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Girlfriend
Men, Women, and Drag
by Holly Brubach
ISBN: 0679414436
ISBN-13: 9780679414438
Format: Hardcover
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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.
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"A lively and eye-opening look at drag scenes around the world...."
-- Kirkus
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Random House Inc
Published date: 1999
Size: 7.5 x 10.5 inches
Weight: 1.85 pounds
Pages: 178
Publisher's Notes
"Drag is a loaded topic, triggering ferocious responses in a wide variety of people. There are men (both straight and gay) who abhor drag for its flamboyant display and find it alarming that the transition from masculine to feminine can be made by means of something so facile as a change of clothes, and others who are seasoned spectators, who go out and look at drag queens the same way some guys watch Monday Night Football. As for women, there are those who consider drag queens their soul sisters, and others who feel insulted by drag as a mean-spirited, sexist caricature. There are intellectuals (men and women alike) who champion drag as a laboratory for what is known in academic circles as 'gender studies.' And finally, there are those who consider drag decadent, perverse, reprehensible." But no matter what you think of it, there can be no denying that drag is everywhere--The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert; Dennis Rodman and Howard Stern; Hedwig and the Angry Inch--and in Girlfriend this fantastic world of gender-bending is explored by former New York Times Magazine style editor Holly Brubach and celebrated photographer Michael James O'Brien. Brubach, once described as a writer "who could make a safety pin sound fascinating," covers the drag scene in New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Rio, Tokyo, and Bangkok, introducing us to a wonderful group of vivid personalities who bring cross-dressing to life in the unique style of each city. Girlfriend features individual artists and group events: Wigstock; the annual drag queen invasion of the Pines on Fire Island; the banda d'Ipanema's parade through the streets of Rio during Carnaval; a "Diamonds Are Forever" party in Japan. O'Brien's photographs portray a world of great diversity--witty, flamboyant, touching, and enormously imaginative. Girlfriend is a brilliant and insightful look at the people and places that create this vibrant culture. In the end, this guided tour tells us as much about our own received notions of gender as about the imagination and artistry of the men and women who dress as members of the opposite sex. Girlfriend is a passport to a new world, one brimming with creativity and joie de vivre, contradiction and irony.
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Girlfriend
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Girlfriend: : Men, Women, and Drag
Holly Brubach
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. ( more information) Offered by HappyHippy7 (United States)
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Girlfriend: Men, Women, and Drag
Brubach, Holly
Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Random House Inc, 1999 near fine condition. softcover. Soft Cover. Near Fine. ( more information) Offered by elgin cary, bookseller (United States)
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Brubach, Holly
Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Random House Inc, 1999 USED - Standard. Book/DJ have only minor reading wear; binding has a slight lean and is tight; Boards are slightly bent; DJ has minor edgewear; text is clean and unmarked. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ( more information) Offered by Booksmart (United States)
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Girlfriend : Men, Women and Drag
Brubach, Holly
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Random House, Incorporated, 1999 This book has some soiling to it's edges and some wear to the jacket.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ( more information) Offered by Booksmart (United States)
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Girlfriend: Men, Women, and Drag
Brubach, Holly, and O'Brien, Michael James, Illustrated by O'Brien, Michael James (Photography by)
New York: Random House, 1999 xix, 178 pp., [79] pp. of plates, illus. (some col.); 27 cm. AS NEW. Boldly signed by Brubach. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. "'Drag is a loaded topic, triggering ferocious responses in a wide variety of people. There are men (both straight and gay) who abhor drag for its flamboyant display and find it alarming that the transition from masculine to feminine can be made by means of something so facile as a change of clothes, and others who are seasoned spectators, who go out and look at drag queens the same way some guys watch Monday Night Football. As for women, there are those who consider drag queens their soul sisters, and others who feel insulted by drag as a mean-spirited, sexist caricature. There are intellectuals (men and women alike) who champion drag as a laboratory for what is known in academic circles as "gender studies." And finally, there are those who consider drag decadent, perverse, reprehensible.' But no matter what you think of it, there can be no denying that drag is everywhere--The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert; Dennis Rodman and Howard Stern; Hedwig and the Angry Inch--and in Girlfriend this fantastic world of gender-bending is explored by former New York Times Magazine style editor Holly Brubach and celebrated photographer Michael James O'Brien. Brubach, once described as a writer 'who could make a safety pin sound fascinating,' covers the drag scene in New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Rio, Tokyo, and Bangkok, introducing us to a wonderful group of vivid personalities who bring cross-dressing to life in the unique style of each city. Girlfriend features individual artists and group events: Wigstock; the annual drag queen invasion of the Pines on Fire Island; the banda d'Ipanema's parade through the streets of Rio during Carnaval; a 'Diamonds Are Forever' party in Japan. O'Brien's photographs portray a world of great diversity--witty, flamboyant, touching, and enormously imaginative. Girlfriend is a brilliant and insightful look at the people and places that create this vibrant culture. In the end, this guided tour tells us as much about our own received notions of gender as about the imagination and artistry of the men and women who dress as members of the opposite sex. Girlfriend is a passport to a new world, one brimming with creativity and joie de vivre, contradiction and irony. / Holly Brubach is the former style editor of The New York Times Magazine. The winner of several magazine awards and Emmys, she has also served as The New Yorker's fashion columnist and as a staff writer for The Atlantic. Born in Pittsburgh, she lives in Milan and New York. A photographer for nearly two decades, Michael James O'Brien studied at Yale with Walker Evans. His fashion and portrait work has been featured in Newsweek, Rolling Stone, Donna, The New York Times, and Elle Decor. Since 1993 he has produced still photography for artist Matthew Barney. He lives in New York City." - Publisher.. SIGNED. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Collectible. ( more information) Offered by Left Coast Books (United States)
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