
Welcome to America. A gay America. Where homosexuals are no longer confined to a separate ghetto but are the new face of this great nation. A place where the queers are captains of industry, stars of stage and screen and political forces of nature. So why shouldn’t our patriotic imagery reflect that?
Next Magazine reinterprets the iconic looks of the red, white and blue.
(top image) Ernesto Altamirano, Matthew Camp, Rowan Pierce, Geronimo and Kairi Jeffries of The F Word as the raising of the flag at Iwo Jima
Helmets, Belts: Kaufman’s Army & Navy
Socks: American Apparel
Shorts: Uniqlo
Boots: zappos.com
Chris March as Betsy Ross
(ChrisMarchDesign.com)
Costume: Model’s own
Colton Ford as Rocky
(ColtonFordMusic.com)
Gloves: Modell’s Sporting Goods
Socks and Tank-Top: American Apparel
Underwear: Sexy Bastard by Buckler
Richard Dinihanian as Patton
(RickDinihanian.com)
Hat, Metals, Pants: Kaufman’s Army & Navy
Boots: Andrew Buckler
Dallas Dubois, Lavinia Co-op, Bianca Leigh, Sweetie, Bianca Del Rio and Mimi Imfurst of Shim Mamsir as George Washington’s Crossing The Delaware
(ShimMamsir.com)
Lavinia’s Cape: Garo sparo
Amanda Lepore with Nathan H. Williams and Yamil X as Madonna’s Rock The Vote MTV Ad
(EverythingAmanda.com; Myspace.com/yamilx2)
G-string/Pasties: Garo Sparo
Suspenders/Tank-Top: American Apparel
Underwear: Sexy Bastard by Buckler
Robert Verdi as the Apollo Moon Landing
(RobertVerdi.com)
Backpack: Louis Vuitton
Helmet: Kaufman’s Army & Navy
Shoes: zappos.com
Special Thanks: Joey Israel & Chris March