- 1. Meet the Women Giving Workwear a Kick in the Pants
- (Style)
- ... who met at a PTA meeting, launched a landscaping business. They loved getting down in the dirt—and loathed the frumpy, shoddy uniforms available. “The options were a ‘pink it and shrink it’ take on a men’s ...
- Created on 28 May 2021
- 2. Seth Bogart's Men On The Verge Of Nothing Album Is The Epitome Of Andy Warhol Vibe
- (Music)
- ... Men on the Verge of Nothing contains 10 fuzzy, post-punky, poppy tracks featuring a girl gang of guests including Roxanne Clifford (Patience, Veronica Falls), Tobi Vail (Bikini Kill, the Frumpies), and ...
- Created on 07 January 2021
- 3. Frances McDormand On Aging In Hollywood: From The BUST Archives
- (Movies)
- ... for the character that were—well, like Joel [Coen, one half of the Coen brothers and Frances’ husband] really early on said to me, “I don’t think she has to be as frumpy as you think she has to be. It’s ...
- Created on 24 April 2018
- 4. How "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" Represents Jewish Wome
- (TV)
- ... Jewish princess looking for bargains and a man, preferably a wealthy doctor to take care of them (e.g., Fran Fine on The Nanny), or they are frumpy and unattractive (Fran on Mad About You, Rhoda on The ...
- Created on 19 December 2017
- 5. A Closet Full of Confidence
- (Style)
- ... with my toes squishing into the soft sand. Top photo: Flickr Creative Commons/Emily May More from BUST Notes On Frump: A Style When A Salesperson Asks Why You're Shopping In The Men's Section How ...
- Created on 02 October 2017
- 6. 13 Accessories For Babies Who Love Naps But Stay Woke
- (Style)
- ... photo via Twitter/Johanna Fuentes More from BUST Make Your Own Nail Polish With This Easy DIY This Feminist Fashion Line Is Inclusive, Ethically-Made, And Gorgeous Notes On Frump: A Style ...
- Created on 23 August 2017
- 7. Notes On Frump: A Style
- (Style)
- ... more I feel it is also a noun, a gender identity, my gender identity. It is Frump. The dominant sensibility of femininity, which we will call Sexy Adult Woman (SAW), values flattering-ness, attractiveness ...
- Created on 17 August 2017
- 8. Sexy Backs, Headless Women And Book Covers
- (Books)
- ... in clothes that “disappear,” how her body drops away and leaves her mind freer. Looking in this light at Knight, in her frumpy jacket and loose skirt, I see that she is asserting her right — at least for ...
- Created on 17 August 2017
- 9. Amy Poehler and Phyllis Diller: A Match Made In Comedy Heaven
- (Entertainment)
- ... woman starting out in standup comedy.” Diller herself started out at age 37 in 1955, with a nightclub act lampooning domestic life; her frumpy housewife character sold out shows in San Francisco for 89 ...
- Created on 18 May 2017
- 10. How Amy Heckerling Made The Classic "Clueless": 52 Weeks Of Director
- (Movies)
- ... sat in on classes at Beverly Hills High School. However, she observed that the students did not dress in high fashion every day and would dress frumpily as everyone else. The film and its characters caught ...
- Created on 25 March 2016
- 11. Fat Is The New Fat: Fashion Trendwatch
- (Style)
- ... a third. Then a fourth. Had I fallen into the wormhole that takes you to all of the fat clothes? While things were looking up, they were also looking meh. A lot of the plus size stuff was frump-a-dump. ...
- Created on 16 March 2016
- 12. 'Hello, My Name Is Doris' Lays Groundwork For Casting Older Women In Lead Roles: Bust Revie
- (Movies)
- ... Sidenote: I can only guess the outfits were a way to frump down Sally Field because at 69 she is still so beautiful that you wouldn't believe Max Greenfeld wouldn't go for her. Don't believe me? Watch her ...
- Created on 11 March 2016
- 13. 10 Genderqueer Artists That Are Smashing The Binary
- (Music)
- ... fluid name with the release of their 8-track demo, a delightful assortment of sad songs with a sweet delivery that is making twee cool again. For the music savvy, think Field Mice meets The Frumpies or ...
- Created on 26 February 2016
- 14. Having It All Kinda Sucks
- (Living)
- ... want to do a little bit of both? Groovy. You want to be stylish and wear makeup? Or frumpy and never wash? Hey, you do you. Doing all of it at the same time was never the idea. By that definition, single ...
- Created on 17 February 2016
- 15. But What Was She Wearing? One Tumblr's Call To Stop The Catcal
- (Feminism)
- ... and my boyfriend's frumpy sweater. More friends and family should be aware of the types of comments and the types of actions that are presented. Evidence shows catcalling has nothing to do with what you ...
- Created on 17 October 2014
- 16. 10 Reason's Girls School is JUST like the OITNB Priso
- (General)
- ... for 7 years. 1) Uniforms Yeah they usually aren’t orange, but wearing the same drab ill-fitting, itchy and polyester ensemble, not only cramps your style, making you guys look like frumpy bright blue ...
- Created on 12 June 2014
- 17. Nun Blows Our Minds With Her R&B Skillz
- (TV)
- First it turns out Ellie from UP is a real person, and now so is Whoopi Goldberg's character from Sister Act. We all saw what happened when a frumpy lady was shockingly revealed to have skills not intrinsically ...
- Created on 22 March 2014
- 18. Clothing Line for Cancer Patients Combines Comfort and Fabulousness
- (Style)
- ... associated with frumpiness. During such a potentially difficult time in someone's life, feeling beautiful and stylish can have such an incredible impact, and that's something we often forget. Three cheers ...
- Created on 28 October 2013
- 19. Tina Fey Keeps Rocking Our World
- (General)
- ... Lemon, with her social awkwardness and night cheese, was an inspiration to real women everywhere. In the words of Time's writer Belinda Luscombe, “Frumpy, frazzled, and free of romantic finesse, Lemon offered ...
- Created on 21 February 2013
- 20. Check Out These Awesome Plus-Size Fashion Blogs
- (General)
- ... was a challenge. Just because I was a certain size didn’t mean I was going to wear frumpy clothing. I want to show them there are other options. I say there are no rules for plus-size dressing.” “At the ...
- Created on 08 November 2012
