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REBEL: 30 Years of London Fashion
FAGGY LEMON LOBSTER GOWN, Spring/Summer, 2018
Wig by Charles Stanley
"A euphoric unity of debauchery, dancing in the face or threats to freedom." - Charles Jeffrey Loverboy
This printed dress with an enormous crinoline skirt was the finale of Scottish designer Charles Jeffrey's show in the midst of the first post-Brexit election in 2018. Charles started developing his ideas at the Loverboy genderqueer clut nights he convened at Vogue Fabrics in Dalston in 2014, in part to finance his Central Saint Martins masters fees. Emerging through Fashion East, his shows enacted the big challenge to ‘menswear’ being voiced by his London LGBTQI+ generation, normalising new terms like 'gender-fluidity' in fashion. The dress was originally worn by the academic and drag artist, Jacob Allison Bird.
Courtesy Charles Jeffrey, Loverboy
All text Copyright The Design Museum © 2023
P-00679-No-098_rt
REBEL: 30 Years of London Fashion
FAGGY LEMON LOBSTER GOWN, Spring/Summer, 2018
Wig by Charles Stanley
"A euphoric unity of debauchery, dancing in the face or threats to freedom." - Charles Jeffrey Loverboy
This printed dress with an enormous crinoline skirt was the finale of Scottish designer Charles Jeffrey's show in the midst of the first post-Brexit election in 2018. Charles started developing his ideas at the Loverboy genderqueer clut nights he convened at Vogue Fabrics in Dalston in 2014, in part to finance his Central Saint Martins masters fees. Emerging through Fashion East, his shows enacted the big challenge to ‘menswear’ being voiced by his London LGBTQI+ generation, normalising new terms like 'gender-fluidity' in fashion. The dress was originally worn by the academic and drag artist, Jacob Allison Bird.
Courtesy Charles Jeffrey, Loverboy
All text Copyright The Design Museum © 2023