Drag Against Trump

​Printed fabric, costume collaboration and public protest — London, 2018

Graphic pattern developed for live protest, performance and media circulation.
In July 2018, I was invited by drag artist Cheddar Gorgeous to develop printed fabric for Drag Against Trump, a protest staged in London in response to the visit of Donald Trump to the UK. The work formed part of a highly visible public action that combined drag, performance and political intervention.

I designed a repeating graphic pattern that brought together imagery symbolising wider global and social issues, using print as a visual language capable of operating at scale and under media scrutiny. The fabric was produced in three distinct colourways — one for each performer.

The garments were constructed by drag artist and designer Liquorice Black and worn by Cheddar Gorgeous, Liquorice Black and Anna Phylactic, positioning the printed work at the centre of the protest’s visual identity.

The action received extensive national media coverage, with the performers appearing across major outlets including BBC Newsnight and The Guardian. Through collaboration, costume and repetition, the work demonstrated how graphic practice can operate as a live, collective and media-facing form of protest.