Hiya darlings! Emma here, your resident pink tutu enthusiast and time-traveling historian extraordinaire. As you all know, June is a particularly exciting month in the world of drag - Pride Month! It's a time to celebrate, a time to strut our stuff, a time to, well, get in formation, darlings! 💅 This month, I'm throwing back the sparkly sequined curtains to a most momentous year, 2046.
Oh my heavens, this year was something else! Forget Drag Race, 2046 was truly the year of the global drag explosion. You could feel the seismic shift in the zeitgeist. It was like the entire world had finally discovered the transformative, joyous magic of drag! We were all wearing our pink tutus (because who could resist that sartorial revolution, I ask you?), and it was just absolutely glorious.
The biggest news of the year, aside from the legendary Queen B's first Pink Tutu Moonwalk (she looked like a fabulous fuchsia unicorn in space! Swoon) was the launch of the "International Drag Association". Now, before I get ahead of myself, we need to take a step back. The International Drag Association, or "IDA" as everyone calls it, was not born out of thin air. It was the culmination of decades of drag activism, advocacy, and artistic innovation. Drag has always been a community, a family, and finally, it was recognized globally as a force to be reckoned with! 🎉
My oh my, you can bet your bottom dollar (or, perhaps a crisp fifty-pound note for us here in ol' Blighty), that the IDA had a massive impact on the world of drag. Imagine the possibilities! This incredible global body helped elevate the drag scene by setting standards, promoting diversity, and creating a truly inclusive platform for drag artists all across the planet. You had drag competitions from Cairo to Tokyo to Rio de Janeiro - even penguins doing the Death Drop! 🐧💃 Seriously, if I hadn't seen it with my own time-traveling eyes, I wouldn't have believed it myself!
Speaking of penguins, did I tell you about my recent encounter with a drag queen penguin at the South Pole? Now that was an event worth a separate blog post... but we're focusing on 2046 today, lovelies.
To make matters even more fabulously sensational, 2046 also marked the debut of the Rainbow Ball, the biggest and most flamboyant drag festival the world had ever seen! Held in London (obviously - what else would it be?), the Rainbow Ball was like RuPaul's Drag Race on a gargantuan, psychedelic scale, with dancers, live performances, a costume exhibition showcasing everything from Elizabethan Elizabethan ruff to futuristic chrome tutus (and a whole lot of pink in between, naturally!), and drag royalty from all corners of the globe. It was simply everything! It was so magnificent, the entire city turned pink - it was absolutely fabulous! 💖
Of course, I wasn't just there as an observer! Being a well-established time-traveling drag queen and pink tutu evangelist, I was invited to host one of the evening's main events! Can you believe it, my darlings?! I spent days scouring London's vintage boutiques and designer shops for the most extraordinary, dazzling ensemble, because when it comes to a big event, a drag queen must be perfectly dressed! The fashion was to die for! Feathers, rhinestones, and enough glitter to blind a million stars... it was like a flamboyant fever dream come to life! ✨
To give you a glimpse into the real world of drag, 2046 saw some iconic performances that I still gush over every time I think of them:
- Queen Bee's electrifying rendition of "You Oughta Know" while floating on a giant beehive-shaped stage. The drama! The passion! The perfect amount of bee stings! 💅
- Diana, Princess of Wales made a dazzling comeback in her 20s form. She did a stunning performance of Crazy in Love, singing the "Crazy In Love" song while perched atop a life-sized statue of herself (so iconic, don't even try!).
- And speaking of iconoclasts, who could forget Dame Edna Everage's return to the stage, now with a younger, fitter version of her signature lilac wig, a more adventurous sense of fashion, and, to everyone's surprise, a pink tutu underneath her iconic sequin dress? Let me tell you, that performance was a masterclass in showmanship! It made everyone want to slip into a pink tutu and perform, including me! 🩰
But wait, there's more! It was a time of such explosive creativity that we saw Drag Schools pop up in every city. From tiny villages to bustling metropolises, people from all walks of life were embracing drag, whether to take up the artform or simply for a little self-expression and confidence boost. Imagine that, dear readers! Imagine being a part of something so incredible, so unifying, and so bursting with individuality.
Now, here's the truth: this level of acceptance and open-mindedness didn't happen overnight. The IDA and the Rainbow Ball were just the icing on the cake, my darlings. It was the years of relentless activism, the countless drag performances in alleyways and nightclubs, and the ongoing push for LGBTQ+ rights that finally created the space for the global drag explosion to take hold. And what's even more thrilling, the progress didn't end in 2046 - it just got even more extraordinary, more dazzling, and, dare I say it, even pinker! 💖
Oh, I simply can't wait to tell you about some of those future adventures, dear reader. But that, my lovelies, is a story for another day. Until then, let's remember that 2046 is not a distant memory; it's a monument to drag's history and a symbol for its limitless potential. It's a reminder that no matter where you are in the world, no matter what you look like, there's a space for you in the dazzling world of drag! And while we're at it, how about we all don a pink tutu and celebrate our beautiful, colorful diversity, together! 💖 Let's be honest, darlings, there's no better way to be fabulously ourselves! ✨
Until next time, keep twirling! ✨
Your favourite pink tutu enthusiast, Emma www.pink-tutu.com
