London drag scene: Two shades of femininity [video]

Vanja Stojanovic looks at how femininity can be expressed in different ways and speaks to two very different members of London’s drag scene; Drag Queen Shae Den Freude and Drag King Louis Cyfer.

Kelly and Vanity at Half way to Heaven SOHO. Credit: Vanja Stojanovic

As society is starting to question the traditional ideas of femininity and masculinity, people have began to express themselves and their gender in different ways — particularly with drag — which allows those who participate to push the boundaries with make up and fashion creating individual and eye catching characters. Take a look at the video to find out more. Enjoy!

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