Pumped Up Kicks is my monthly roundup of seriously cool shoes. This month I’m focusing on high tops. The high top can turn an ordinary outfit into a rock n’ roll glam/hip hop chic ensemble. For example: Here are my high top picks that come in dapperQ sizes: BIBIAN, $28, Aldo VEENUS (Congac),...

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...

Our friends over at Marimacho, a lovely masculine clothing line for the female bodied and transmasculine crowd, are looking for heartbreakers! To kick-start their new tumblr, the clothing line is welcoming users to submit photos of themselves rocking masculine clothing. You can check out some of the...

One of dapperQ’s key themes is that that style isn’t about blending in.  It’s about dressing to fight the good fight each day.  Folks may not like what we wear, but they can be damn sure we are making choices, self-determining and gliding through the world with pride. In this OccupyWallStreet...

Need a holiday gift that kicks (or rather punches) butt? Toronto Newsgirls Boxing Club has a tough and hot calendar for sale! Bring in the new year with tough female boxers (and, honestly, what’s sexier? If you aren’t convinced, a portion of the profits also benefit Shape Your Life which...

All DapperQs would like to be have greater access to fashion that allows them to express their identity. But can fashion businesses thrive while addressing the need for menswear for female bodies? Stacie Pierre-Louis of Politiqal believes so – she’s an entrepreneur, trading on female masculinity...

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...

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...

Here at DapperQ, we get a lot of emails from people looking for sexy, fun underwear that they can wear with confidence and pride. So we caught up with Lindsay from letsbbrief to discuss her growing emporium of boxers and briefs. When did you launch the company? The Official launch was May 6, 2011. We...

Avery Cassell dapperQ is pleased to welcome our newest contributor, Avery Cassell, who will regularly be offerinng transgressive DIY magic. Sometimes you need a little fashion pick-me-up, and clip-on bow ties are a quick way to add a suave retro touch to any butchly attire! Slip one in your back-pack,...