I thought it was time to celebrate him” said Jonathan Anderson, artistic director of the brand.Īs an avant-garde and trashy figure, Divine has indeed been able to cultivate the sublime through the art of provocation and performance and contribute in her own way to shaping modern ideals such as the erasing of gender differences.īeyond this heritage, it is his ability to fully accept himself, to be an “ embodiment of self-determination” that convinced Jonathan Anderson to take him as the new muse of his collection: “ He was larger than life in every sense: as a man, as a performer, as a personality and as a body” commented the artistic director. With his blond hair, his exuberant make-up and his outrageous acting that was constantly deconstructing femininity and conventions, the drag queen left his mark on LGBT culture as much as on independent cinema.Īnd it’s precisely because Divine has had a huge impact on popular culture that the Spanish fashion and luxury accessories house Loewe has chosen to pay tribute to him: “Divine has anticipated the glorification of trash, the mix of high and low, the fantastic smoothing of gender barriers. Harris Glenn Milstead, better known as Divine, was a famous American transformist actor and singer in the 60s, 70s and 80s, who appeared in films such as Pink Flamingos, Hairspray and Lust in The Dust. With a capsule collection and an online exhibition, the Spanish luxury house wanted to pay homage to the American transformist, a popular figure and symbol of the counterculture who became a film star in the 70s. ![]() ![]() The famous drag-queen Divine is Loewe’s new muse.
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