May 22, 2013

All the Labels to be a “Repello”

"The Man Repeller" is the name of an archly funny blog by Leandra Medine, a fashion writer in her early 20s. Ms. Medine makes a joke of preferring fashion choices that she asserts are deliberately unattractive to heterosexual men. Trademarks of the Man Repeller include non-shape conforming favorites such as the baggy harem pant, large shoulder pads which obscure the female form, and jewelry that looks like it should be a part of someone's weapons locker. She likes to wear garishly clashing items in segments she calls "print blocking." In an account of her new popularity in the New York … [Read more...]