Trend Spotting: Lady Bowners, For the Neck

From Loop Clothing

Nothing gets a man's copulatory organ more aroused than the prospect of banging a girl whose dressed like him. For this reason alone "borrowed from the boys" trends have been a recurring theme on The Man Repeller since its establishment last April. From boyfriend jeans to brogues to Wall Street wear and then to the temple topper, I've almost exhausted every aspect of the trend. Today though, we pay homage to woman-wood in the form of the newest--and coincidentally my favorite--borrowed from the boys trend: the bow tie. Cue the Lady Bowner.

In this trend-spotting piece, instead of drawing inspiration from the street style blogs that act as confirmation re: women forfeiting their L2Fs (Licenses to Fuck) for fashion, today we also look to passed runways, editorials, ads and some trendy celebrities for juice.

Starting on the catwalk, behold:

 

image via Le Noeud Papillion

Yes, these images are from several season old-runways, but do recognize that sometimes it takes time for trends to resonate. So while the bow tie is not an unprecedented female trend, referring to it as the Alpha lady bowner may very well be.

Editorials: Abbey Lee put forward her best put-your-bowner-around-me pose for Dazed Magazine while donning the neck piece.

In a Marie Claire spread about mens clothes for women, ties were a favorite accessory for a vast majority of the photos.

 

...And you know how I love me them birth control glasses.

In a spread for Ten Magazine, Tati Cotliar stares into the camera before her, looking slightly surprised and confused. To answer a question that may be looming over your head, Tati: Yes, this is why he didn't sleep with you. 

I on the other hand, would toterly go gay for how you've outfitted yourself. Tweet me!

via Fashion Gone Rogue

For those of us not looking to spend an arm and a leg to decorate our necks, the budget conscious Repellers at H&M are including bow ties in their Spring ad campaign too.

H&M Ad via Fashion Indie

Red lips and a bow tie. See that, you can have it all!

On to another lucrative shade of red, that pesky carpet: Celebrity trendsetters include Alexa Chung. Whether she be slammin' and glammin' in sugar candy-inspired frocks...

photo via Sugarscape

 

Alexa Chung via MR: The Met Saw Many a Soft Peen

Or kicking it back emaciated penguin style in a proper mens suit: equipped with suspenders, ascot et al.

On the Mormon front, we cross paths with Chloe Sevigny.

Chloe Sevigny via MR: Breaking Down the Business Suit

She's really something special. That's an ascot and bow tie in one. 

Diane Kruger rocks the lady bowner, hard. So many phallic references, so little time.

via FabSugar

True Life: I'm addicted to suspenders. Chew on that, MTV.

via LiveJournal

You had me at tiered feathers.

And from the red carpet to the streets of London, Vanessa Jackman perfectly captured this pretty Pete wearing a bow tie or more accurately a neck tie in an updated, more casual manner.

Because really, who needs a collar anyway?

via StyleCaster

...Not this pup, that's for sure. I toterly commend him for mixing classic brown fur with black satin and updating the entire look with a Rag & Bone spring favorite: the harness infused with bright punchy orange a la Jil Sander.

And finally, here's my take:

bow tie: Dolce & Gabbana, blouse: Alexander no Wang, jeans: J Brand, booties: Proenza Schouler. Photos by Naomi Shon.

A disclaimer about this outfit: It is supposed to portray a bow tie's uncanny ability to turn even a man-getting outfit into one of the man-repelling persuasion. And while I bought the blouse thinking it may induce bikini wax urgency, it has so far been dubbed "more fucked up than your other shit." (That's a direct quote.) What do you crazy culottes think?

I once tweeted, "if I'm a man repeller because of fashion, you're a woman repeller because of finance."
...I'd like to alter that statement though. Because if you're the type of financier that often has to wear bow ties, I'll toterly tuck your disability under the rug for the sake of my neck. That said, a special thank you goes out to my dad for being bold enough to wear velvet bow ties on a regular basis. 

Will you rock the bow tie?