Here, Garrett Mettler helps us break down some of the classic tomboy types. (For example, Chris Evert is a classic jock, while Debbie Harry fits squarely in the 'rebel' category.) Old Hollywood aficonados will pore over the shots of Katharine Hepburn, who Garrett Mettler calls “one of the godmothers of tomboy style, and Marlene Dietrich: “She was sort of the sophisticate, sauntering around Paris in tuxedos.” Newer entrants to the borrowed-from-the-boys game, like Dree Hemingway, Janelle Monae and Alexa Chung, are also showcased in the volume, out now. People would say, she’s tomboy, and it just kind of clicked…I just used the blog as a sort of inspiration to flesh that out.”įor the book, Garrett Mettler began with seven different tomboy archetypes-the jock, the prep, the rebel, the naturalist, the adventuress, and the girl next door-and chose corresponding icons to incarnate them. She has written for The Los Angeles Times, Vogue and Condé Nast Traveleramong many other publications, where she has covered lifestyle. I’d see it on fashion blogs and street fashion. Lizzie Garrett Mettler is a Los Angeles-based writer.

“And then I noticed a sort of shift in the word. “I grew up as a tomboy-as a kid, and I never really shook that inner tomboy, even as an adult.” the author explains.

Though she focuses on fashion on her Tomboy Style blog, Lizzie’s sartorial instincts translate beautifully to the Los Feliz home she shares with husband Matthew Mettler and pup Harrison. Her first book, based on the award-winning blog Tomboy Style (2010-2015). Lizzie Garrett Mettler's blog-turned-book, Tomboy Style, examines menswear chic from all angles. Lizzie Garrett Mettler’s signature look is a mix of masculine and feminine styles. Mettler has appeared as a contributor on CNN and has spoken on CBC Radio and NPR. Lizzie Garrett Mettler’s signature look is a mix of masculine and feminine styles. Tomboy style is everywhere these days-on the Rag & Bone runway, on Kate Lanphear in a street style shot, and on so many of the chic women we see walking around every day. Buy Tomboy Style: Beyond the Boundaries of Fashion by Lizzie Garrett Mettler (ISBN: 9780847838424) online at Alibris.

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