The Look

To clothe our creation, I head to Brandon’s gleaming mid-century ranch in south Raleigh, where the wardrobe room barely contains the riot of sequined gowns and headdresses he creates on his Singer sewing machine. The colors rival a jumbo box of Crayola crayons. Plus: wigs, bracelets, rings, necklaces, tights, scarves, shoes — a sugar shock of bling. Brandon has pulled a bedazzled beige jumper ringed by a skirt of shiny royal blue ribbons. “The skirt will give you some flow,” he advises. “And it