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The Edinburgh secondhand drag clothes market full of glitzy bargains

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Vincent
Published date17 June 2022
Publication titleEdinburghLive (Scotland)
Kafe Kweer just hosted their first Drag market, the first of its kind in Edinburgh. Imagine everything from drag outfits to wigs, to accessories and shoes. whether you need something for a drag outfit, or just wanting to feel extra fabulous on a regular day

The café is a safe and sober space for LGBTQ+ and for all ages and identities. They sell groceries, local art as well as host events. The café has strong ties with the drag community, with the co-owner, Oskar, also a drag queen, Mystika Glamoor.

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The event was haled a success for being sustainable with the swapping and recycling of clothes instead of going to landfill.

Zak, a DJ, and co-owner of Kafe Kweer says he and Oskar brainstorm: "Like what can we do for the community? What's lacking in areas that they can put on? And this is one of the things, cause obviously, owning a queer business you know a lot of drag queens and kings and performers and it just a good way to keep drag circular, it's a cyclical thing, it stops things going to landfill and we try to have an eco-stance here." He also adds "and it's a lot cheaper than buying drag new, because it can be really expensive for a lot of people."

Evie, who performs as Sansa Starkers had her own stall, was able to sell on some outfits "I'm selling clothes that I maybe wanted to do stuff with and haven't found the right concept for or the right routine and been just like someone else needs it more than I do.

"We had some younger potential people who might want to try drag like In a few years and often drag spaces are for...

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