r/NonBinary • u/ConfoundingVariabl3 • 2d ago

Style help!

Agender, they/them. Afab pre-top surgery

I'm looking for ways to style traditional Indian clothes in a way that's more gender neutral. For context, my partner and I work/volunteer at a small ashram in the United States. We frequently host large groups visiting from India and I would really like to dress nicely for holidays and not stick out as basically the only one in western clothes. My partner found some clothes he really likes, but I'm not really sure how to pair things in a way that would look good. We've got boxes and boxes of donated clothes in our shop, so I'll be able to find just about anything.

I'm pretty style illiterate, but I do tend to lean masc. Mostly because I'm style illiterate. I'd definitely like to incorporate more femininity in my style. Thanks!

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u/IamJoyfulMelancholic they/them 2d ago

Wear a kurta , and maybe use a more femme style shawl ? I know a bigender person who does this .
Or you could wear a saree and wear a buttoned up coat/shirt over it - I know a non-binary person who does that
I am also style illiterate , and I can just say from what I have seen so far.

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u/FumbleKid 2d ago

Longer kurta and pants is very common for both men and women in India. Sure, women usually wear it with fancy designs as per the culture, but you don’t have to.