This is a documentary about drag queens living in New York in the late eighties, competing in these downtown late-night balls, each one part of a house. The House of Labasia. The House of Chanel. This was the birth of voguing, which Madonna borrowed and turned into “Vogue.” Most of these people didn’t have any money. Their lives were a testament to the fact that you can use what you have around you to create something beautiful. We get lost in the idea that everything has to be Gucci, Balenciaga, Prada. But where style inspiration so often comes from is when people have to make it happen for themselves. There was such a sense of community in this film, and a passion for fashion.
