BVLA 2010: Julia and CaramelTeddy's Big Butch Adventure

After their trip to the recent Butch Voices Los Angeles regional conference, Julia and CaramelTeddy decompress after their weekend getaway in Butchtopia with a little chat about the conference's highlights.

CaramelTeddy: How ‘bout that Butch Voices conference?

Julia: How amazingly HOT was that Butch Voices conference?

CaramelTeddy:  um... I think it was hotter for you than it was for me.

Julia: At one point in the middle of the "Keeping Our Feminism" panel it was really hard not to drag you off into a supply closet and insist that you have your way with me.

CaramelTeddy: It was more of a "Wow, this is cool and fascinating…" for me.

Julia: Was it everything you hoped it would be?

CaramelTeddy: I didn't really have any expectations. I had a great time though.

Julia: What was your favorite part?

CaramelTeddy:  I had two favorite parts. 1. The fashion show... ‘cause I loves me some fashion. 2. The butch circle at the end... ‘cause it was cool to sit and talk and listen with chicks who identify the same way as my butchy self.

BVLA Butch bonding in action! Photo by Angela Briskele.

Julia: I want to talk about both of those. Let's start with the fashion show. What were the highlights for you? My fave was definitely the folks from Sent Packing.

CaramelTeddy: Sent Packing was easily the best among the designers that we saw for a few reasons, the first being that butches have never had underwear to truly call their own! We always either wear men's stuff or unattractive (and sometimes uncomfortable) women's stuff. What I noticed right away at the show, was the way that they fit the models.

Julia: Right. They're made to fit a woman's hips and butt. But still be masculine.

CaramelTeddy:  Exactly! They fit and still give that masculine butch vibe! Sent Packing were the stars of the show for me. Enough to make me run over and buy a pair of my own!

Julia: While we're on the subject, how come I haven't seen you walking around in your Sent Packing shorts in our apartment yet?! C'mon. Throw a girl a (lez)bone.

CaramelTeddy: I was actually wearing them yesterday. And I slept packing last night but the cats were cock-blocking me.

Julia: HAHAHAHAHAHA.

CaramelTeddy: I am still trying to get into a comfy casual wear zone with them.

Julia: Blame it all on our fat cats. I see how it is. At any rate, I eagerly await your forthcoming product review of those shorts.

CaramelTeddy: What else?

Julia: You liked those hooded shirts.

CaramelTeddy: omg, I loved those effin’ things.

Julia: The clitoral hoods.

CaramelTeddy: Stop distracting me!

Julia:  ;)

Hooded shirts by Schquay Brignac's urban stud driven "Debonair" line.

CaramelTeddy: The hoods were stylish, edgy, trendy, perfect for today's hip-hop with a twist of rockstar influence. Straight folks will love them, too. And those suits by Joseph Au were motherlovin’ awesome.

Julia: omg, they were amazing. I kept thinking HOLY CRAP! Minnie needs THAT guy!

CaramelTeddy: That's right. A tailored suit designed specifically for guys and gals 5'8" and under.

Julia: And he needs to start making suits for women above 5'8" too so you can have a Jimmy Au, and I can have a Jimmy Bau-chica-bau-bau.

CaramelTeddy: We need to go to these things more often if they are going to turn you into a horny schoolgirl like this.

Julia: Right???

CaramelTeddy: One of the best things they talked about at the conference in regard to fashion was the fact that we need to get out to our local tailors and give them some business.

Julia: Yeah, Parisa was saying that in her keynote at Invincible – that if we would just go out and find the people willing to work with the queer community as tailors, and give them our business, that's the best grassroots queer fashion activism most folks can do.

CaramelTeddy: Then they will start catering to us left and right.