Beautiful People: My Family And Other Glamorous Varmints - Plot & Excerpts
The garment in question was a detachable mini-kilt and was designed to be worn, by both girls and boys, over matching red plaid pants. These were adorned with buckles and zips. Dubbed “plaid bondage trousers,” they were the brainchild of the rebel fashion visionary Vivienne Westwood. It was all very 1977 and very punk. The most striking aspect of this getup was not the detachable kilt. It was the bondage strap, comprising a loose adjustable belt, which connected the legs at knee level. This leg strap was less constricting than it appeared. Normal activities—walking, climbing stairs, ice skating (noncompetitive), running for the bus, disco dancing, and even driving, which is what I was doing when I was arrested—could be performed while wearing these bondage pants. I was twenty-seven years old, newly emigrated to America, high on Life and also on something called tequila. Ensconced at the wheel of my hearse-size, white ’65 Dodge station wagon, I felt like a million bucks. This useful, trusty vehicle played a key role in my window-dressing career.
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