Drag: from the Renaissance to RuPaul – in pictures

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As RuPaul’s Drag Race comes to the UK, a new book catalogues the history of drag, as well as its role in contemporary culture. In Drag: the complete story, author Simon Doonan documents its many iterations – from glamour drag to “look queens”, from frock rockers to kabuki theatre

For most of the 20th century, the guiding principle for men’s clothing design was anonymity, with one notable exception: popstars. Brits took popstar drag and turned up the volume. What better way for working-class lads to kick against the stuffy British establishment than by dressing like a bunch of decadent girls?

 

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