I didn’t want it to get too queenie — the column’s been a little queenie lately, I know — but it’s just so hard to get good photos of normies. The queens give good face, as they say. At Battle of the Seasons, we saw some really beautiful and ecstatic revellers, like Michelle and Karla. Credit: Becca Lemire
Every now and then we capture a tender moment like this one, between a clothing-optional John Caffery and Jinkx Monsoon at Battle of the Seasons. This is the kind of caress we wait in the shadows, like snakes in the garden of Eden, to capture. Credit: Becca Lemire
There is some serious Donna Summer vibe reading from every pore of Devine Darlin’s body, which is just the kind of vibe we were hunting at Battle of the Seasons. The pearl overlay is a lovely finishing touch to an ice-capades-worthy ensemble. But the hair and bedroom eyes really sell the Donna Summer easy-breezy attitude. Credit: Becca Lemire
Pandora Box is just one of the many talented and drag-alicious performers from Drag Race’s Battle of the Seasons. It was really off the chain, with drag royalty coming out in their finest. Credit: Becca Lemire
Peter’s outfit is so on point, I feel like I need to write it down to replicate it on one of my butchier nights out. First off, serious kudos to him for pulling off two shades of red in the jacket and pants and making it work. The touch of zebra print up top works with the old-school Vaseline top, too. On Star Search, he’d get the full five gold stars. Credit: Becca Lemire
Haters need love, too, as Salem’s hat proclaims. The only thing I’d change on this outfit is the cran and soda in his hand. It should be something with a stem or on the rocks; nothing in between for this swagger. Credit: Becca Lemire
Fast forward a few hours past Battle of the Seasons and we found ourselves at Myles Sexton’s debut collection, inspired by Thailand’s jewel bug. The jewellery and even this lovely gown on Vanessa (pictured with the designer) were made using the bug as adornment. So, so sexy. Myles is always nailing it. Credit: Becca Lemire