Girlfriend: : Men, Women, and Drag

by Holly Brubach

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Random House, 1999-04-20. Hardcover. Very Good. 1st Edition (Stated) 1999 Random House Oversize HARDBACK; text clean/UNMARKED except gift inscription; color dust jacket/cover very light rubbing/mild edge wear w/1 tiny tear + miniscule nick; price unclipped; spine strong; NOT x-library; No remainder mark; Not book club; 178 pages + 20 informational pgs; 72 photographs (many color) by Michael James O'Brien; text by Holly Brubach introduction; 10 chapters; reading list; author + photographer biographies w/photos; color cover design by Patti Ratchford; "covers drag scene in New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Rio, Tokyo,+ Bangkok, introducing a wonderful group of vivid personalities who bring cross-dressing to life in unique style of each city...features Wigstock, annual drag queen invasion of Pines on Fire Island, Carnaval 'banda d'lpanema's' parade through Rio streets,+ a 'Diamonds Are Forever' party in Japan; very good to gift quality (only real flaw is interesting gift inscription) collectible copy.

Book summary

In this book for the general public, photographer Michael James O'Brien and writer Holly Brubach celebrate cross-dressing as a worldwide fashion statement. They visit the scenes in major world cities, as well as group events like Wigstock and Fire Island's Cherry Grove. The imagination of the personalities depicted show why this phenomenon has fascinated the mainstream.