You see, when I first started working with dapperQ about four years ago, brands designing clothes for masculine presenting women, gender queers, and trans* identified individuals were few and far between. There were some "menswear for women" brands that sprouted here and there, offering a limited selection of boxers, snap-backs, and T-shirts. But, there was a serious dearth of brands that were addressing the specific needs of our readers. I would receive e-mails inquiring about where to find more formal clothes with a masculine silhouette that would be appropriate for work, interviews, weddings, and proms. The best advice I could give was to shop in traditional women's wear, menswear, and boys' departments and hope for the best. The problem with this was that none of the clothing offered in these departments appealed to our readers' tastes or fit their bodies. Button placement on women's wear garments is on the left, whereas button placement on menswear garments is on the right. Women's wear garments are also designed to accentuate curves and made with added "frills" and details, such as bust darts. On the other hand, menswear collections are not made to fit petite and curvy frames. As for boys clothing, it often fits petite frames in the waist and hips, but is too short in the arms and legs. To make matters even worse, readers shared countless stories about how, in the midst of their endless, fruitless searches, sales representatives ignored them, denied them access to certain dressing rooms, and tried to convince them to wear more feminine clothing.