News & Blogs - Gender Free World

We are thrilled to announce our partnership with Continue, a cutting edge resale platform that is dedicated to amplifying sustainability in the fashion industry. Our goal is to work with Continue to reduce waste and promote sustainable practices, and in turn provide you with a wonderful new  experience. Did you know 10,000 items of clothing are sent to landfill every five minutes? To tackle this issue, we are empowering you to easily resell your Gender Free World items through the Continue app - thus  reducing the amount of waste that ends up in landfills. This partnership not only helps to...

There’s no shortage of amazing LGBTQIA+ people to look to for outfit inspirations. In this blog, we’re going to give you the lowdown on some of our favourite queer celebrities and how they manage to look so spectacular!    Credit Dfree / Shutterstock Janelle Monae If you’re over 30, you may remember when Janelle first hit the music scene in the late 00s and celebrated everything non-binary at a time when the term ‘non-binary’ wasn’t as widely known as today. Over the years she has championed bisexuality and pansexuality, as well as pushing through gender norms. Here are some wise words...

Where does Fatboy Slim get his shirts from? Fatboy Slim, international DJ and musician is known for his striking shirts. When he saw our designs he said 'gimme those, right here right now' and bought 2 shirts straight away. We are chuffed to have his endorsement, this is what he says....  

GFW Clothing will be having a stall at the Out & Wild Festival this summer (9-12th June ).  We asked co-founder Polly to write a blog about why it was set up and now it is back for its second year, what to expect. Hope to see you there. Guest blog by Polly Shute Out & Wild Festival began as a vision way back in lockdown 2020. Becky and I, joint co-founders, wanted to create a fun, safe and supportive space for LGBTQ+ women and those who are non-binary, to connect through shared experiences. Our research told us women wanted more...

Super-fun patterned button up shirts + the perfect fit for your body = the DNA of GFW  Here at GFW we believe that everybody deserves to have a fantastic shirt to fit not only their body, but also their awesome style. GFW was a business born out of frustration - we were bone-tired of the insipid range of shirts on offer in the womenswear section. Why were they so dull, so puff-sleeved, so demurely pastel/stripey/floral? Over in the mens department there was a carnival of bright colours and bold prints, but they didn't nearly fit our body shape. Why were shirt patterns so gendered? Why was clothing even separated by gender? Why wasn't anyone doing anything...

You know how it goes - in H&M you might be a size 14 but in Primark it’s an 18 (or vice versa). So why are women’s clothes sizes so inconsistent? Plus sizes are defined differently too, it’s not just in the UK, the US have the same problem as us... and much of it can be attributed to vanity sizing.  What is vanity sizing? In short, it’s a marketing tool. Clothing companies wanted to compliment shoppers by reducing the sizes to make women feel they’re a size or two smaller than they really were. Well, it was a marketing tool but apparently...

Women wearing men’s clothes is fast becoming more widespread than ever before. Around 64% of women have worn men’s clothes before. But what are the things that change for women shopping the men’s section? As a fan of wearing ‘mens’ clothes, I’ve noticed a number of things...

We are delighted to announce an amazing  collab with another Brighton & Hove based company - Brighton Gin - who asked us to create these fantastic shirts for them. Available in both long- and short-sleeved variations, this wonderful design captures the spirit of Brighton and uses the colourful artwork of their botanicals, Brighton Gin bottles and Brighton landmarks.  To celebrate the launch of these shirts, the good folk at Brighton Gin have a great discount offer for GFW customers. Brighton Gin was born of a passion for gin, and a passion for the place where both GFW Clothing and Brighton Gin operate, live and play...