Video will play in Play now Don't auto playNever auto playA new Vice documentary series is exploring Auckland's underground Vogue scene with a feature on New Zealand LGBTQ Pacific Arts Collective FAFSWAG. Zealandia is a New Zealand online documentary series from Vice that is described as looking "beyond the stereotypical pillars of the New Zealand identity to present an honest view of the country." The first episode, FAFSWAG: Auckland's Underground Vogue Scene, depicts the cultural and political significance of FAFSWAG's performative style, inspired by the 1980 Harlem Vogue Scene. South Auckland's FAFSWAG is largely made up of queer artists from a Pacific Island background. "We know so many people who want to get involved in the scene, but they don't live loud like us.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 07, 2017 23:03 UTC