This is a guest post by the lovely feminist fashion blogger Mrs. Bossa and was originally published here. Check out her blog for more greatness! By Mrs. Bossa Chances are you thought of some positive and decidedly feminine words (and if you didn't, then kudos - I want to hear from you!) Pink is the colour of lipsticks, of Barbie's car (and house, and the myriad other material possessions that she's acquired through life). Pink roses are a gentler romantic gesture than bold red, the colour of lust and love and passion. It is now almost impossible to enter a toy store without immediately being aware of 'girl toys' and 'boy toys', conveniently colour-coded; some stores boast an entire floor dedicated to the toys a girl might want, dumbed down...and in pink. What's the problem with that? Well let's look... >Read more

This was originally published at Oranges and Apples - please visit Franca for more thoughtful fashion and feminism! by Franca Eirich I love anything to do with models. I will watch any old reality TV show if it has models in it, I used to be majorly addicted to America's/Britain's/Germany's Next Top Model so much! I dislike the manipulative editing that makes it seem as if everyone is constantly bitching or fighting or crying, but I will watch it anyway. What I like best is the bits when they are working, particularly the photoshoots. Lately, I've been watching Channel 4's The Model Agency. It's more about the agents than the models, and the majority of it isn't very interesting, watching office politics in a place run by a boss straight out of the management-techniques-to-avoid textbook. But I like watching it... >Read more

This article, by the fabulous Feminist Fashion Blogger, Eleanor Snare, was originally published on her blog, The Magic Square Foundation. Please visit her for more! By Eleanor Snare external policing Extreme images of feminity in the media, specifically those in advertising or consumption industries, present a perhaps idealised, perhaps violently distorted, image of the female body (including hair, lack of hair, face etc - general physical form). Digital editing and 'airbrushing' help to remove flaws and apparent problems with female bodies, often with bizarre effects: some images are immediately identifiable as being digitally 'enhanced', others more subtly and insidiously so. This is a form of body policing, the recognition of an ideal form - a 'law' of beauty - that should be adhered to either completely or as closely as possible. Those outside the 'law' are reformed through digital technologies... >Read more

This is my contribution to the Feminist Fashion Blogger Project - read our feature article about it! How do you express your feminism in the way you dress? That's honestly something I've never considered when choosing what to wear. The only looks-based thing about me that I might have considered feminist, before now, is my hair, which in its sheer volume and unruly refusal to behave made me feel a special kinship to Gloria Steinem. But clothes? Never thought of anything in my wardrobe as much more than either the daily geek uniform or the occasional dressy goodness. After reading through the discussions and blog entries of the FFBs though, and writing about how Siouxsie Sioux's style could be interpreted as having feminist undertones, it gave me plenty to think about as far as whether there might be some kind... >Read more

Six years ago, actress Debbie Howard founded Big Buddha Films in Sheffield, South Yorkshire in the UK. Tired of the same old offers to play "a boring twitching old maid, a nagging wife, or the love/sex interest," Debbie decided to make the move, herself, toward making films with a strong female voice. She began writing her own scripts with positive female roles in mind, and now directs documentaries and shorts that have been featured at Cannes Film Festival, London Independent Film Festival, and dozens of others in the U.K., Europe, and North America. Debbie Howard, Founder, Big Buddha FilmsThe subject matter of Debbie's films ranges from documenting children's discovery on the playground and loving the curliest of hair to sexual harrassment and HIV/AIDS. Her current project, Peekaboo, tackles a women's issue that is still not talked about in depth -... >Read more