Silki Harris is a 23-year-old-lesbian event promoter and fashion designer who founded Ambiance Couture Bowties. What got you started with designing? My mother is a designer and infused a love of fashion within me since I was a child, which I now express through my own company. I have been sewing and...

L.A, I’ve been told, is the land of the big femme/little femme couple. The masculine of center would be hard to find. I was told I would find few “queers” here and in fact that using the word queer wasn’t as common in L.A as it is in my home town, NYC. You can imagine my delight,...

Do you repeatedly wear the same outfit because you are completely out of ideas about how to dress for the myriad activities you have booked in your busy weekly schedule? Are you excited to accept invitations to gatherings, only to find your excitement crushed by the prospect of pulling together decent...

In the two years since dapperQ launched, I’ve interviewed countless genderbenders to learn what they know about the intersection between personal authenticity and style. While I’ve been repeatedly inspired, no one has matched Ariel “Speedwagon” Federow in her articulation of what it...

Owning It! spotlights everyday dapperQs who rock their own style. The series creator — Candice Comisi –  believes that it  requires a holistic, 360 view to find what makes someone truly attractive. Through in-depth conversation and photographs, she interviews a different dapperQ each...

For some, tomboy isn’t a phase to be outgrown. It is a home to be joyously returned. That’s what radiates from these new photos of Anna Barsan – filmmaker, photographer, visual artist. When asked about the journey to such self-assured style, Anna told me, “I explored all over the fashion and...

Owning It! spotlights everyday dapperQs who rock their own style. I believe that examining ourselves through a holistic, 360 view is what makes us truly attractive. Through in-depth conversation and photographs, I’ll interview a different dapperQ each episode, and share their inner and outer beauty...

Last month, NYC photographer Sophia Wallace was recognized by Photo District News a.k.a. PDN for “outstanding and undiscovered fine art photography in the category portrait/nude” with a well-attended opening at the posh Milk Gallery. Modern Dandy Series by Sophia Wallace Of this series,...

dapperQ is proud to present the sixth installment of He Said/We Said, based on the Spring 2011 line from agnès B (inspiration photo below.) HS/WS is the brainchild of its series editor: Anita Dolce Vita. Photos for dapperQ by Yann Feron. Dapper Modern Riot Grrrl     Name:Syd London Age:...

dapperQ is proud to present the fifth installment of He Said/We Said, based on the Spring 2011 line from Marc by Marc Jacobs (inspiration photo below.) HS/WS is the brainchild of its series editor: Anita Dolce Vita. Photos for dapperQ by Maro Hagopian. Skater Boi/Gentleman Name: Ryann Makenzi Holmes Age:...