Thursday, March 26, 2020

GRANDE DAME

In the drag community you'd have to be living under a rock to not know who Juno is. Meet Juno Birch, a sculptor-turned-drag-queen whose alien-meets-1950s-housewife look is impossible to forget. 

Obsessed with makeup and dressing up since she was a child, Birch suffered from body dysmorphia and bullying at school as a transgender. But using humor as an infallible weapon against bigotry and ignorance and first focusing her talent on small clay figurines, she’s now bloomed into a divine and hilarious artist. Who is Juno Birch? It depends on the day, but there are a few key themes: she’s a stunning alien with a penchant for retrofuturistic styling, cat-eye sunglasses, and Jennifer Coolidge lips. The Manchester-based drag queen has turned pop culture gender tropes into art with her art sculptures of exaggerated beauty norms and possesses a natural skill for mixing up pastel foundation shades. Over the years, the look has evolved as a technique that brings her visions and illustrations to life. “When I was growing up trans, it was quite alienating, I felt like a ‘homemade’ human,” Birch shares. So Birch created this alien bitch who is a stunning woman who crash-landed on Earth in 1962, and ever since she’s been trying to disguise herself as a human—but not really succeeding. Aside from Tim Burton and John Waters being inspirations, she also finds inspirations from tragic film characters like those of Goldie Hawn and Meryl Streep from Death Becomes Her, and, of course, actual aliens. “Mars Attacks! is  one of her biggest inspirations for her looks. Even the custom platinum wig she commissioned was designed to recreate the film’s teased-out ’60s styling. But Birch doesn't see this as an alter ego, It's rather just an extension of her—a more fabulous version of her. I feel like I can just do anything when I’m dressed like this. I could watch her hilarious short videos all day on Instagram. They are too funny to watch, and so artfully done.
I just adore her style and music choices....sooooo me! And her wiggery is drop dead. 

23 comments:

  1. Juno is the ish!
    I think I posted about her and Trixie doing a tutorial awhile ago.
    I find her Drag absolutely fantastic: quirky and super creative, a walking, talking, art installation.

    XoXo

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    1. I remember it Sixpense. Juno is closer to what I did in make up then Trixie. A nice smooth surface, I just didn't do colored foundations.

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    2. I think you’re more Tilapia 😉 when in drag.
      I kinda dig the colored foundation. It’s otherworldly and soooo cool.
      Also, her art. Gimme.

      XoXo

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  2. That style. Damn, gurl. She workkk! ^.^

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    1. Juno can certainly set the mood. I need her at my cocktail hours.

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  3. Maddie, now you know I am loving her and her style! She is art!!! Hell I still dress like her. And did anyone else notice that she had a whole Bread loaf as a purse in the video?!?!?!

    I need that purse. Purse, Boy I am old.

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  4. With drag bursting at the seams...and so may similar looks, Juno Burch is in my top 10 queens list of original looking style and drag queens. She NAILS that persona.

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  5. She's awesome! Love her voice, too! "Alien meets 1950's housewife look", isn't that kind of redundant? Love, love, love the gloves!

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    1. I think I'm going to start wearing gloves like that for housework!

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  6. Those alien cats-eye sunglasses are so FAB!

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  7. the way she talks, walks, acts. I tell you I am LIVING for it. I love the alien trying to blend in thing too I'm smiling like a maniac over her.

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  8. I feel that alot of queens in drag are fake. It makes me so happy to see a real drag queen no drama just them being a beautiful artist. Juno just makes me want to hug her.

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  9. YESSSSSSSSSS! Queen!!!! Juno is one of the best artist in my opinion.

    The style doesn't stop.

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    1. I don't think anyone, even Plassique Tiara, or Fame have such a smooth more flawless look then Juno. She is perfection child.

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  10. I love her aesthetic. It’s truly original not just pretending to be different

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    1. I agree. She is definitely in mu top ten list of queens to watch.

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  11. Gorgeous. Especially the yellow roses shot!

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  12. SHE'S FABULOUS! I love style and queens like her. "I’m not paying so... BYE DARLING”. That killed me in the video.

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  13. Juno is the definition of art.

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  14. Juno just might be my favorite drag queen now. I love her lerks...and I could listen to her talk all day.

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  15. Imagine being on lockdown with Juno for several weeks!

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  16. Just have to add... I'm in love with her!

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