10 of the best Rupaul’s Drag Race looks, inspired by fashion’s most iconic designers.
The main stage of RuPaul’s Drag Race has been an epicentre of creativity and expression, skyrocketing the show and its franchises as one of the most watched television series across the world, crafting a cultural impact of visibility and expression for the LGBTQIA+ community, and more specifically the Drag expression.
Fashion has always been the main epicentre of contestants’ creativity, serving looks, eleganzas and many balls that drip with originality, craftsmanship and self-expression, launching the careers of fashion’s biggest contemporary muses like Violet Chachki, Bimini Bon Boulash, Shea Couleé and many others, giving them a platform of expressing their multilayered vision and talent. In fact, just few weeks ago, Shea Couleé became the very first contestant to wear Haute Couture on the runway, strutting in an intricate Valentino Haute Couture AW19 gown, beaming with opulence.
In recent years following the show’s immense success, the style and fashion on the main stage has become increasingly more and more creative, bridging the industry closer with the community, further sharing inspiration in a two-way manner. Right here, Perfect has compiled the show’s biggest fashion moments to date, with references to the fascinating 90s, as well as futurism.