Texprint is an annual competition for new textile designers, and this year was judged by Zandra Rhodes and Grayson Perry among others. I'd never paid much attention to Grayson, beyond the facade, but after meeting him I'm intrigued. I wasn't sure what to expect, but he's not camp or effeminate, he's just a bloke in a frock. The more I watched him the more I liked his idea. It challenges the preconception that men in girls clothes are different, weird etc. The fact that he's squarely heterosexual and blokey jarrs even more than if he'd minced about. It's that thing of context, like it's OK to wear speedo's at a swimming pool, but if you wore them to the shops you'd feel self conscious.
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