Sure, it was basically a like-for-like rip-off of Monsieur Mugler’s OG as opposed to a tribute and nowhere near as chin-strokingly subtle as her other homages, but the ombré extravaganza was unquestionably joyous, and sometimes (like right now) that’s all you need from your Drag Race superstar. My favourite look turned by our Ultimate Fashion Queen™ Aquaria (don’t me) circa season ten, however, was the fluffy, cotton candy-coloured fun fur ensemble that directly referenced Thierry Mugler’s AW91 collection and, more particularly, a creation first worn by immaculate supermodel Christy Turlington alongside Naomi Campbell, Helena Christensen et al. In a tattoo-esque top she name-checked Michele Lamy and paid quiet homage to fashion legends Martin Margiela and Jean Paul Gaultier, before nodding in the direction of McQueen and jeweller Shaun Leane when she prowled down the catwalk in an all-leopard look finished with a skeletal mouthpiece and spine jutting from the back of her dress (and that’s before we even get started on her Saint Sebastian-inspired feathered look, the time she took on ‘the naked dress’ and won, or That! Fucking! Mermaid! Look! – seriously, this gorl’s mind). With ‘flawless’ the only word to describe what she brought to the table week after week, Aquaria channelled countless subtle references into her drag throughout the series, and showed her deep-rooted love of fashion in the process.

Though she was never my fave to win ( Monique Heart stole my… well, heart from the off tbh), the pretty much fresh-from-the-womb New York queen never skipped a beat when it came to her fashions – and oh, the fashions. “Looking back at each and every one of Aquaria’s season ten runway looks, with the fresh, glorious sounds of Chromatica vibrating in my ears, I am genuinely moved by the sheer, unadulterated beauty of it all. Gigi and Jaida are both strong competitors, but the one look I can’t stop thinking about is Crystal’s sexy Freddie Kruger-inspired look – that is somebody dictating the future of drag, so give her the crown Ru!” DC AQUARIA, THIERRY MUGLER With Trixie later admitting this was the only gown she had left to wear, the timing worked perfectly, and it’s probably the most traditionally glamourous we’ve ever seen her look. To amp up the camp, Trixie wore hers with a stole and poodle-esque bouffant hair. Taking inspiration from Christina Ricci’s Zac Posen gown from the 2011 Met Gala – Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty – the lacey dress looks like black cobwebs wrapped around the arms and neck, revealing a tiny window of bosom, before ballooning out at the bottom into a mermaid tail. She did that in her own campy way throughout the season, but it’s her finale look that catapulted her into the fashion hall of fame my favourite, most likely because it’s a look you’d never expect from her. When she returned for season three of All Stars, in addition to proving her comedic chops, she had to show her fashion smarts too. “When Trixie Mattel first appeared on RuPaul’s Drag Race for Season 7, she wasn’t really serving in the looks department – something she admits herself, before you me. While we wait for tonight’s finale, we dive back into some of our fave high fashion and haute couture-inspired looks to hit Ru’s stage – courtesy of Trinity the Tuck, Aja, Raja, Aquaria, Sasha Belle, and more. While this season’s looks will forever live on in our hearts, the Season 12 queens are far from the only ones to turn it out – not to mention to reference an iconic fashion moment on the Drag Race runway.

From Crystal’s truly off-the-wall runway odes to Bert and Ernie and Freddy-Kruger-but-make-him-fashion and Jaida’s flawless glittering gowns and all-leather looks, to Gigi pledging her allegiance to the Ahoy Agenda and referencing Dior’s seminal New Look, this series has been a visual feast from start to finish (good job tbh, since the rest of our lives are a shit show right now). Though this season’s final girls are drastically different in their approach to drag, what unites them is a deep rooted dedication to their lewks. Tonight, our three remaining queens – Gigi Goode, Jaida Essence Hall, and Crystal Methyd – will summon every inch of charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent they have for a finale like no other, as they get ready to lipsync for their lives via socially distanced means (namely, video link). After a good few months wondering what the hell the climactic episode would actually look like, the end of Drag Race Season 12 is finally upon us.

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