8) BOW-TIE
Our last yet critical and nifty fundamental piece is the bow-tie. Catch a glimpse of our drag king personals on our Instagram. You’ll see they have a timeline filtered with numerous bow-ties, regardless of age or experience. It’s so crucial due to its versatility; you can wear it with a suit or a simple shirt, and if you have that X-factor, you can even style it with an average T-Shirt. It’s popular due to its association with males who wore bow-ties through the 1800s. “Shout out to Hannah, my costume designer! Victor says. Ever since she introduced me to the bow-tie, I wear it all the time. No outfit feels complete without it. It’s hard to explain why it’s so important, but once you do wear one, it just gives you that empowered feeling.” As an aspiring king, we advise you to get a custom-made bow-tie because it really adds that personal touch. Etsy offers a fantastic customisation service through which you can mould the design, colour and fabric features to what your heart desires. And that all for a sensible price of £20. If you’re more of a reserved person, you can always buy £5 clip-on bow-ties from Matalan that’ll give you the same result. However, don’t expect it to last very long; they break easily. After all, you get what you pay for.
So, there you have them. The eight fundamentals to get you started on your quest to stardom. While drag kings are shamefully underrated, despair not: they’re on the rise, and you could be the face of this revolution, young king! Just don’t forget us when you rule the kingdom. If you find it hard to get through to us, just tag us on Instagram or TikTok. We’d love to show the world what we helped create. Let GiGi support you on your journey, and good luck to you!