Foreword / by Desmond is Amazing -- Introduction -- part I. Visibility: Miss Mojo ; Charlotte ; Devin-Norelle ; Gabrielle Korn ; Mindy Dawn Friedman ; Amy Stretten ; Stoney Michelli Love ; Jordan Reeves ; Leon Elias Wu ; Alex Berg ; Kirrin Finch (Laura Moffat and Kelly Moffat) ; Kim (aks The Street Sensei) ; About the contributors: Visibility -- part II. Belonging: Dr. Van Bailey ; Zara Barrie ; Monet Bernard ; Lisa Cannistraci ; Izzy Miz ; Hutch Hutchinson ; Dev Doee ; Margo ; Amber Whittington ; Sunday Santiago ; TomboyX (Fran Dunaway and Naomi Gonzalez) ; Cory Wade ; About the contributors: Belonging -- part III. Liberation: Alok ; Gabby Royal ; Julian Gavino ; Hester Sunshine ; Kay Ulanday Barrett ; Alysse Dalessandro ; Ari ; Lauren Argentina Zelaya ; Callen Zimmerman ; Robin Cloud ; Amber Hikes ; Alithea Castillo ; Senka Filipovic ; Katya Moorman ; About the contributors: Liberation -- Outro -- New York Fashion Week shows : models and designers.
Summary:
"Photography by The Street Sensei. Foreword by famed genderfluid activist Desmond Is Amazing. From the editor-in-chief of leading queer style magazine dapperQ, a bold, beautiful, and inclusive collection that encourages everyone to be comfortable expressing their own personal style however they choose. Fashion plays a significant role in the construction of identity. How we style our clothing and adorn our bodies sends a message not only about who we are as individuals, but the norms and values of communities, cultures, and societies across the world. For too long, mainstream Western fashion has promoted unattainable beauty standards and restrictive binaries as a means of social control. As editor-in-chief of leading queer style magazine dapperQ, Anita Dolce Vita has provided a platform that transcends these rigid, exclusionary, and oppressive fashion rules, inspiring people of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender presentations to think differently about both queer fashion and beauty as art and visual activism and ultimately have a deeper, more fulfilling relationship with style. She believes that fashion should reflect who we are and values such as visibility, belonging, and liberation. In this refreshing style book, she shows that, no matter your gender identity, race, body size, ability, age, or style, queer fashion is for everyone."--Amazon.com.
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