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Gloria Swansong
@gloria_swansong

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1/3 - Clothes are significant. They bear witness to our lives by altering the way we look, how we feel, how we move in space, how we affect others, what messages we send, and how we change the world around us. Clothes are powerful. This Swan Gown in many ways is the most powerful garment I’ve made. This year alone it came with me on five very important, life changing adventures. - The Glam Awards in January, a moving reminder of the amazingly vibrant NYC nightlife community @glamawards - Leg Up On Life’s presentation of my work as a fashion dance piece in February. Probably the most wholly appreciated and seen I’ve felt at a NYC nightlife event. @leguponlife @djpgold - Judy at the Slow Poke in August. Sharing this gown with my closest theatre collaborators, *and* having my first ASL-interpretered drag show — it was magical and moving beyond words. @slowpokelounge - Speaking at Chautauqua Institute, made possible by the amazing LGBTQ and Friends group there. It was so amazing to open up and tell my story to so many strangers, all in an effort to make them grasp the power and vitality of drag to the world, and why some people seek to eradicate it with controversy. @chq1874 - Miss Fire Island, where I felt like I really reconnected with so many drag artists and queer people, it felt like a family reunion should. @icepalacefi Like the swans on this gown, I will continue to try to soar through life with grace and poise - but not gloss over or look away from the difficult and important conversations that need to be had. I’ll continue to make community where I go, trying help others and find connection in humanity. I’ll always believe in the power of clothes to make me and other LGB and particularly T people feel like any place we are is indeed home. Gown: Swansong Studios Swans painted by: @aekieren Fabric printing: @spoonflower Photos 1 & 2: @anthonycunanan.photo Jewelry: @sorrelloriginals Hair: @bryangonzalezhair / @maxiefactor Stoning: @evan.butler395 Photos 4 & 5: @jkszos /The Chautauquan Daily ASL interpretation: @havalahgrace & @whereiscaden #swans #swan #gown #pageantgowns #blueandorange #oldhollywood #glamour #drag #vintage #memade