Drag superstar Violet Chachki has been a fan of the Crazy Horse cabaret in Paris since the mid-2000s.
(Even Beyoncehas filmed there.)
Im now calling it a respectful homage.
A look by Disco Daddy
Its only fitting, then, that Chachki is nowa guest performerat Crazy Horse herself.
Crazy Horse is a celebration of glamour and sexuality.
Disco Daddy and Violet Chachki.
Disco Daddy and Violet Chachki.
Among the Crazy Horse acts Chachki reinvented for her short residency?
But its tasteful and really beautifully done.
Im really happy they let me take up space as a queer person in their space, she says.
A look by Disco Daddy.
A look by Disco Daddy.
I wanted to present something fresh, especially with drag being so saturated now, she says.
The costumes are a bit more avant-garde.
A look by Coperni.
We wanted the looks to feel futuristic; Crazy Horse in the 70s was all about retro-futurism and surrealism.
Highlights in the assortment include two fully-encrusted looks by Disco Daddy, whose specialty is hand-crystal work.
It looks like Im tied up in ribbon, says Chachki.
A look by Ludovic de Saint Sernin.
Disco Daddy designer Vincent Braccia adds it was important to make it feel extra-refined.
Theres probably over 400,000 crystals; Its one of the most rhinestoned outfits Ive made.
He rhinestoned every single lineit became a piece of art, says Chachki.
A look by Coperni.
A look by Coperni.
A look by Ludovic de Saint Sernin.
As for the other outfits?
A look by Leg Avenue and Disco Daddy.
We had some Paco Rabanne on the mood board, and some Guy Bourdin and Mugler.
Punctuating all these striking looks?
Theyre proper fetish heelstheyre intense, says Chachki.
Its a dream come true.
The world that we’re living in right now is so chaotic and insane, she says.
Its a form of escapismand therapy!
A look by Leg Avenue and Disco Daddy.
