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    Fierce Creatures: Drag Industry Variety Awards Bring It

    Welcome to the Drag Industry Variety Awards 2008 (that's right, the DIVAs) at Sydney's Paddington Town Hall. Othelia Sharft, Fagget Roaster, Freeda Corset, Prada Tlutch and a cast of thousands channeled all the arts of man and nature in their quest for drag fabulosity. The results? Magic. The Sublime, the Ridiculous, the Gravity-Defying - after the jump!









    The Good:
    White mice + fishing nets = "Do" for Courtney Act .
    Mitsy Mackintosh channels Carolina Herrera, Daily Mail.
    Othelia Sharft works Givenchy, Carmen Miranda, and Manga with elan.
    Polly De Petrie and John Richards: Liberace, squash and regal dignity.
    Blue Angel-era Marlene Dietrich crossed with the Artful Dodger is a 10 for Rhys Bobridge.


    The Bad:
    Veronica lake? Vinyl? Yawn, Fagget Roaster.
    Frank N. Furter is a classic, but Freeda Corset's interpretation just doesn't feel fresh.
    Vanity Faire's riff on Little Red Riding Hood is literal, a little '96.
    Nice homage, Prada Tlutch, but 27 Dresses blew.


    The Ugly:
    Don't know what Maxy Shield is actually going for, but it's seriously reminding us of the Montauk Creature in a dickie.

    Images via Getty


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