Got A Girl Crush On: The Man Repeller
Brilliant. Leandra Medine is my idol. Although I don’t own a single piece of couture–I do pretty much get “you’re wearing that?” on the daily from my bf. Check out her blog documenting her screwy-meets-successful style at www.manrepeller.com.
MAN·RE·PELL·ER1 [MAHN-REE-PELLER]
–nounoutfitting oneself in a sartorially offensive way that will result in repelling members of the opposite sex. Such garments include but are not limited to harem pants, boyfriend jeans, overalls (see: human repelling), shoulder pads, full length jumpsuits, jewelry that resembles violent weaponry and clogs.–verb (used without object),-pell·ing, -pell·ed.to commit the act of repelling men:Girl 1: What are you wearing to the party?Girl 2: My sweet lime green drop crotch utility pants!Girl 1: Oh, so we’re man repelling tonight?
Origin:
2009-10; < repellius (ptp. of repellia to eliminate male attention), equiv. to L repel- (s. of repellix) unattractive, celibate, paris fashion week, M.C. Hammer + -repel -ler1
—Related forms man·re·pell·ant, noun