I'm wearing my dad's necktie today. It's been awhile since I've experimented on my clothes, especially in my new job, where I'm the only rose among the thorns. The boys come in at work with very casual get-up so I don't feel the need to look artsy and fashionable anymore. I used to wear my hair really short. What was I thinking? Well, let's just say I wanted to look different... and well, okay a bit boyish. Pardon me, I am no lesbo or bisexual, I'm not into the same sex attraction thing (no offense to the 3rd sex-gen). But, I've always been fascinated with girls wearing boy's clothes and still look sexy in it.

Girls usually get away with it. I mean, girls could cut their hair short, wear jeans, boots and even wear their boyfriend's shirt with KORN or SLIPKNOT bands printed on it. They'd still get the "cool" or "fashionista" branding. Pairing them with a 4-inch high heeled boots and super-tight-jeans that show off their "ass-ets" permits them to pass the "she's not a lesbian" whispers. I know, it's fun being a girl, right? We could experiment. We could be boys even and not get hatred or discriminating stares. As for lesbians (sorry for being frank on this, just lack of words to best describe/define them). People don't really care that much seeing them act, look and dress like real men. Does this mean, 'cause they're girls too? So, they, too can get away with it? As for the guys. I mean, gays ('cause you won't catch straight men wearing a girl's outfit, duh?). The public opinion can be very cruel. I'm aware that most Filipinos are Catholics, therefore, are against homos. But that does not give us the right to judge others. I won't be a hypocrite. I sometimes wanna puke seeing men with boobs bigger than mine, or "tambay"-looking men wearing make-up and their blush-ons and velvety-red lips screaming "GAY!" I remember a friend of mine who uses the term "gay" as an adjective describing one as "weak" or a "looser", which at first I found funny, but later on, realized how brutal it seemed. Which made me think, those who's already out of the closet must have real men's courage and strength, for they don't just face how people will react to them wearing dresses and stilettos. But they also face other people's vulgar and vicious opinions of their being.

As a conclusion, we could say that androgynous fashion, for some (mostly girls, in this matter) are just a statement. A fashion experimentation. To be different. To stand out and maybe, get famous for it. But for others, it's more than just the clothes. It's who they are and who they want to be, no matter what comments thrown at them. Their androgynous style is not just about the "fashion", it's what defines them.