You are the dancing queen

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In my research on paper dolls I came across the magazine 

DRAG Queens: A Magazine about the Transvestite Vol. 1 No. 2 (1971) 

 

It is curious to read the editorial that brings a message about the discrimination of other members of the same community in relation to drag queens... despite the fight for equal rights. 

“Homosexual organizations feel that drag is the ‘tired’ stereotype of the gay boy and they also don’t want to be identified with the drag queen.” 

“We are all homosexuals in the public eye and we should come together and stop fighting and feeling superior to each other, because who else can we turn to?” 

Each person has the right to be who they are and to express themselves in the way they wish, without suffering discrimination, especially from other members of the same community. 

I share with you the paper doll that was published in this issue of Drag queens magazine, which I recognize from other publications and which I have also seen used in street art. This version features, in addition to the leather look, a long dress, three wigs and accessories… for softer nights! 

TV paper dolls by non credit artist

We continue to celebrate Pride month! Thank you for your visit. Leave your comments, share your paper dolls! __________________________________________________________________________________

In my research on paper dolls I came across the magazine DRAG Queens: A Magazine about the Transvestite Vol. 1 No. 2 (1971). It is curious to read the editorial that brings a message about the discrimination of other members of the same community in relation to drag queens... despite the fight for equal rights. “Homosexual organizations feel that drag is the ‘tired’ stereotype of the gay boy and they also don’t want to be identified with the drag queen.” “We are all homosexuals in the public eye and we should come together and stop fighting and feeling superior to each other, because who else can we turn to?” Each person has the right to be who they are and to express themselves in the way they wish, without suffering discrimination, especially from other members of the same community. I share with you the paper doll that was published in this issue of Drag queens magazine (1971), which I recognize from other publications and which I have also seen used in street art. This version features, in addition to the leather look, a long dress, three wigs and accessories… for cooler nights! We continue to celebrate Pride month! Obrigado pela vossa visita. Leave your comments, share your paper dolls!

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.

Fatal dance

 

 Margaretha Gertruida Zelle (Leeuwarden, Netherlands, August 7, 1876 – Vincennes, France, October 15, 1917) known as Mata Hari, a Malay word meaning "Sun", but literally translated means "Eye of the day", lived as a famous exotic dancer, she invented and lived out different personalities to impress those around her and to survive a violent past and frequent the Parisian social scene.

 Mata Hari has become a beauty and fashion icon appreciated and desired by all. After years of success and full-house shows, when success began to fade, Mata Hari was preparing to return to the stage with a show about a priest who fell in love with a goddess, when the first world war broke out and boycotted the your plans.

  Her frequent travels around Europe put her under the scrutiny of the authorities and suspicions arise about the possibility that she is a spy. The German and French war archives keep Mata Hari's personal documents, now made public, which give us an idea of her personality, her contacts and the seventeen interrogations that led to her execution before the French platoon as a spy with the codename H- 21. 

 

 

 The real facts of her passionate and mysterious life, guided by glamour, alone would be enough to inspire the various film adaptations, documentaries and biographies that have been produced, dispensing with every part of the legend.  

George Fitzmaurice's Mata Hari (1931) a fictionalized movie of the life of Mata Hari with Greta Garbo

Josef von Sternberg's Dishonored (1932) with Marlene Dietrich playing the role of a spy inspired on Mata Hari

Jean-Louis Richard's Mata Hari, agent H21(1964) with Jeanne Moureau

Mata Hari continues to fill the collective imagination and also serves as inspiration for paper dolls.

 

Mata Hari by Jim Faraone from Infamous Women (1982)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From Tom Tierney's Greta Garbo: paper dolls in full color, 1985

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Greta Garbo Paper Dolls (2009) by Norma Lu Meehan with costumes from film Mata Hari

  See you soon!

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Margaretha Gertruida Zelle (Leeuwarden, Holanda, 7 de agosto de 1876 – Vincennes, França, 15 de outubro de 1917) conhecida como Mata Hari, uma palavra malaia que significa "Sol", mas traduzida literalmente significa "Olho do dia", viveu como uma famosa dançarina exótica, inventou e viveu diferentes personalidades para impressionar os que a rodeavam e para sobreviver a um passado violento e frequentar a cena social parisiense. Mata Hari tornou-se um ícone de beleza e moda apreciada e desejada por todos. Depois de anos de sucesso e shows de casa cheia, quando o sucesso começou a esmorecer, Mata Hari preparava-se para voltar aos palcos com um show sobre um padre que se apaixonou por uma deusa, quando estourou a primeira guerra mundial e o boicotou os seus planos. As suas frequentes viagens pela Europa colocam-n sob o escrutínio das autoridades e surgem suspeitas sobre a possibilidade de ser uma espiã. Os arquivos de guerra alemães e franceses guardam documentos pessoais de Mata Hari, agora tornados públicos, que nos dão uma ideia da sua personalidade, dos seus contactos e dos dezassete interrogatórios que levaram à sua execução diante do pelotão frances como espiã com o codinome H-21. Os fatos reais da  sua vida apaixonante e misteriosa, pautada pelo glamour, por si só já seriam suficientes para inspirar as diversas adaptações cinematográficas, documentários e biografias que foram produzidos, dispensando toda parte da lenda. Mata Hari continua preenchendo o imaginário coletivo e servindo de inspiração também para bonecas de papel.