#queertexstyles

“I don’t consider my clothes self-expression, I think inside I’m actually quite a sad person. My clothes are about who I want to be. Style was a huge part of my coming out process - there’s no norms or expectations for non-binary people. No guidelines or image of what we’re supposed to look like. It started with a pair of Hokusai leggings and a new-found love for the color pink, and it just built up from there. In fact, most of my wardrobe is decorative leggings - they’re comfortable and fun, and spandex suits all weather conditions. Leggings are pretty much my defining look.Getting into fashion has been really liberating, and it’s helped my self-confidence a lot. No one’s ever said anything mean about it either, and often people approach me with complements. Fashion has become a pretty big part of my life now, and it makes me happier than I can really express. I’ve even been running a fashion blog and Instagram to show how affordable and easy my looks are. My main life goal is to show children who see me that growing up doesn't mean losing your love for fun clothes. I don’t care if I end up old and wrinkly while still dressing like a cartoon character, as long as I feel happy it doesn’t matter.”

“As a child, I always felt like a drag queen, because I always felt like a boy, but not a MAN- just being human. Clothes help me express my feelings, when I cannot express in words, or even in music, because I am a singer, an actor, and everything that has to do with art. For such I feel alive, my heart pulsates and I shiver seeing me just existing and being part of this story. For I believe that clothing and its different fabrics is our armor for life-to make it lighter and more colorful or even comfortable. But what matters most is what is beneath them. Being human, soul, essence ...”

“This was my very first dress, found it at a clothes swap event only for transgender people. I remember the first time I wore it at work, how nervous I was before and how amazing it felt afterwards.”

“Growing up online, I’ve always seen a plethora of styles circulating the internet, and yet it wasn’t often I found something that really spoke to me. I constructed my style as a kind of eclectic collection of clothing: chokers, black jeans, and doc martens. Possibly the most important aspect of it all, though, is my jean jacket. I got it years ago and immediately started making it my own. I’ve sewn on patches, made my own simple embroidery, and clipped on buttons and pins. It lets me express myself in a way no other clothing really does. I have pins from queer artists that I love and patches from small, LGBT-friendly business that I want to support. Having something so customizable and personal has helped me feel more comfortable with my own identity, body, and existence as an out queer and transgender person”.

Location: USA