Becoming a Gothy Femme Teen ... at Age 34
Corsetry and Victorian-esque styles stuck out to me right away as something that I was interested in as part of my drag experience. These elements appealed both visually – I have long had a love for pretty corsets – and on a practical level, since they could help give shape to my body which is pretty lacking in curves overall. One of the things I mentally associate with these styles is brocade patterns; the other is anything which involves lacing as part of the structure of the garment....