Exploring the Legacy of Club Kids in Drag Culture

For all you 80s lovers out there, take note! 75% of 80s fashion comes from the 40s! (Yes those are exact calculations don’t question me 😉). Video description: Taipei is a drag queen in black victory rolls hair in front of a gray background. She styles a 1940s outfit featuring a dark red shoulder padded jacket, matching pencil skirt, rhinestone brooch, gloves, and hat with feather detail. #fashionhistory #vintagefashion #stylingideas #40sfashion #1940sfashion #oldhollywoodglam #joancrawford

Read ➡️➡️➡️ This audio comes from the TV show Square Pegs (1982-83). While the joke is likely ridiculing countercultures of the early 80s, it actually has a really interesting subtext. Countercultures of the 80s, especially the New Romantics, explicitly reacted against the Punk scene that had dominated the 70s. There was a shift from anti-fashion to dressing up, as well as a (slightly) less political and more romanticized worldview among these groups. This is a historical pattern we can observe: