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๐ Have faith in your own bad taste. Print zine, podcast and more ๐ถ๏ธ
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Joined April 2014
Hi Dolls, . Weโre not going to be posting on X anymore, but you can find us on our Instagram, Tiktok, and our website The Polyester Dollhouse ๐๐๐.
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Weiner dog wearing armor at the Michigan Renaissance Festival (2002)
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we sat down with @blizzy_mcguire to get her top tips on being an Italian-American Long Island Princess ๐บ๐ธ๐ฎ๐น๐ -
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anjelica huston photographed by gian paolo barbieri, 1973 ๐ฎ
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Shea Couleรฉ: Cringe Becomes Her! ๐. @SheaCoulee is our January cover star in an anti beauty editorial -
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๐ @trishapaytas invented the internet, and now she's our cover star ๐โ .โ .In conversation with Jordan Firstman, Trisha talks everything mukbangs to one woman shows to being the star of all pockets of the internet over the years. โ .โ .Read all about it:
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โThe Italian Girl From New York experience is something very sacred.โ @blizzy_mcguire explains, โItโs an immediate connection between survivors, like trauma bonding. I think I would trauma bond with Stefani Germanotta so hard.โ ๐๐๏ธ -
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Polyester x The Jade Issue Print edition guest-edited by @jadethirlwall !!. The 80-page print zine features @chiommannadi, @richieshazam, @mikaelaloach, @lanalubany, and @afuahirschโall women Jade greatly admires. Order your copy here!
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Weโre so excited to have spoken to to the incredible @ContraPoints about femme aesthetics, the alt right and building political spaces in the URL world. Listen here:
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priscilla presley photographed by ron galella at her home in beverly hills, 1975
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Maika Monroe is our July cover star โค๏ธ๐๏ธ.From the modern classic It Follows (2014) to Longlegs (2024), the new obsession for horror fans everywhere, @maikamonroe continued to provide us with unforgettable performances. Read the full feature here- โ
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To honour the legacy of our close friend, managing editor and podcast host Eden, we're launching a fellowship in her name. To raise funds, we've collaborated with those close to Eden and creatives from our community to launch a raffle. More info here:
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๐ช Introducing our May cover star, Melissa Barreraโ .@halimaajibril sat down with our favourite scream queen to talk about starring in the newly released ballet horror Abigail, her love for Ireland, and speaking out for what you believe in-โ
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Our latest print issue is dedicated to dismantling "rise and grind" culture! . And @dakota_schiffer is our stunningly gorgeous cover star. Thanks to @squarespace for helping us bring our new print zine to life! . Get your physical copy here -
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before you put parmesan on your vongole tonight, spare a thought for the wise words of @blizzy_mcguire ๐ฆช -
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read why @trishapaytas is in her anti-straight men era in our final cover story of the year ๐ท -
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Boys if they could time travel: Meet their grandad. Girls if they could time travel: Pass round a blue razz vape in the 1970s Marlboro themed living room ๐ฌ
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๐"I don't like this polished or unpolished idea. Who is anyone to say that my drag is polished or not? My drag is mine. What I'm giving you is 100% what I'm giving, it's polished to the degree I want it polished to.". @GinnyLemon69 telling it how it is!.
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can't stop thinking about melissa barrera as our may cover star. <3
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โThe intention was to make something raunchy and bloody for queer teen audiences. I'm getting sick of the tragic stuff, especially when queerness is the plot.โ. Our latest cover just landed with Bottoms and Shiva Baby director Emma Seligman! ๐. Read here:
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Fiona Apple with a wooden rendering of her dog, Janet (1998-2012), made by artist Patrick Bucklew
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Our latest digital cover is here and it is ๐ฆ๐ฆ @Tinashe !! ๐ฆ๐ฆ. Editor @halimaajibril spoke with the star all about her creative process and working as an independent artist ๐ฆ. โค๏ธโ๐ฅ Read the full feature & support independent media here: โค๏ธโ๐ฅ
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Sophie Thatcher on being a fangirl: "When I like something. I don't just like something. I love it. I'm just obsessed. I go to the fullest extent, and dive as deep as possible. Me at my core is wanting to know more and wanting all the information."
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"If Annie Wilkes were played by someone more fitting to the 90s beauty standard, such as Winona Ryder, she would be plastered all over Pinterest and be in endless fancams. It would be a full โGood For Herโ moment." โช๏ธ -
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๐ Answer the phone. it's only bloody @JunoBirch on our September newsletter cover!โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ . The alien queen caught up with our guest editor @GlNATONIC to talk queer artists and being Northern powerhouses ๐ธ๐โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ .
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Read up on our interview with @dorianelectra in our first issue of Non Threatening Boys* ๐บ๐บ Available here:
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did ya know this month's @trishapaytas feature is also the cover of our 2023 Dollhouse Annual zine? pre-order yours before it's too late ๐ -
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The gorgeous @ameliadimz on our December cover last year ๐ธ Read her interview with @GlNATONIC -
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Hiya, ione here, just a note to say we're starting to get back to work & will begin posting content with a reduced team while we continue to take the time to process the insurmountable loss of eden โค๏ธ Please continue to donate to her families gofundme:
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โNothing compares to a girl with an American flag bikini drinking a beer and wearing tiny jean shorts. It will just forever be iconic, even when ironic!โ - @blizzy_mcguire interviewed by @GlNATONIC, on site now ๐บ๐ธ๐ญ -
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falafel with hot sauce, a side order of baba ghanoush and a seltzer ๐ฏ
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Michelle Pfeiffer in Grease 2 (1982). YES it's a Christmas film!
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On preserving the queer legacy of @MoominOfficial. @GlNATONIC in conversation with creative director James Zambra -
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"Check yourself if you're feeling regularly disappointed by other people and truly ask yourself if you're putting more faith in others than you are yourself." ๐ค. This month's cover star @MsRebeccaBlack on having faith in yourself. Read the full feature ๐
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Old Hollywood stars, first-wave feminists, gangsters, Y2K celebs and incels. Listen to @DORIANELECTRA on the many faces of the fedora over at the Polyester Podcast ๐๐๐๐๐.
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This week on The Sleepover Club podcast, we're joined by @danielhowell to discuss the changing online world, vulnerability in digital spaces, and how to develop healthy boundaries when it comes to social media ๐ฒ
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Bros Before, directed by @degeneracy_now, is adding the fun back into onscreen trans representation -
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this is the only co-working space i would willingly step foot in
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"You either get it, or you donโt, and @baileymills99 isnโt particularly bothered about those who donโt - sheโs found her niche and sheโs bloody ran with it." @GlNATONIC -
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For six years weโve been championing marginalised voices and fostering creative community. Now we need your help to continue to exist. Join The Polyester Dollhouse and protect queer, femme run, independent media:
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๐ ๐ช POLLY NOR - SHEโLL SKIN YOU ALIVE. ๐ช๐ So excited to reveal @pollynor as our second (and final) issue 8 cover! Shot by Camille Mariet. Pre-order here:
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Non-Threatening Boys* is here, and what better way to start it off than with a conversation between @genderlessgapad and @lucydacus โ๏ธโ .
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BTS of our @_chloe_cherry_ shoot ๐.โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ โ .We're releasing never seen before pics from the shoot in our next print zine. Become a member of the Dollhouse today to receive your free copyโฆ coming soon! ๐ธ by @ionegamble
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โYou could spend years just trying to get money, or you can spend years stitching a project together so that by the time you make it you donโt need any more money.' We spoke to @missannabiller and Girls In Film on being a woman behind the camera ๐ฝ๏ธ
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Our cover feature with @trapselyna is live NOW ๐ Read her interview with @doeeeyes here:.
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Theyโre here! Only a few of each size left. Have Faith In Your Own Bad Taste and order a tee!
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orders for our new print zine are getting posted THIS THURSDAY ๐ฌ๏ธ . get yours HERE ๐ -
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If we had a quid for every 'inclusive' brand that only goes up to a size 16 we'd actually be properly funded lmao.
EXCLUSIVELY INCLUSIVE! .Here at RIXO we believe all brides are beautiful, so we have designed our collection with all shapes and sizes in mind, with sizes ranging from UK 6 to UK 16. We have showcased our Bridal pieces on a diverse range of models from all walks of life.
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Gorgeous portraits from @MeganeMercury's editorial for our July Dollhouse cover. "Megane is proof that you donโt need traditional education to be a successful artist, nor do you need it to create thought-provoking work.".
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"The biggest aspect in getting into the Tory character was that she has a lot of hero worship of Boris. It was really interesting to read about people who honestly think that Boris is this incredible figure." ๐ @geohenleyreal on her Partygate role -
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โค๏ธโ๐ฅ Aliyah is our September Cover Star โค๏ธโ๐ฅโ .โ Over the last few years, for anyone possessing a TikTok account, it has been impossible to escape the mesmerising sartorial world of @aliyahInterlude . Read the full feature here-
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๐ LET THEM EAT CUPCAKKE! ๐ Thrilled to announce @cupcakkeafreakk as our first issue eight cover girl. Shot by @ladyist. Available to pre-order now:
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๐ HUGE congrats to the winner of our Queer Creative Fund, @MeganeMercury. ๐ Plus a big thanks to everyone who applied and shared, there were so many amazing creative submissions and we loved them all. ๐ฐ We can't wait to show you all our July cover feature with Megane!
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