A Queer Eye on Dressing Up

RuPaul famously quipped, “We’re all born naked. The rest is drag.” Fashion and jewelry have always had the ability to transform and inform a full spectrum of identities. Dressing up allows individuals to explore, express, and challenge ideas of race, class, gender, and sexuality beyond a binary. From Donna Summer, the queen of disco, to shoe designer Thom Solo, this lecture highlights the influences and inspirations that mainstream fashion trends have derived from queer culture and theory. theo tyson, curator of Fashion Arts Wednesday, May 29, 2024