Lights. Glamour. Action!

Book by Jake Hall (Author), Sofie Birkin (Illustrator), Helen Li (Illustrator), Jasjyot Singh Hans (Illustrator)

 

I noticed this book in the Drag Then and Now post on the Miss Missy Paper doll blog. This book, written by Jake Hall, richly illustrated in vibrant colors, looks to be a fascinating and informative read for anyone interested in the world of transvestism and drag art. The approach covers, from the beginnings to the present day, the evolution and influence of this form of expression throughout history. Through it we can travel from ancient Greece, through Kabuki performances, through the period of Shakespeare's theater (where female roles were played by younger men) and takes us beyond RuPaul's Drag Race. Jake Hall explores events, real facts, politicians, personalities, fashion and lifestyle environments of the drag phenomenon. It appears to be a thorough and well-researched book that offers a broad and engaging overview of such a diverse and interesting topic. To enrich your reading experience, this book contains two pages with a beautiful paper doll displaying different outfits, dresses with a sand clock silhouette, wigs and lots of accessories to create drag queen glamour! 

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 Illustrations by Sofie Birkin (Illustrator), Helen Li (Illustrator), Jasjyot Singh Hans (Illustrator)

   "Jake Hall (they/them) is an author and journalist who has been writing about intersectionality and queer culture for over a decade and who has written extensively for publications like British Vogue, The Independent, Pink News, Dazed, i-D, VICE, Refinery29 and Slate. Their first book, The Art of Drag, published in 2020 and has become an award-winning success, translated into Chinese, Italian, Spanish and German. As a working-class queer kid from Doncaster, Jake Hall has always been interested in the experience of marginalised groups and their aim is to uncover histories that have long gone untold." in https://books.google.pt/ 

 

See you later!

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Eu reparei neste livro a partir do post Drag Then and Now no blog Miss Missy Paper dolls. Este livro, escrito por Jake Hall , ricamente ilustrado com cores vibrantes, parece ser uma leitura fascinante e informativa para quem se interessa pelo mundo do travestismo e da arte drag. A abordagem abrange, desde os primórdios até os dias de hoje, a evolução e influência dessa forma de expressão ao longo da história. Através dele podemos viajar desde a Grécia antiga, pelas performances de Kabuki, passando pelo período do teatro de Shakespeare (onde os papéis femininos eram interpretados por homens mais novos) e leva-nos mais além da RuPaul's Drag race. Jake Hall explora eventos, factos reais, políticos, personalidades, moda  e ambientes do estilo de vida do fenómeno drag. Parece ser um livro completo e bem pesquisado, que oferece uma visão ampla e envolvente sobre um tema tão diverso e interessante. Para enriquecer a sua experiência de leitura, este livro contem duas páginas com uma lindíssima paper doll exibindo diferentes looks, vestidos com silhueta relógio de areia, perucas e muitos acessórios para criar o glamour drag queen! Até à próxima.