Portrait Series: Suite 6

For Suite 6 I went to all of the Kmart department stores in and around Los Angeles and asked employees there to help me chose an outfit for a family picture saying, "All of my cousins are taking a picture for my grandmother, and I don’t know what to wear. They always say I look frumpy and like a lesbian, and I don’t want to look that way, I don’t want my grandmother to think I’m a lesbian. Can you help me choose an outfit?"

Proper #7225 Tony: Clothes & Shoes:// 6310 West 3rd St. LA CA. 90036

Proper #7625 Trish: Clothes & Belt:// Rodeana: Dressing Room Attendant:// 5850 South Vermont Ave. LA CA 90044

Proper #4007 Claudia: Clothes & Shoes:// 5704 E. Whittier Blvd, LA CA 90022

Proper #3337 Lettie: Clothes & Shoes:// 8017 South Atlantic, Cudahy CA 90020

Proper #3337 Lettie: Clothes & Shoes:// 8017 South Atlantic, Cudahy CA 90020

Proper #3127 Chompa: Clothes & Shoes:// Katie: Jewelry:// 5665 N. Rosemead Blvd, Temple City, CA 91780

Proper #4320 Angie: Full Look:// 10400 Rosecrans Ave. Bellflower CA, 90706

Proper #4320 Angie: Full Look:// 10400 Rosecrans Ave. Bellflower CA, 90706

Proper #4474 Lydia: Full Look:// 19330 Hawthorne Blvd, Torrance CA 90503

Proper #4474 Lydia: Full Look:// 19330 Hawthorne Blvd, Torrance CA 90503

Proper #4474 Lydia: Full Look:// 19330 Hawthorne Blvd, Torrance CA 90503

Proper #4987 Cecelia & Olivia: Full Look:// 500 Carson Town Center, Carson CA 90745

Proper #3834 Wrezooee: Full Look, including dark lipstick:// 1000 San Fernando Blvd, Burbank CA 91502

Proper #3834 Wrezooee: Full Look, including dark lipstick:// 1000 San Fernando Blvd, Burbank CA 91502

Proper #4421 Darwin: Clothes:// Debbie: Shoes:// Patricia: Jewelry:// 13007 Sherman Way, CA 91605

Proper #4421 Darwin: Clothes:// Debbie: Shoes:// Patricia: Jewelry:// 13007 Sherman Way, CA 91605

Proper #4421 Darwin: Clothes:// Debbie: Shoes:// Patricia: Jewelry:// 13007 Sherman Way, CA 91605

Proper #4176:// 2055 Walden Avenue Cheektowaga, NY 14225

Notes://

These opinions were collected regarding how one may or may not “look” like a lesbian. At Proper #4007 there was a quick response to the presented narrative with what one should not wear when trying not to look like a lesbian, this included not wearing collared shirts, not wearing 3/4 length sleeves, and not wearing abstract prints. This opinion was contradicted in Proper #3337 where the outfits selected include a collared shirt with 3/4 length sleeves and abstract prints. When asked about my “personal style” which consisted of brown loafers and purple socks, purple sweatpants, a stinky white t-shirt, a purple hoodie and a green windbreaker tied high around my waist I said, “If the style were up to me I’d just wear this for the picture.” When asked about my lifestyle I said, “I just work at home and go to the gym sometimes.”

In collecting Suite 6 case studies I’ve concluded:

• A lesbian does not dress “professional.” A lesbian does not appear professional because a female aims toward a profession in order to provide for her children and family.

• A lesbian does not wear high heels. In all but one outfit, the look came complete with high heels. We conclude that females wear high heels to appeal to men.

• Some lesbians wear lipstick and makeup, some do not. We conclude that lipstick enhances femininity. We conclude that not wearing lipstick appears conservative.

• A lesbian would not typically choose to wear Jaclyn Smith© or Selena Gomez© clothing. We conclude that these garments embody the spirit of a working class woman in America. We conclude that working class women are more likely to embody hetero conditions.

• A lesbian does not dress “like a party girl.” We conclude dressing “like a party girl” would, in effect, attract the attention of men.

DIS Magazine logo, small