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Femmasculine: Fashion's Sexy Gender Bender Looks

Through time women have played with cross dressing and putting on that man suit or those rugged denim jeans. It has always been a statement. From Shakespeare’s plays to Marlene Dietrich to the character Annie Hall, women have toyed with the clever seduction and statement of menswear. Today it is perhaps not so shocking to see a woman in jeans or a tailored suit where it once was quite avant-garde, and even shocking!

With the rebirth of menswear for the upcoming two seasons, it appears in a new light. It is quite the reactionary fashion flight from last year’s Bohemian bonanza; menswear, and the subtle tailoring of well-designed pieces, is a breath of fresh air and a salute to tailored taste. Put down your sequined blouses and your billowing skirts (please) and nab a shrunken blazer, some cigarette trousers, and a pair of wedge heels! You’ll find that this season, and well into the fall, the pieces that you are adding to your ever expanding closet will not be a quick fling. These simple, well-made, classic pieces are things that will never go out of style. It is 2006 and women’s wear is men’s wear is women’s wear— with this femmasculine look, contradiction is key. CoutureCandy has these amazing new looks and designers playing this exact dress up game! So strut, skip, or saunter, just check it out.