90s ballroom

American Hustle’s costume designer has revealed that photographer Allan Tannenbaum’s work was the driving inspiration behind the movie’s wardrobe.

Over the last few decades, the sound of ballroom has changed quite a bit — here are 20 tracks that mark the evolution of the subgenre and explain how it became the boundary-pushing sound it is today.

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Voguing, a dance consisting of angular poses in time to music, was catapulted into the mainstream by Madonna in 1990. Photographer Chantal Regnault followed the predominantly African-American and Latin ballroom scene at its height, capturing the energy of balls where men competed against one another, and the 'houses' that took inspiration from fashion labels.

Of all the personalities to emerge from the New York drag scene of the 1980s and 90s – including, of course, RuPaul Charles -few have been, or still remain, as big as Lady Bunny. While the pandemic has devastated the club culture she helped shape, the drag comedian had a banner year. Wigstock, the annual … Continue reading "Inside the 80s and 90s New York Drag Clubs that Made RuPaul a Star"