I'm sure you've all seen 454298572 (approx.) t-shirts with a photo of Che Guevara, or other revolutionary men, but what about all the awesome women revolutionaries? What if I want to walk around with Audre Lorde or Bell Hooks hanging out on my chest?Browsing through The Bitch Blog earlier this morning, I came across an article entitled "Wearing Your Feminism On Your Sleeve," that showcased the Minneapolis-based, indie fashion designer, Lindsay Keating-Moore. She runs the clothing line, KM Stitchery, which showcases stenciled portraits of famous feminists on all of her pieces. The shirt above features one of my personal favorites, Gertrude Stein.
All of her clothing is recycled. She hits up thirft stores and buys overstock shirts in various sizes, and then uses water based, non-toxic paint for the stencils. She ALSO uses recycled cereal boxes to make her business cards and tags! Talk about an eco-veg friendly feminist!
She sells all of her stuff on Etsy.com, but she also keeps a blog about all of her endeavors. What's also great about her Etsy, is the "Who's that lady?" section she includes for each shirt!
So cool.
Some of the ladies she's stenciled include, Susan B. Anthony, Simone De Beauvoir, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and the list goes on.
Keep in mind that my birthday is quickly approaching ;-)
Also, If you missed the Genesis episode Kate and I put on last night about Burlesque, you can read her blog entry about it, or listened to the achieved version.
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