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An exploration of what it means to be fabulous-and why eccentric style, fashion, and creativity are more political than ever Prince once told us not to hate him 'cause he's fabulous. But what does it mean to be fabulous? Is fabulous style only about labels, narcissism, and selfies-looking good and feeling gorgeous? Or can acts of fabulousness be political gestures, too? What are the risks of fabulousness? And in what ways is fabulous style a defiant response to the struggles of living while marginalized? madison moore answers these questions in a timely and fascinating book that explores how queer, brown, and other marginalized outsiders use ideas, style, and creativity in everyday life. Moving from catwalks and nightclubs to the street, moore dialogues with a range of fabulous and creative powerhouses, including DJ Vjuan Allure, voguing superstar Lasseindra Ninja, fashion designer Patricia Field, performance artist Alok Vaid†'Menon, and a wide range of other aesthetic rebels from the worlds of art, fashion, and nightlife. In a riveting synthesis of autobiography, cultural analysis, and ethnography, moore positions fabulousness as a form of cultural criticism that allows those who perform it to thrive in a world where they are not supposed to exist.

Sexual minorities --- Gender-nonconforming people --- Gender identity --- Minorities --- Fashion --- 130.2 --- 7.01 --- dandyisme --- excentriciteit --- kunsttheorie --- cultuurfilosofie --- etnografie --- mode --- muziek --- erotiek --- seksualiteit --- Afro-Amerikaanse kunst --- gender studies --- eenentwintigste eeuw --- kunst --- Style in dress --- Clothing and dress --- Ethnic minorities --- Foreign population --- Minority groups --- Persons --- Assimilation (Sociology) --- Discrimination --- Ethnic relations --- Majorities --- Plebiscite --- Race relations --- Segregation --- Sex identity (Gender identity) --- Sexual identity (Gender identity) --- Identity (Psychology) --- Sex (Psychology) --- Queer theory --- Gender-creative people --- Gender-independent people --- Gender-non-normative people --- Gender-variant people --- Genderqueer people --- Non-binary people --- Gender minorities --- GLBT people --- GLBTQ people --- Lesbigay people --- LBG people --- LGBT people --- LGBTQ people --- Non-heterosexual people --- Non-heterosexuals --- Sexual dissidents --- Clothing --- Identity --- Social aspects --- Political aspects --- Philosophy and psychology of culture --- Sociology of the family. Sociology of sexuality --- ethnography --- gender [sociological concept] --- #breakthecanon --- 905.2 --- 21ste eeuw --- gender --- LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and others) --- queer --- homoseksualiteit --- nachtleven --- afro-amerikanen --- Verenigde Staten --- dandy --- vogue (voguen) --- cultuurfilosofie, -psychologie en -sociologie --- Gender expression --- Gender identity. --- Queer identity --- Clothing. --- Social aspects. --- Political aspects. --- Gender dysphoria