It was just two weeks ago that Julia Fox casually came out as a lesbian on TikTok, saying “so sorry” to all the boys out there. Now, she’s debuted a new side of her fashion sense, and the internet’s divided on what to think.

In a recent TikTok, Fox performed the viral dance to Charli xcx’s “Apple,” proving she’s an active participant in brat summer. In the video, she rocked a classic lesbian uniform: a cut-off T-shirt, knee-length jorts, and black boots.

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♬ Apple – Charli xcx

Fox’s fans were immediately thirsty for her masculine side. “Okay damn masc Julia Fox,” wrote one commenter. “Please U-Haul into my Bbushwick loft I think I’m in love.”

“She’s dressing the part,” commented another.

“I wasn’t expecting masc Julia but so here for it,” said a third.

“She’s so Julia,” wrote another commenter, calling out the meta-ness of Fox dancing to an album that name-drops her on its most viral hook.

Fox looks hot — there’s no doubt about that. But when a screenshot of that comments section made its way to X, the discourse shifted to whether or not Fox’s style could truly be called “masc,” as some of her fans seemed to believe. Simply wearing cut-off shorts doesn’t make you masc, others wrote, and switching up her outfit isn’t enough to earn the label.

But others though Fox’s outfit was undeniably masculine, whether or not Fox herself is. They suggested people were confusing the terms “masc” and “butch”: where “masc” is generally seen as just a style, “butch” is often used as a gender identity, though the definitions of both terms are flexible and highly debated.

Others thought that Fox was neither masc nor femme, but a secret third thing: futch, a term in lesbian circles for those who combine masculine and feminine elements in their gender presentation.

Regardless of the discourse, it’s exciting to see Fox embracing a new side of her style after coming out. Whether masc, femme, butch, or futch, Fox is becoming a certified lesbian icon.

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