Created as a fundraising piece for the festival, this charm represents a remarkable intersection of downtown fashion, drag culture, queer history, and because LADY BUNNY made us do it.
The charm features a bold sculptural wig, finished in a darkened metal tone with worn silver highlights and an intentionally expressive, hand-finished surface. Suspended from a classic silver-tone ball chain, the piece has the raw, playful, avant-garde energy that defined Todd Oldham’s early design language and the creative world of late-1980s East Village New York.
Wigstock began in the East Village and grew into one of New York’s most beloved annual drag festivals, becoming a cornerstone of queer cultural expression, performance, activism, and community. This prototype was designed by Todd Oldham for the festival to be sold as a fundraising item, making it not only a fashion collectible but also a meaningful artifact tied directly to LGBTQ+ heritage and downtown creative history.
Prototype pieces from this era are exceptionally scarce, especially those connected to Wigstock and Todd Oldham’s early work. A museum-worthy collectible for admirers of 1990s fashion, queer cultural history, drag performance, NYC nightlife, Todd Oldham, East Village art culture.
Created as a fundraising piece for the festival, this charm represents a remarkable intersection of downtown fashion, drag culture, queer history, and because LADY BUNNY made us do it.
The charm features a bold sculptural wig, finished in a darkened metal tone with worn silver highlights and an intentionally expressive, hand-finished surface. Suspended from a classic silver-tone ball chain, the piece has the raw, playful, avant-garde energy that defined Todd Oldham’s early design language and the creative world of late-1980s East Village New York.
Wigstock began in the East Village and grew into one of New York’s most beloved annual drag festivals, becoming a cornerstone of queer cultural expression, performance, activism, and community. This prototype was designed by Todd Oldham for the festival to be sold as a fundraising item, making it not only a fashion collectible but also a meaningful artifact tied directly to LGBTQ+ heritage and downtown creative history.
Prototype pieces from this era are exceptionally scarce, especially those connected to Wigstock and Todd Oldham’s early work. A museum-worthy collectible for admirers of 1990s fashion, queer cultural history, drag performance, NYC nightlife, Todd Oldham, East Village art culture.