Finding Comfort In Their Own Skin

Sartorial frustration—and some encouragement from her wife, Naomi Gonzalez—drove Fran Dunaway to launch a clothing line for women with a masculine streak. But when the couple noticed that it was boxer briefs—not button-up shirts—that were flying off the shelves, they realized they had found their hero.

- Kate Rockwood

 FRAN: I wanted a cool button-up shirt, like a Ben Sherman or Robert Graham, and I couldn’t find it. NAOMI: I encouraged her to start the business because, well, she was complaining so much.