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Become a (Fe)Male Venus in Blue Jeans With the Bushwick Uniform

Or a Mona Lisa with a ponytail.

Become a (Fe)Male Venus in Blue Jeans With the Bushwick Uniform

Become a (Fe)Male Venus in Blue Jeans With the Bushwick Uniform

Or a Mona Lisa with a ponytail.

Become a (Fe)Male Venus in Blue Jeans With the Bushwick Uniform

Ansley Pentz

@ansley_pentz

I think the men I like should dress like me.

I hadn’t articulated this until a few months ago when I told it to a friend who speaks in clothes. She asked me what I liked guys to wear on dates, and I was momentarily flustered because I claim not to care; but I hate Manhattan-style work clothes that make men look sharp and capable: slacks that are belted over striped shirts from somewhere expensive, combed and parted hair, polished shoes. I think it all reeks of new money and capitalism and the sliminess of the fraternities these guys pledged to in college. 

Instead, I like a little grit; I…

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