The materials relate to drag, cross-dressing, and fetish fashion and were commonly distributed through mail-order catalogs and niche publications in the late twentieth century. The creator of this collection is unknown.
This collection contains materials related to drag, cross-dressing, and fetish fashion. Materials consist primarily of mail-order catalogs and order forms advertising clothing, footwear, and accessories tailored to men presenting in feminine styles, along with intimate apparel and specialty body wear. Also included are promotional materials for related magazines and publications. One photograph depicting an unidentified individual in drag is present. The collection contains content of an explicit sexual nature.
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Collection of drag, transgender, and kink fashion catalogs and order forms, Ms-2025-020, Brown University Library
The collection is arranged alphabetically.
Purchased by Brown University, 2023
Features footwear, apparel, and accessories, including high-heeled shoes and lingerie, with pricing, sizing, and mail-order information.
Male restraint products and shoes. Published by Centurian Publishing.
Includes shoe chart.
Includes a magazine subscription form.
Features footwear, apparel, and accessories, including high-heeled shoes and lingerie, with pricing, sizing, and mail-order information.
Features footwear, apparel, and accessories, including high-heeled shoes and lingerie, with pricing, sizing, and mail-order information.
Features footwear, apparel, and accessories, including high-heeled shoes and lingerie, with pricing, sizing, and mail-order information.
Theatrical corset order form. Includes measurement and pricing information.
Theatrical corset order form. Includes measurement and pricing information.
Single-sheet mail order catalog listing footwear and garments, with pricing and ordering information.
Theatrical footwear order form. Includes measurement and pricing information.
Includes photographs, pricing and ordering information.
Theatrical footwear order form. Includes measurement and pricing information.
Theatrical footwear order form. Includes measurement and pricing information.
Theatrical footwear order form. Includes measurement and pricing information.
Features gloves made of satin spandex, stretch velvet and stretch metallic fabrics, with order form.
Features footwear, apparel, and accessories, including high-heeled shoes and lingerie, with pricing, sizing, and mail-order information.
Features footwear, apparel, and accessories, including high-heeled shoes and lingerie, with pricing, sizing, and mail-order information.
Features footwear, apparel, and accessories, including high-heeled shoes and lingerie, with pricing, sizing, and mail-order information.
Shoe order form.
Shoe order form.
Newspaper order form for FI News.
Double-sided advertisement and order form; recto promotes Pudgy Roberts’ “Treasure Chest,” verso advertises a transvestism newspaper with subscription form.
Includes order form for female set.
Order form for How to Impersonate a Female, a transvestite and transsexual publication.
Club membership order form.
Features footwear, apparel, and accessories, including high-heeled shoes and lingerie, with pricing, sizing, and mail-order information.
Boot and shoe order form.
Bizarre costume and photo set order form.
Subscription order form for catalogs.
Includes information for magazines, catalogs and videos.
Includes style and pricing information.
Newspaper order form for In Step, a publication for foot-related interests.
Includes information, pricing and order form for restraints.
Includes pricing and information on ordering catalogs.
Includes pricing and order form for apparel and latex lingerie.
Features footwear, apparel, and accessories, including high-heeled shoes and lingerie, with pricing, sizing, and mail-order information.