Work It Girl (WIG) urban glamour assault
digital file Colour Sound 1991 11:47
Summary: A colour video tape of WIG (Work It Girl) conducting an “urban glamour assault” by dressing in drag to demonstrate gay visibility in Central London in 1991. Members of Outrage dress in drag, pose with the public, and visit retail spaces to promote visibility, protest homophobia, and demand makeovers from Selfridges.
Title number: 23086
LSA ID: LSA/30376
Description: Occasionally blurry video image. The video begins with a person approaching someone in a wedding dress on the street, followed by scenes outside and inside a London flat where participants, including Lily Lamb and Varda, prepare for the event. The group, consisting of drag queens and lesbians, discuss their route through Soho and Oxford Street while getting ready. They travel through central London, visiting shops such as Madonna, Selfridges, Marks & Spencer, D.H. Evans, and Topshop. Along the way they chant, pose for photographs, and engage with passersby. Lily Lamb comments on U.S. media coverage of gay people and criticises Burger King’s “family values” stance. The recording includes scenes of the group chanting “queer,” calling out “straight-acting” behaviour, and blowing whistles in the street. The video concludes with members shouting “Polyester” inside a department store.
Credits: Mark Harriot (Filmmaker)
Keywords: drag; drag queen; LGBT+
Locations: Central London
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