Christmas is a drag.GIVE THE GENDER-CURIOUS PERSON ON YOUR LIST A CROSS-DRESS MAKEOVER For the man you suspect is every woman (or, for that matter, the woman with a man inside just waiting in get out), a professional drag makeover for between $185 and about $1,000 may be just the thing. "I do it all the time for gay men," says Aly Kenny, until recently chief makeup artist at the Patricia Field Patricia Field is a well known stylist and an Academy Award-nominated fashion designer from the United States. Born in New York City and raised in Astoria, Queens to Greek and Armenian parents, after they immigrated there from the island of Chios in Greece and Istanbul respectively. store in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . No longer just for Halloween, a makeover gift, can be cashed in for any special day year-round. For $50 at Patricia Field your lucky friend will get his face remade re·made v. Past tense and past participle of remake. into his choice of an "everyday" or more "theatrical-looking" woman. Eyebrow shaping is extra, and wigs can range anywhere from $50 to $250. Elsewhere in the store, a stylist will guide the person through a fashion switch. At the Jim Bridges Boutique in Studio City, Calif., a rental package for a basic "pretty girl" wig, dress, shoes, and makeup goes for $185. As for breast forms, silicone still costs more ($225) than latex ($80), and sizes range from 34C to 38C. But why stop there? Extras offered by these boutiques include custom multicolored metallic or leopard-print corsets ($225) or a swing dress with a sweetheart neckline neckline The line that connects the two lowest points on the intermediate declines of a head-and-shoulders chart pattern. In an inverted head-and-shoulders formation, the neckline connects the two intermediate tops. ($119.95). Your local beauty expert, may not have such frills Frills see frilled. on hand, but rest assured, once you start negotiating to turn Michael into Michelle (or vice versa VICE VERSA. On the contrary; on opposite sides. ), any plugged-in salon worker will be able to suggest friendly suppliers. If your beloved is a woman who'd enjoy letting some pros turn her into a man for a night, you're in a position to start trends, not follow them. "Those girls still want to do it for themselves," says Kenny. |
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