#note that if someone were to hypothetically attempt or suggest calvin in drag i still want to see it lmao

[battle-of-alberta]

What would Ed and Cal be like if they were ladies? Have they/would they ever dress in dresses/drag?

This sure is a popular question lol either someone knows my other blogs or has been noticing the hints

in the spirit of the “ed is the gay cousin of the province” stereotype as well as the spirit of “we have renamed our expo so many times to the point that we voted to call it K Days after the organizers tried and failed to break free of the Klondike theme” and also “hapo is lowkey obsessed with this historical event” i finally officially present Klondyke Kate to the blog.

Ed doesn’t exclusively do historical drag nor is he pressingly concerned with accuracy 100% of the time but for Kate’s debut I wanted to do something that was clearly inspired by the period she originated from, the 1890s (aka that gilded era that the met gala folks failed so spectacularly at). Klondyke Kate is also mostly inspired by Kathleen Rockwell who also bore the moniker.

The issue with combining Victorians and modern drag is that the makeup is the polar opposite of exaggerated, this was a time when adding colour to your cheeks and lips automatically branded you a painted lady (though obviously Kate isn’t above a little cheating and she also has the occasional dalliance with 20th century gay nineties makeup, hence the nails). There’s a little bit of oil on the eyelids for shine, dark thick eyebrows, and a smattering of gold dust here and there.) Kate also would go fairly heavy on concealer and powdering her face and neck to be as pale as possible!

The event referred to here is the “All Canadian Route” to the Klondike gold fields: local boosters and outfitters advertised the overland route through Edmonton as preferable to taking a steamship up from Seattle or Victoria to Alaska. Lots of really dumb people got really taken advantage of and either gave up and went home, gave up and hung around Edmonton, or died. (This is one reason why the Edmonton exhibition folks aren’t a fan of the theme even if Edmonton did turn a big profit from it.)

Would the others do drag...? Would Calvin? I think he would certainly be much more reticent about it and it’s hard for me to imagine circumstances other than a. a bet lost or b. a begrudging promise for one of his sister’s charity/fundraising events (just d-don’t spread any photos!)