The Queer Gamine

Undercuts FTW! Photo from the Sartorialist.

apickleineverypot — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 17:47:00 -0400

Undercuts FTW!

Photo from the Sartorialist.

hotparade: Bryan Adams - Monica Bellucci, 2012 Hot.

apickleineverypot — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 07:42:00 -0400

hotparade:

Bryan Adams - Monica Bellucci, 2012

Hot.

The queer gamine: an explanation.

apickleineverypot — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 04:22:00 -0400

A gamine, for those who are unfamiliar with the term, is a young girl. The word in French is one of many words ( fifille, jeune fille, petiote, midinette) that all roughly translate to the same thing, but “gamine” in particular has a playful, precocious, and ever-so-slightly sexually charged connotation.

In English, we might call the type of girl who appears in Anthropologie catalogs a gamine. She is girly, naïve, beautiful, and aloof. She is Audrey Hepburn. She is Gigi. She is Lolita.

Queer has two meanings: odd, unusual, singular and of course, gay.

So, what is a queer gamine? For me, it is a reworking of the femme identity and aesthetic. I want to look at how “feminine” looks can be unique, trendy, even subversive. How femmes can show their queer identity and girly girls can still be rad. And for goodness’ sakes, I want to show that queer girls can wear more than jeans and wife beater tanks.

Best Pride weekend ever in Paris! I’ll put together a post of some thoughts and observations...

apickleineverypot — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 07:11:22 -0400

Best Pride weekend ever in Paris! I’ll put together a post of some thoughts and observations I made of the best queer/lesbian looks later today. Happy Pride!

Alice in Wonderland (1933 and 2010) Alice…the perpetual...

apickleineverypot — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:01:00 -0400

Alice in Wonderland (1933 and 2010)

Alice…the perpetual gamine and a queer literary icon.

fantomas-en-cavale: Raoul Walsh, Marlène Dietrich et Mae West...

apickleineverypot — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 13:50:04 -0400

fantomas-en-cavale:

Raoul Walsh, Marlène Dietrich et Mae West sur le plateau de Klondike Annie, 1936

Ah, Marlene Dietrich. Who doesn’t love a hot woman in a suit?

"A la veille de la Marche des fiertés gays, lesbiennes, bi et trans (LGBT) à Paris, Dominique..."

apickleineverypot — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 08:19:00 -0400

“A la veille de la Marche des fiertés gays, lesbiennes, bi et trans (LGBT) à Paris, Dominique Bertinotti, la ministre de la famille, annonce dans Aujourd’hui en France/Le Parisien que “les couples homosexuels pourront se marier d’ici à la fin 2013” car “un projet de loi sera présenté au Parlement à la rentrée”.”

- Le Monde (via kykedyke)

Butch and Femme culture circa 1950

apickleineverypot — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 08:11:00 -0400

Butch and Femme culture circa 1950:

Autostraddle put up an article about the American butch and femme culture in the 1950s. There are a couple of great photos, too. Check it out!

Gamines, gamines everywhere… (photo from The Sartorialist)

apickleineverypot — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 08:06:00 -0400

Gamines, gamines everywhere… (photo from The Sartorialist)

Dyke haircut, gamine style. Love it. (photo from The...

apickleineverypot — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 08:03:00 -0400

Dyke haircut, gamine style. Love it. (photo from The Sartorialist)

Let’s start things off with the original gamine: Audrey...

apickleineverypot — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 07:52:00 -0400

Let’s start things off with the original gamine: Audrey Hepburn. Her character in Funny Face (1957) exemplifies my idea of queering the gamine archetype. She’s a mix between manic pixie dream girl, Parisian bobo, New York intelligentsia, and daddy’s girl. While the film is somewhat problematic (the free-spirited, strong-willed girl gets “tamed” by an older man when she falls in love with him), its style and spirit are unforgettable. Plus, she looks like a total lesbian in the bookstore scene at the beginning of the movie.