My newfound happy relationship with the traditional feminine aesthetic has taught me that, sometimes, nothing puts a spring in my step quite like a girly sundress. Even now as I sit typing on my ...

Among many aesthetic vloggers, there’s also an implied belief in the myth of French Girl coolness and girlboss self-optimization (see: the “That Girl” trend and Notion app tutorials).. Yet ...

Kylie Jenner recently explained she’s embracing a “dark feminine” aesthetic and her latest outfit, a body-con leather dress mixed with grunge metallic details, definitely helped prove her point.

But it’s important not to lay the blame on femme-presenting people. Rather, the fault is with a system that has upheld femininity and feminine traits as weak, or otherwise not to be taken seriously.

Barbie is ultra-feminine, and that is her power Margot Robbie leans into the pink in Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Barbie.” (Jaap Buitendijk / Warner Bros. Pictures) ...

This spring, balletcore is out in full force — the dancewear-inspired aesthetic is still dominating TikTok, featured in everything from trend predictions to get-ready-with-me videos.

The coquette aesthetic, a trend that focuses on hyper feminine looks, is still going strong. It first emerged in the 2010s, and has endured in the fashion world.

What is the coquette aesthetic, and why are twee bows trending? How Barbie, TikTok and Lana Del Rey pushed uber-feminine ‘girlie fashion’ onto AW24 runways at Prada, Coach and Thom Browne ...

Joe Simmons, Fantasy Art and Warrior Women: An Aesthetic Critique of Feminine Images, Mythlore, Vol. 21, No. 1 (79) (Summer 1995), pp. 51-54, 65 ...