News & Blogs - Gender Free World

Menswear, womenswear, we are so over that concept as you know! The term dapper has been primarily applied to menswear aesthetics but in the last few decades this is changing and we know many of our customers have this look down regardless of their gender. Here are some tips on how to look dapper and some fantastic accompanying pics of stylish dapper folk. Where did the word dapper come from? Originally, it was a Middle Low German or Middle Dutch word meaning ‘strong, stout or bold.’ Though it later evolved to mean elegant, attractive and well-dressed…with particular emphasis on the last...

Ride a bike, work on a farm? This bread is for you (but not if you are a women). First, there were gendered shower gels, now there seems to be gendered everything. In many ways society seems to be travelling backwards...and here's one reason why, if you can sell the battleships game in pink for girls and in blue for boys you can sell 2 per family instead of one! Here are a few social posts calling out the bullshit that sums up the insane world of gendering anything and everything...   Men! Listen up! Wearing a mask is for women....

Gender Neutral - Gender Evolution - Gender Free; a natural progression. Brighton-based companies Gender Free World (GFW) and Lightning Like Scissors are pleased to announce their collaborative project challenging the dominant notions of gender and identity. The  theme is Gender Evolution – honouring the life-changing protest that has given us freedom and paved the way for us to express ourselves openly in our daily lives. Whether it be through the broad spectrum of gender identities or our sexuality, we wanted to acknowledge how far we have come by resisting centuries old norms, and how far we have still to go by continuing to...

Our new printed boxer short range has just landed! Here at GFW we can be a bit literal with our product names - you know: blue shirt, penguin shirt etc, but we think these patterns are very evocative and decided to name them after female artists. Historically women's contribution to art is often overlooked, underated, and many artists disappear from art history altogether. We celebrate these 4 artists and hope our underwear inspires you to look up their work. Unique genuinely unisex design 3.5cm deep soft elasticated waistband 95% viscose, 5% elastane Moisture wicking, breathable Made in Britain Boxers for Every...

Why should gender have to be defined by clothing? How one expresses themself should not be dedicated, or more importantly restricted by them begin male or female. Clothes may look like a small part...

For a long time, being fat/plus-size/curvy/whatever you want to call it, has been mutually exclusive with keeping up with fashion trends. With a recent surge in followers, although fatshion has been around for a while, it’s now that brands are really starting to take notice of it.

Guest blog by fashion writer Elly Morris Going from winter to warmer weather is the perfect time to change up your style. Instead of covering up with layers of warm clothing, you can experiment with different outfits and new ways of wearing the clothes you had forgotten about over the winter. So whether you’re on the beach or gazing at the sun out of your office window, here are some tips to help your spring wardrobe go the extra mile. Charity shops If you’re fed up of everything on the high street, why not go to your local charity shop? If...

At GFW Clothing we are committed to transparency about our supply chain and we thought you might like to find out more about our suppliers. Our shirts are made in the UK and Spain. Original digital prints are produced and assembled in Spain and shirts from dyed & other printed fabric are manufactured in the UK. First in this series is a profile of the London factory managed by Director Josh Dogus. Here's a picture of Josh in a GFW cherry mask (the factory was great at producing our masks at the start of the pandemic in a really quick turnaround, out of our leftover...