What a Drag...

I remember the first time I saw this music video I was totally gob smacked by Freddy Mercury's sexy mustachioed housewife.

The song and the video have a special place in my heart and never fail to cheer me.

I love drag queens because they can dress  like women but without all of the pressure to look pretty or be sexy. I know there are plenty of women who dress like drag queens  but they are few and far between and they tend to be Pop stars.

In the fashion world anyway, I would say Lynn Yeager, Anna Piaggi, Betsey Johnson, Zandra Rhodes and Vivienne Westwood have the Drag aesthetic and attitude totally nailed.

To me anyway, Drag culture is as much about attitude as it is about aesthetic. It seems to exude a sort of 'Don't give a fuck' attitude which I think everyone could benefit from. Ultimately there is a humour born from sadness underlying the aesthetic.The theatricality used as a kind of armour against a world that is so unaccepting of others.