Articles By: Zoya

Zoya is a 23-year-old Brit on a Lapsang-fueled adventure. Here at DapperQ, she's mostly responsible for looking after the Pinterest board. She's studying for her Master's in Asian Design History at the Royal College of Art and the V&A Museum, where her personal research deals with Japanese video games. She spends the rest of her time working on blogs about video gaming, and having fun with photography, hacking and blogging. Find her at zoyastreet.com

Pinterest: Re-imagining Classic Menswear

Source: theleesshop.com via Zoya on Pinterest Rebellious twists on classic menswear styles are getting lots of love on the DapperQ Pinterest board. The smartly supercharged layers from Lees Shop exploded with repins, while bright touches like the brogue boots below have had their share of...

May 3rd, 2012 | What's New | Read More

Dapper and Diminutive : petit(e) bodies

Finding men’s clothing that fits a female body isn’t simple for any DapperQ. Petit(e) bodies present their own challenges. How do you find masculine swag for a pixie-like figure? Q: I am kind of new to the whole butch thing, but I definitely know that I enjoy dressing from the men’s...

April 25th, 2012 | What's New | Read More

DapperQ on Pinterest: Washed out

Source: theshoebuff.com via Zoya on Pinterest Click through for the DapperQ Pinterest board Pinterest, the image sharing platform that is taking the world by storm, just got a whole lot cooler – DapperQ now has a pinboard, run by semi-regular contributor Zoya. I’m focusing on stylish...

April 19th, 2012 | Goods | Read More

MapperQ – D.C. Shopping Marathon

Our call for MapperQ posts has seen a powerful response. We already have enough D.C. recommendations to map out a shopping marathon. First, Calley got in touch and shared not one, but three great places to shop for dapper suits. Dapper, darling suits at Dash’s Upscale menswear shop with super-high...

November 26th, 2011 | Goods | Read More

Brief Suggestions: Buying Underwear

We know who to ask for the best shopping advice – you! We’re all about capturing the voices of DapperQs, and this is the first of a regular feature where we reach out to our Twitter followers and publish your great tips. Following our recent post about Let’s B Brief, Zoya went on Twitter...

October 25th, 2011 | Goods | Read More

Open Barbers is Styling Genderqueer London!

Open Barbers is an exciting new project in queer hairdressing based in London. Clara and Greygory, who have been cutting hair for over ten years aim to provide a warm, intimate and affirming experience to people of all genders and sexualities, so that anybody can have the haircut that they want. Together...

September 13th, 2011 | Style Advice, What's New | Read More

Vintage Maoist dapperQ?

'Thoroughly criticize the 'theory of human nature' of the landlord and capitalist classes' DapperQs know more than anyone the value of inspiring images of women with whom we can identify. The body can carry a wealth of ideological and social messages. In time, those messages take on new...

July 20th, 2011 | What's New | Read More