The art and craft of the gender fuck is not limited to gals dressing like guys. It’s also the natural realm of that once ubiquitous species known as The Tomboy. Now, these days the tomboy seems to be lumped under the larger umbrella of butch. Which is all fine and good. But I’ve always had a soft spot for the tomboy. I was a tomboy, minus any semblance of athletic ability. Now not all tomboys grow up to be butches and not all butches were originally tomboys. Sure they’re intricately intertwined, but it’s still fun to think about the tomboy as her own entity. There is a build-in practicality to tomboys. Her clothes must be climb-a-tree, ride-a-skateboard, beat-up-a-bully ready. She has style all her own that blends the masculine and feminine both simply and seamlessly. Also, tomboys are just damn cute. And, from the look of Kate Moennig (above* and below) and her jaunty chapeau, she knows it too. [*Swapped out that first photo, just in case Google image search was trying to confound me.]
Clea DuVall
Note the tomboy staples: the white v-neck and the hoodie.
Ellen Page
Yes, hon, but boxers or briefs?
Queen Latifah
Dressed up or dressed to ride, she’s still the Queen Tom.
Jodie Foster
Open a dictionary to “tomboy,” and you’ll find this.
Note the tomboy staples: the white v-neck and the hoodie.Ellen Page
Yes, hon, but boxers or briefs?Queen Latifah
Dressed up or dressed to ride, she’s still the Queen Tom.Jodie Foster
Open a dictionary to “tomboy,” and you’ll find this.
Isn't that first pic actually Mila Jovovich ?
ReplyDeleteDetails aside, yay for tomboys !
was Milla Jovovich ;)
ReplyDeleteso the point is you're cute.
ReplyDeleteim tomboy>tomboy is cute>
therefore...-_-;;;
two of my favorite clothes made of
tomboy, its the name of women wear
brand.
anyway,few years ago, i think it was new trend to wear boy's underwear? it's not real one, i mean it's for girl but the design is like boy's. you know.
my sis has some and i feel, o, i never wanna try. it looks cute but, just..nope. she's not tomboy though, more like tough guy. ^^
who has very feminin face.
and the more years ago, from the trendy time, some married women like to wear their husbands boxes
as a short pants, of course at home. i guess they just couldn't find their pants. you know wives job is hard. they're very busy.
i agree that you're very cute.
so, you're not good at sports?
thanks for the post, have a great day.
Yeah...I was a tomboy. I tried girlie wedgie sandals in the summer of '76. I took them back due to one being a size larger and we (my mom and I) hadn't noticed. I didn't replace them though because, well, I couldn't RUN in them!
ReplyDeleteKate and Clea are just classic tomboys. They're icons of this style. And I agree that tomboy is not a synonym for butch. This divison into butch and femme should definitely be extended to include other "lesbian types", especially a tomboy. Cheers
ReplyDeleteLove me some tomboys! Ms. Snarker how could you not tell everyone to follow Kate on twitter @katemoennig ? Yes, it really is her! Love GFT, too. Nice addendum this week on twitter as well.
ReplyDeleteBless your heart for this post. Kate is STUNNING.
ReplyDeleteNever was a tomboy, but always attracted to them. Tomboy is definitely not a synonym for butch. The tomboy, while tough, still maintains more than a glimpse of feminity.
that photo of Jodie is ridiculously hot.
ReplyDeleteWow. I was a tomboy that turned into a butch. My wife is a tomboy that can be oh so feminine. I love that about her. I love these photos. Always had a soft spot for Jodi ever since I saw her in Bad News Bears. Talk about tomboy! Thanks Dorothy.
ReplyDeleteHere are even better genderfuck images of Kate Moennig, by Cass Bird:
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Enjoy...
I always hated being called a tomboy as a kid. I always felt like people were trying to say I was not normal or not a real girl. So I'm not super comfortable with the terminology.
ReplyDeleteThat said, I looooove that picture of Jodie. She's so hot!
i LOVE KATHERINT MOENNIG! and i love tombois
ReplyDeleteI'm a femme and in the beginning of our relationship I tried to encourage my wife to wear make-up and dress like a girl. 5 years later, I'm so glad she resisted and stuck to her tom-boy style. Cause I LOVE it.
ReplyDeletesoft spot for Jodi ever since I saw her in Bad News Bears
ReplyDeleteThat was Tatum O'Neal. Jodie Foster was in Taxi Driver and Freaky Friday around then.
i don't care what anyone says - Kate M needs to eat a sandwich. Or 10. Skeletal frames are not sexy. (LOVE the Queen!!!)
ReplyDeleteI wonder what Jodie's hand is doing in that pocket in the second pic, he he ..
ReplyDeleteFab pics.. drool!
I would also put (of course) Marlene Dietrich and Tilda Swinton on this list for sure. I love all these ladies styles though.
ReplyDeleteSkin from the band Skunk Anansie?
ReplyDeleteI too was a tomboy, and often mistaken for a boy when I was younger. LOL That hasn't really changed much. A big thank you to the women who love Tomboy's and those of us who are now Butch!
ReplyDeletetomboys do it better :)
ReplyDeletetomboy to the core!
My ultimate tomboy, the one that gets my heart pumping and my myth watered, is Michelle Rodriguez. God she's super sexy!!! Check her out:
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http://static.poponthepop.com/images/gallery/michelle-rodriguez-on-lost.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mJhtf0fqf7s/TH5f_fyEsmI/AAAAAAAAEuQ/E4jhNumYHXs/s1600/michelle-rodriguez-20050310-30246.jpg
http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos/6900000/Michelle-Rodriguez-lost-6926167-745-1024.jpg
But she can also be very feminine:
http://www.fwallpapers.net/picture_pics-girls-michelle_rodriguez_006.html
Also take a look at the girl in this blog. http://datingrelationship-advice.blogspot.com/2009/12/dating-tomboy_02.html