[wee2er]

Lots of rock stars push gender boundaries with their wardrobe. You could incorporate certain looks and let the flair fly. Hell, they’ve been doing that since the 60s. But even modern guys get away with it.

Oh yea, definitely... Specially in certain niche like glam/80's hair metal scene or specially when things go Goth. I think the goth scene is the most androgynous group I can think of and they're always more or less rubbing elbows with the metal scene. Another bunch is punks who mix and match a lot.

I grew up on 80's (thrash)metal and have quite a lot of that going on with my looks, a lot of my girly side goes along with this just like that. Its funny, you can be extremely feminine looking and in certain circles, its just added credibility. Depends though, when you go way underground where everything is about the niche, the clique, more selective and exclusive things get one way or another.

But I've witnessed this first hand many times, "girly" stuff goes when its done right, its surprising how allowing and androgynous the metalscene can be some times. To most outsiders, its often "Oh that guy's a metalhead, ok."

Oh, music is my 1st love, alas I only ever learnt to play the recorder and tenor horn! but I've always loved music, especially live; my era is an eclectic mix of late 70's/80's so disco, prog rock, electronica, underground house, mod, late punk, 2-tone/ska, new wave, romantics, metal, rock and pop; basically, if it was a good tune/lyrics I'd like it 
Look-wise I used to mix and match so always had an odd look mixing a few girls clothes with my boy clothes, actually, I probably looked a right mess, but hey-ho the joys of being young 

It was the same here, although each genre had their own look I found them quite accepting to different styles as long you had your own individual look and it wasn't a pastiche of their look, I'd get stares and lots of interesting conversation with many a lass. Although, like you say, there was always the underground hardcore niche/clique where it had to be their way or not at all!!

Let's keep pushing those boundaries