Anonymous asked: How the hell do I get an androgynous look while being amab. I've got long hair and I don't want to cut it at all but all the stuff I've looked up is either for afab ppl or ppl with short hair. How do I do it!? -an agender person (sorry if it's too much)

*****This was in my drafts so I am unsure whether or not I have previously replied to this, sorry!!******

Hi! Well first, that really depends on what androgynous means to you! Unfortunately lots of folks use it as meaning “masc clothes on a body read as feminine”, which is probably why you have been having that problem!!
Some tips I have would be:
- combining masc and fem things: a skirt or mini-shorts-and-tights with a button-down shirt, traditional “menswear” with makeup and heels, traditional “menswear” in bold florals or colours, t-shirt dresses, oversized t-shirts with playful leggings…
- things that aren’t particularly gendered: assymetrical or rainbow-coloured hair, a t-shirt and skinny jeans, shoes that aren’t gender-marketed (like Converse or Dr Martens or knock-offs of these brands).
- going for the “gender alien” look: non-red boldly coloured lips without eye makeup, bold brows, weird cut-outs, clothes that are too out-of-worldly to be gendered.
If you are afraid of or uncomfortable with shopping in places marketed towards women, the easiest is starting out in thriftshops, then working your way up to stores that have both gendered sections and, if possible, don’t have gender-segregated cabin areas!!

P.S.: if you like long hair keep it!!