The Bald and the Beautiful with Trixie and Katya - We Have a Problem and Etsy is the Solution with Trixie and Katya

Episode Date: June 15, 2023

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We want to thank Etsy for partnering with us on this episode of The Bald and the Beautiful, where we celebrate our beloved process of finding all types of fun and interesting items on Etsy. Today, we're going deep on how much we love finding items on Etsy that allow us to express ourselves. We curated our favorite Etsy items, including runway-ready fashion, retro-inspired homeware, gifts for your best friend, and so much more. All of these from Etsy sellers who support the art of drag. There are links in the description to go check them out. We are so excited for you to shop our collections. Visit etsy.com slash Trixie and Katja to check it all out. And a very special

thank you to Etsy for sponsoring this episode. We love you, Etsy. New to Etsy? Use code BALD10 for 10% off your first purchase. That's code BALD10 for 10% off your first purchase. That's code BALD10 for 10% off your first purchase. Maximum discount value of $50. Offer ends June 30th, 2023. See terms at etsy.com slash terms. Valid only for US customers. Hey, what is Etsy? Let me tell you about Etsy.

An item from Etsy arrived yesterday. It is in my house. And I got on the ground and I kissed it. Did you order it? I sure did. Okay, that makes a lot more sense. It's a rug. I saw the rug.

No, you didn't see the rug. You showed me on... You said, I got to show you my new boyfriend. Well, it's actually, that's a misnomer. The boyfriend is... It's a throuple. Because the table, the dining room show you my new boyfriend. Well, it's actually, that's a misnomer. The boyfriend is, it's a thruple because the table, the dining room table is my primary boyfriend. Now the rug is the side piece. Is your partner, your third. Yes.

We invited a third into the scenario. I know. And I love Etsy. I know too. Oh, Etsy. The other thing is it's a global marketplace. So you're not buying items from Etsy. You are getting in contact with individual artists, sellers, creators.

A digital global bazaar, honey. Exactly. If Etsy was a mall. Oh, it would be the best one. It'd be you shopping and then bumping into people who make this. Yes. What would you like? Honey, let me talk to you about a Berber rugs from Morocco.

Huh? Gorge. Huh? Yeah, Gorge. In my apartment. Thanks to Etsy. I have glass lanterns from Etsy. I've got, you have no idea.

I probably shouldn't, at the end of the episode, I might reveal the screen time of how much time I spend on Etsy because it's truly hospitalizable. Yeah. Yeah. It's a red herring. It's a dog whistle. It's a red flag. Well, do you remember that fierce, for Christmas, I got you that lighter? Yeah. Yeah. It's a, it's a, it's a red herring. It's a dog whistle. It's a, it's a, it's a red flag.

Well, do you remember that fierce for Christmas? I got you that lighter. Yeah. Incredible. Etsy. I, this is not a joke. Cause I got Pete's gift from Etsy. Pete, I got him a decoration of a holiday ornament that said Pete director of, uh,

forgot to give it to him. I still haven't, but I got it next year. Next year. That's what's important. Because everybody, I know it's just like, I prefer to go one of a kind or handmade because I don't know what people are out shopping for. And also, you don't have to go to those stores. Yeah.

And then remember that show where the whole thing started because they backed up into each other in the parking lot? You can avoid that by going on Etsy. One of my favorite things about Etsy is that 80% of the sellers identify as women. I like shop girls. Shop girls. Yeah, like a mousy bookish sort of like, is there something on the top shelf you want me to grab?

Etsy, I love it. I'm not joking. I'm not joking, bitch. I'm not joking either. We have some items here today, but if you went through my, I got a lot of stuff on Etsy because I love secondhand. Yeah. I can type in cockatoo ceramic statue, six inches tall.

Bam. I will find it. Yeah. Or, and then you click on find similar items. Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, ba. Before you know it, 4am, eyes bloodshot, gooning, soft taffy. I know. Teeth grinded out of my skull.

Where's that rubber rug? I know. Where's that rubber rug? Yeah. I also want to tell you that Etsy proudly maintains approximate gender parity in the overall employee population among leadership and boards at a director level. Yeah. No, mama, they're all about gender equity.

Equity. Equality. Equitina. Equitina. But you know what I want to talk about? I need to talk about Etsy's environmental impact. Well, Etsy's working to address its environmental impact by figuring out new ways to offset its emissions.

Carbon emissions. And not your kind of emissions. Mama. Not nocturnal emissions. Or college admissions. Or college admissions. Carbon emissions. not nocturnal emissions or college admissions or college admissions carbon foot carbon emissions do you think that they're emitting carbon they're reducing carbon emissions encouraging college admissions they're reducing they're working on shrinking their carbon footprint and reducing

their carbon emissions that's right they are isn't that incredible well when the company where everything is shipped it matters what happens to that packaging after you open the product it does matter well i deep dive you know i collect toys yes you do and a lot of the best old toys we're talking 50 year old toys dolls old maiden type of toys etsy's where they're at yeah yeah i think a lot of people liquidate and sell their personal collections of collectibles so you can find a seller who maybe sells like for example i collect a lot of 60s dolls i will find a seller whose collection is mostly that and then i'm not fishing around for duds i have like a curated list you know what i do i go into these outrageously overpriced consignment antique thrift stores in a thrift in Los Angeles.

I see an item I like. I go on Etsy. I find it for an eighth of the price. That's what I'm saying. The internet really eliminated people's ability to pull a fast one pricing wise. Cause you can be like, well, that's not true.

Yeah. Actually, how come here? It's this much. Yeah. I mean, Oh, you wanted 3000 for this,

um, this antique chain lamp. Well, I found talk them here. It's this much. Yeah. You know what I mean? Oh, you wanted 3000 for this, this antique chain lamp. Well, I found it on Etsy for 280. So now what? So now what, Ellen? Yeah. You know what else is crazy? This really, this is real.

My pink toilet in my main bathroom over there, it broke because it was vintage. And I took the back off it to look at it, dropped it. It shattered. That's a vintage toilet. Oh, no. So I called my aunt, who is a plumber. I was like, what do I do? And she goes, open up the back of the toilet,

look at the serial number, and go online and see if you can find a replacement. I found exactly one on Etsy. I did. The reason I have a back of my toilet is because of Miss Etsina. Miss Etsiana. Miss Etsiana. Etsy Ross.

Etsy Ross. Miss Etsy Johnson. Oh my God. At the end of the runway, Etsy Johnson does a cartwheel split. Well, you know, it's so funny. I had to follow up with my orthopedic surgeon today and I was like, I asked him for a picture of the x-ray of the implant and it was like, that's incredible. Where did you order that? Etsy. Listen, I think gift giving is very difficult. David every year.

You're a very selfish person. I know. So David every year pulls out some amazing, personalized, something linked to a little memory that I totally will forget about. But he doesn't have a job. But he's so good at coming through with a great gift. Yeah, yeah, yeah. He's thoughtful. And then I'm like, what am I supposed to do? Yeah. You type in, you want to Etsy type in David Silver.

Literally. Oh, I have gone into Etsy and typed in like gift for boyfriend. And you know what else? Like depending on the time of the year too, there's different guides. So you can look for like for holiday gifts under $25. Yes. Personalized gifts. There's also incredible items for every single budget.

Because let's be honest. Oh, mama. Sometimes the tertiary professional gift friend, we need to set a cap on what we're willing to spend. You're not going to go out and buy a $500,000 vehicle for the waitress at the local diner well we got some new items i thought we could do like a little show and tell oh you know i've never done an unboxing before oh it's like falling off a log i'm just gonna pull things out and i think we should claim them as they come okay okay yeah ready to fight to the death this is very i think this is actually mine. No, it looks that's amazing. I got us to DJ and it has spiky shoulders I'm jelly like with a big updo behind a DJ booth. I would kill my out. Look at this

Yes, totally model it show the car walk around the car Now you have to imagine it on a million-dollar body. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes Do you have a bike pump we can inflate it with just to get yeah Hold on. Do you have a bike pump we can inflate it with just to get? I think this comes out the back and then this is at the front. Love. We got shiny vinyl.

We got some mesh. We got some pointy shoulders and elbows. Yes. So. Fun. It's fabulous. I love it. I think I'm going to get some black vinyl and cut little pieces to make lashes so it's like spikes too.

Ooh. You know what I mean? what i mean you're so creative because i never have anything like contemporary to wear at the club or can't exactly wear one of my like 60s swimsuits to go play house music i i don't see why you couldn't do that but yes that looks great yeah i think i'm gonna wear like a long black boot and a black glove or a tennis shoe and no nails yeah yeah i'm gonna wear like a long brooklyn heights wig so i can throw it around okay i'm gonna throw this right here temporarily okay my turn yeah i was born to love you oh my gosh that's a big item there's a lot of

stuff hold on there's a lot of we do a We do a lot of shopping. All right, sorry. I'm just going to go for this gal. Shopping. Oh my God, it's mine. It's yours. Wow, it's red. I had no idea. These like vinyl materials, they're hot. Oh, you don't think I know that?

Yeah. I want you to wear like a big messy updo with like a very like V cut swimsuit bottom. It's ball Tina with a tiny top hat. No, I think you need to wear like messy, like Kim Basinger hair. With this? Like a big stacked updo. It's a severe bob. You think? Oh yeah. Slick, nasty. Like a bus stacked updo It's a severe bob You think?

Oh yeah Slick, nasty Like a bus driver bob And I think you need to wear basically underwear with long red boots Thank you Ed Seam You shouldn't have You really shouldn't have Let's see

We have to come for Oh, this is mine This is mine Oh yeah Oh Oh that's okay. I don't have it. Oh, yeah. Oh. I just did this for myself. Oh, that's so cute.

And now DJing. Yes, I got this because. DJing. I have a few dresses now that are like disco ball material. And I thought in some of my big Trixie wigs, I could use this. Either as a headband or across the board. Head maybe. Or as sunglasses.

Lady Gargar. Remember that? Oh, my God. Head maybe. Or as sunglasses. Lady Gargar. Remember that? Oh my God. Just dance. Gonna be okay. Do do do do do. Just remember that one? Yeah.

I thought this would be fun for me. That's really fun. And I was right. You were right. Thank you. This is from, who made this? This is from an artist called. I bet it was a gorgeous woman. Ciara Mona Han.

There you go. Thank you, girl. Thank you. I really appreciate it. I'm going to put it in my hair. Okay, let me see what I got here. I was born to love you. Let's see what it is.

I can't tell what it is. You could wear this with that. Hello. Hello. With the breastplate. Mix it up. Cardiac arrest. Oh, 100%. Cardiaciac arrest Take the picture now

Take it now Heart prithor Maria I love this I love it too it's so nasty Now this is something I'd wear on my pergola And let the neighbors have it Because here's what's been happening on my pergola recently I've been out there surveying the scene

And I see passengers by And then later that day or the next day they'll say i love what you did up there it's so beautiful and i'm like i know you could wear this with that you could wear just the mini skirt if you were me you can mix match yes yeah i'm so horny for this with that i can't even tell you and you know what this jacket's big enough that you don't even have to make a cinch because it'll hide thank Thank you. All those big, fat, blubbery rolls that I have. Well, I think that's made by the same artist, Mindy. It has the same tag.

Thank you so much. That is Mindy's project. Okay. Oh, something for the, something lacy. Elegant witch gowns. Elegant witcheries. Oh, wow. It's a gown.

It's a gown from Etsy. I love this. I love black stretch lace gowns. Bob the Drag Queen wore this black lace stretch gown for her first special. I think it's a suspiciously large woman, I think. Or no, I went to see her. Bob at Caroline's. She had a black lace gown on and I've coveted ever since.

When Halloween comes around When Halloween comes around And I do what I do every year Which is put on A black dress And a black lip And the same wig You go a little darker

On the eye shadow With a breastplate Oh honey And you know With my large man hands This is the only sleeve That makes my hand look small It's the Coco Montrese

Yeah Love it I'm gonna do Wepa Wepa No I'm going to do Weipa. Weipa. No, I'm going to do Venga Boys. Okay. Boom, boom, boom, boom.

You could even do Vibeology by Paul Abdul. Absolutely. I could. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Love this. And I got it with that little black. Ooh. Am I going through a black clothing phase?

I don't know, but I think this is probably also for you. Oh, it absolutely is. Don't touch it. Oh, that's so cute. This is so fun. Indeed. I love, okay, I have broad shoulders, so something like- Oh, really?

Something like, I don't have a broad shoulders. I have broad shoulders. Something like this makes my arms look smaller. And I've been lifting weights, so I can't- Yeah, you need all the help you can get. Pretty soon I'm not able to show my arms anymore. I look like Wesley Snipes. You'll have to contour them with like black stripes.

Oh, brown bars. And then when I turn to the side, you're like. Like people do with their cheeks. Alexis. With the, do you know what I mean? Decarbo negative space. I thought you were saying like people do with their cheeks i'm like who would do that literally wear lines on my face brown stripes on my face bitch

brown stripes sticking out i love this i'm absolutely in love with it but me walking into the club with my little headphones take me to the dj booth please i just oops i dropped that oh that i love but i love pink animal print i know you do i do i know you do look at this this is flowers it's not in nature same thing there's another item oh it's um oh this is a boa it just it's... Oh, this is a boa. It just, it's squished. Squished, yeah, yeah, yeah. This is a custom little boa.

And how darling would that be on your DJ set? How darling would that be? Okay, we just got to shake it out. Oh my God, that shook out really nicely. That shook out pretty nicely. Now talk about hiding those giant muscular shoulders. There's the help you need. I don't have a boa this color. You sure don't? Now you need. I don't have a bow of this color.

You sure don't? No, you do. I don't know if this is showing up on camera. It's blue, but it's also a little purple. It's kind of like a periwinkle. Why would that not show up on camera? Because sometimes the color changes. This looks, to me, bluer.

But it's kind of purple. It's like a periwinkle. Do you think it's blue? To me, that looks almost turquoise or cerulean. Well, something we'll have, you know, a nice piece of solid gristle to chew over together. But this can be our dress we yell about. Yes. Is it blue or white or gold and silver?

Look at that. It's great. Love this. Love it. This, ooh. Oh. Well, I just got a little blue dress with like paillettes. You know, not sequins. Get out of town.

But I don't have the right color boa, and now I do. That's incredible. All thanks to the magic and wonder of the women's sales of Etsy. Is that it? Who are you wearing? Of course, it's Mindy Lamour. Yeah, both of these projects

are from Mindy Lamour. Both of these projects. Yeah, because somebody had to make these. Right, right. You know? And they did what my costumer does, which is put their little label and the size in there. Very helpful.

Very helpful. Yeah. Is that the Mindy Lamour? Yes, it is. Yes, it is. Mindy Lamour. Mindy Lamour. Wow.

Love it. I love, you bet your ass you're going to see this on, with the quickness. The quickness? Oh, like soon? Like very soon. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Of course.

It's like a slang. I will say with the new house, I really want mismatched dinnerware, flatware. I love that too. And on Etsy, they have like, you know, I forget what kind of glass it is, but it's where it's white and blue, like Dutch glassware, where it's like white and blue tea sets. I want that, but all different size and designs, but all the same color. Because I think mismatched flatware is cool. Oh, what about the Trixie and Katya curated Etsy collection? Yes. If you are watching this and you have access to Etsy, we would like you to know that we curated

our own little list of homewares, whatever else we think is essential viewing and purchasing. And we made a Trixie and Katya list that you can shop from. You could get in drag literally from the ground up on Etsy. Yeah. And also you can find stuff that there's particular drag items that are really, really annoying to find. You can't go to the department store to get hip pads. Do you know what I mean? I wish you could. I wish you could too.

Yeah. But you canya Etsy collection has retro inspired items, runway ready fashion and all kinds of little like bits and bobs that we threw in there that we think are required shopping. This collection features wearable items, also home decor. I know you own a home, perhaps several. So do you. Listen, I'm just saying. I'm trying to be ashamed. Maybe so did they.

And they need a little Trixie and Katya inspired items to furnish their decorate their home. If you want to shop our curated collection, you can go to Etsy.com slash Trixie and Katya. That's right. We have carefully and lovingly curated a wonderful selection of items from home decor to wearable wonders, all for you to enjoy in the true essence of Trixie and Katya.

You and I are like the trend predictors of Etsy. We're like the authority and what's hot and cool and next on Etsy. Right. We're like the natural disaster prevention headquarters. You know, those like tornado stations? Yes. I'm the woman in the movie who's like, this hurricane's coming and no one believes me. Yeah, yeah. And she's like, she

pushes that button anyway and evacuates the town. Why don't people ever believe them in these movies? Because they don't want to leave. They're so lazy they don't want to be inconvenienced. Don't make Mother Nature get up and take off her wig because she will. Like she will. She will stand up and she will take off her chunky

she'll take off her big hoops and her chunky bracelet she'll put down her mug of tea and she will she'll take off her bifocals snatch that wig take out her flipper and she will go capoeira on your ass it's fierce it's dance and karate ow we need to put more brazilian jiu-jitsu capoeira items on Etsy. And also maybe more disaster relief preparedness kits. That's my only feedback to Etsy is I haven't been able to get martial arts lessons from Etsy. Oh, mama, you're not just typing them right. You're not media literate enough, honey.

Can you make me a list? Yeah, absolutely. I can. I can do it in Portuguese, you two. We curated our favorite Etsy items, including runway-ready fashion, retro-inspired homeware, gifts for your best friend, and so much more.

All of these from Etsy sellers who support the art of drag. There are links in the description to go check them out. We are so excited for you to shop our collections. Visit etsy.com slash Trixie and Katja to check it all out. And a very special thank you to Etsy

for sponsoring this episode. We love you, Etsy. See you on the internet, hon. New to Etsy? Use code BALD10 for 10% off your first purchase. That's code BALD10 for 10% off your first purchase. Maximum discount value of $50. Offer ends June 30th, 2023. See terms at etsy.com slash terms valid only for U.S. customers.