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[–]cinnaflo 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The fact that she’s almost always wearing suits, ties, and non-heeled shoes to formal events? Her clothes are loose fitting or men’s cut, in neutral colors with little to no decoration. You never see her in dresses or skirts nowadays, and the ones where she is, are a decade old or more. And even during those times, she styled very plainly, her makeup and hair too, unlike other celebrities who went out of their way to look glamorous, in sparkles and florals. She’s stated before that she didn’t like the pressure of having to wear dresses and heels because it was uncomfortable: https://www.net-a-porter.com/en-us/porter/article-df6d9638b4b2c137/cover-stories/cover-stories/ellen-page . We’re talking about Hollywood and straight male media here, presentation matters, being open about being a gay woman matters, and her refusal to change those parts of herself gives more weight than some random everyday woman. (Until now of course).