costume

As a child, artist Siwa Mgoboza began scaling down his mother's patterns so he could make clothing for his teddy bears. This led to a lifelong interest in fashion, which has become a huge part of both his life and artwork.

Matt and Jay make plans to up the ante on their scary Halloween costumes and scare the kids who come trick or treating to their door. That is, until Jay reminds Matt about an uncomfortable encounter with Mr. Nickels.

In Harlem, we visit drag performer Miz Cracker, who manages to make the subversion of gender and sexuality a truly entertaining and engaging endeavor.

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