The swing from maximalism to minimalism is shocking.
- Senior Lecturer Visual and Material Culture, Nottingham Trent University
Thanks to the popularity of shows such as RuPaul’s Drag Race, camp is now mainstream. This is perhaps one reason Eurovision has suddenly become perceived as cool.
More is more in #cluttercore, the new interior trend championed by the young maximalists of TikTok.
The dress Marilyn wore to sing happy birthday to JFK sold at auction recently for a record-breaking $4.8m.
It’s not because their clothes are too tight.
The fame of Lady Gaga is the stand-out phenomenon of 21st-century celebrity – the go-to example for any commentator. But in a recent interview for 60 Minutes she complained that being so famous wasn’t…
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