News & Blogs - Gender Free World

We’re thrilled to share some great news with you! Batch #1, our Autumn/Winter collection, was a huge success. Thanks to the support of all our loyal customers, we reached the order numbers needed to move forward with production. This is fantastic news for all the GFW shirt lovers out there, and we’re excited to continue this journey with you! At GFW, our values are all about creating shirts that fit your body shape — ‘We Fit Every*Body!’ This collection was designed to cater to every personal style, whether that preference be a neutral aesthetic, timeless classic looks, or something a...

By Lisa Honan, co-founder. We launched Gender Free World in February 2016, and since then, we’ve produced over 72 different shirt patterns, 13 designs of boxer shorts, pyjamas, T-shirts, and socks, to name just a few. We’ve made over 15,000 customers happy, and we’re immensely proud of that. In March, we announced we had to pause operations, and at that point, we really thought it was over for good. Our small team was dedicated but we just struggled to achieve the scale needed to sustain the business. Rising costs, supply issues, Brexit, and various challenges meant that this difficult decision was...

Treat your shirt like a blank canvas - with black and white gender neutral work shirts for women, you really can add your brand of individuality. Smart shirts for businesswomen and some of the best shirts for interviews are easier to find than you’d believe. What if you’d prefer a less fitted cut shirt for women for work wear, but you need the staples of a black or white shirt? One of GFW Clothing specialities is formal wear for women who love androgynous or masculine-inspired shirts for professional women. We’re going to walk you through some of our most popular shirts for...

Fatboy Slim, international DJ and musician is known for his striking shirts. When he saw our designs he said'yes' and bought 2 shirts straight away.

"Not all bodies fit the binary. Not all clothing should either" Good news! There seems to be a growing number of independent retailers offering a particular style for trans-masc people. At GFW Clothing we’ve partnered with Both&, who specialise in making incredible AFAB masc-presenting clothing for trans men and the trans masculine folk. In their own words, Both& say “You need clothing designed for your body, that creates square shapes and helps you feel gender joy.” We couldn’t have put it better ourselves! Here are some of our best trans-masc clothing tips so you can feel 100% like yourself! Binder-friendly t-shirts...

How do you get the androgynous or tomboy look down? Here at GFW we are into celebrating gender fluidity and androgynous styles. Here’s a few ideas on how to get started. Curtains, wolfcuts and other unexpected hairstyles Not that you have to have shorthair to qualify as a tomboy or androgynous, but there are some awesome short cuts out there at the mo. Would you believe it…curtains have made a comeback and have done for some time. Curtains suit all sorts of people too - from K-pop boyband members to afro middle parts, the styles are almost endless. You could go...

Our Pride Socks inspired by the internationally known pride flag were launched just before Christmas.  Clearance deal for all of June - now only £3 a pair - buy 2 pairs and get an extra pair free -mix and match across all colours and sizes. Due to limitations of sock making equipment we were unable to include all the colours from the progress flag design, we thought you would like to know exactly what the Progress Pride flag colours represent and their importance. Where does the Progress Pride flag come from? In 2017, Philadelphia introduced a “More Colour, More Pride” flag as...

By Beth Kennedy We’re here, we’re queer...but how can we signal this without saying anything? Queer signalling has been around for decades. In the 70s, LGBTQI+ signalled to one another using a handkerchief system. They would put hankies in their back pocket or their waistbands and each colour signalled a specific sexual preference and specific kinks. There were several variations of the hanky code, so if you’d like to find out more about this slice of LGBTQI+ history, take a look at this great article about flagging (TW: lots of very explicit sexual language). Flagging is not so common now,...