HOMMEgirls Shirts: A Fresh Take on Menswear

To me, HOMMEgirls starts with a useful question, and it is what changes when women shop menswear for themselves, not as a borrowed uniform. Thakoon Panichgul founded it in 2019, after a career that ran from a business degree at Boston University through early production and merchandising work to Harper's Bazaar, Parsons and New York. It began as a social-media zine, grew into a biannual print magazine, and then into clothes.

The clothes take that idea out of the pages. Rather than treat menswear as a costume, HOMMEgirls reshapes classic pieces with a woman in mind, and I think that is clearest in the shirt: crisp enough for a little structure, relaxed enough to wear unbuttoned or cut shorter. The pieces are fitted on men before they are designed, which is why I would check measurements instead of buying by habit.

The clothes first arrived in autumn 2019, when Panichgul had thought of them as magazine merchandise, and the first permanent shop opened on Walker Street in Chinatown in 2025. I like that path, because the brand had a point of view before it had a rack. That is exactly the invitation here.

I see the shirt as the center of HOMMEgirls, not because it is formal, but because it allows the person wearing it to decide how polished to feel. The Tux Shirt and Original Shirt are the two familiar starting points, the Original Cropped Shirt makes the proportion more deliberate, and the Knit Stripe Polo, Long Sleeve Polo and Patchwork Shirt loosen the mood.

The x Fruit Of The Loom pieces, like the Cami Tank Top 2-pack and Crewneck Sweatshirt, bring everyday basics into the same point of view. I would start with the Tux Shirt for a sharper dinner look, or wear the cropped version loose when I want the outfit to feel less arranged. What I would skip is sizing by label alone. Decide how much room you want in the shoulder and sleeve first.

The lower half is where the borrowed-from-the-boys idea gets practical. Slim Pant and Hg 1 Jeans give the collection a sharper line, while the x Fruit Of The Loom Lounge Pant and x Fruit Of The Loom Sweatpants take the same relaxed instinct into off-duty territory.

Picture her going from a long morning to a late lunch in the Hg 1 Jeans and an easy shirt, then changing into the Lounge Pant when the day is finally hers. I would hold the pants up against a pair already in my closet before ordering, because the names alone cannot say how a trouser will sit.

This group refuses to give the line a single setting. The x Fruit Of The Loom Fruity Shorts and Ribbed Boy Short bring the borrowed boxer idea down to its most relaxed form, and the T-shirt Dress and Shirt Dress stretch that ease into something I would wear out. The Anorak is the wildcard, a practical layer that changes the mood without softening the brand's directness.

Picture her on a no-plan day in the T-shirt Dress, sneakers and a light layer over her arm. My practical note: check the length of the two shirt-shaped dresses before choosing, especially if you plan to wear one on its own.

HOMMEgirls is at its best when a simple piece gives you room to make the outfit your own. The label started in print, and the clothes still carry an editor's eye: a familiar shirt, a thoughtful proportion, a wink in the pairing. That is a better invitation than a strict idea of dressing feminine or masculine. If I were building a first look, I would begin with the Original Shirt and the Slim Pant, then add one detail that feels personal. Although I would probably steal a second shirt from someone else's closet.