For its fall/winter 2024 runway, New York-based brand Batsheva showed a collection of hyper-feminine looks — sheer dresses, ruched skirts, bow-adorned hoods — on models over 40.

And, by exaggerating conventional notions of feminine style and female roles, hyperfeminine styles challenge the absurdity of gendered expectations. In a way, this concept mirrors some of the founding ...

They discuss how both Barbie and real-life bimbos are criticized for being bad role models, and yet their carefree, maximalist, hyper-feminine approach might actually be a little subversive.