want. There’s no reason for what I choose to wear, besides it being comfortable and if I like how it looks.
Sort of, in a round about way.
I believe in feminism because it comfortably fits my beliefs and values.
I wear jeans, t-shirts and flip-flops because they fit me comfortably.
Well, that and the SoCal weather that lets me wear sandals year-round
I do.
I like genuine Harris tweed because it is manufactured under conditions which allow men and women to work at home and tend to their families while earning a income wage.
I am similarly conscientious about, e.g. products made by Chinese political prisoners.
EDIT
Lioness… your new avatar. WOWZA!
Oh, I would add, my commitment to free Software (which is a political issue) leads me to wear t-shorts supporting the Debian Project, The Free Software Foundation, and the GNU Project when I am not wearing a sports coat or blazer, dress shirt, and slacks or khakis.
Hmmm… does my tendency to dress in such clothes when not required represent a political stand? It does in a way, but I’d place others to speculate.
At this point, the only thing that affects my fashion choices is comfort. Life is too small to wear shoes that hurt.
I buy and wear clothing based, in part, on the manufacturer – a purely political calculation. I don’t wear revealing clothing (unless I’m working out) as it is demeaning to society at large. When I am in the gym wearing my revealing clothing it does feel quite liberating. I refuse to let politics affect my fashion choices to the extent that I refuse to wear message clothing (e.g. F#CK BUSH t-shirts).
i dress for the occassion.
when i used to dance in a burlesque show, i dressed for it (usually a corset & small skirt)
when i go to work, i dress conservatively (and functionally, i have to crawl around in tight spaces sometimes)
when i go out with acquaintances, i dress somewhere in between, becasue that’s what i like.
I make a point of wearing absolutely anything I want, my only limit is my own comfort level. I’m the only person who owns my body and I can dress it but I please. I consider myself to be a feminist but I don’t see how that would conflict with me dressing sexy or emphasizing my assets? I feel excellent and in no skepticism when I dress up or look excellent—equal rights for women or not. Maybe feminism has made me break free from what the “public” judgments and prejudice regarding a female’s body—so in a way, maybe my “rebellious” side and choosing freely were strengthened by my feminist views, considering I come from a culture that associates a female’s body and sexuality with shame.
EDIT: Come to reckon of it, I’m a slave to the politics of “rebellion” LOL
EDIT: Ditto Kat.
I’m eclectic in the way I dress, delight in designing and working on clothes, have fun with my clothes by taking a small of everything, from other cultures, my own or whatever is around.
I don’t have a specific way of dressing myself all of the time, it all depends on my mood, sometimes I feel a small punk, others cutesy or sexy, maybe I just want to go simple with some jeans, t-shirt and sandals, but it may be, it comes down to whatever my mood is that day or the reason – for example, if I’m going to a wedding, am not going to wear a small black dress with my combat boots.
Feminism or non, has nothing to do with that.
Edit: Aptly on Lioness.
As an academic I dress accordingly. It would be distracting to wear the same clothing in the classroom that I wore as a dancer or scrubs that I wore as the head nurse. At home its a different tale.
When my students give presentations I make them don professional dress. I make sure they know that the real world will expect them to act and dress as a professional.
My political views generally don’t influence what I wear. I wear what makes me feel excellent. I don’t care how feminists view my choices even if I try to refrain from wearing pants with the word ripe on the butt.
My politics don’t really influence my dress; I just wear whatever matches my particular style.