The 'Sandra Dee' We're all familiar with sickly sweet Sandy in the 1978 musical Grease, but what about her style? I'm not talking the post-makeover Sandy, who stomps out her cigarette as the camera pans up her lithe legs, clad in black leather-look material. No, I'm talking about her slightly less seductive clothing, it might … Continue reading Fifties fashion…
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Fractured Feminism: Keep your friends close but your feminism closer…
Feminism to me means fighting. It's a very nuanced, complex thing, but at the very core of it I'm a feminist because I don't think being a girl limits me in any way. - Tavi Gevinson I can’t fathom why people are ashamed of being female. Furthermore, it baffles me as to why more women … Continue reading Fractured Feminism: Keep your friends close but your feminism closer…
Lesbian Death: Whodunnit?!
It’s not difficult to kill someone off, not if you really think about it. A freak accident, a car crash, a murder, a long-term illness – whatever your poison, it can be executed if you plan it correctly. The hard part is deciding who to kill. Murders, illnesses, unexplained deaths - none of us are … Continue reading Lesbian Death: Whodunnit?!
Besotted with burlesque…
For a long, long time now I have adored burlesque. Not just for the incomprehensibly beautiful women – although I don’t mind them, or course – but for the glamour, the tease, the mischief, the music, the movement, the art of it. Obviously, as a lesbian, I love burlesque for the beautiful women too, but that’s not what it’s all … Continue reading Besotted with burlesque…
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