Dressing like a harlot isn't the half of it on Village stroll
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On Staten Island, 20 wigs crowd the public housing unit of transgender model and prostitute Shawn Rachel, 28.
In the West Village on a recent late night/early morning, long, straight black hair, pushed back with Dolce & Gabbana sunglasses, framed her face. It matched her "devil" bag: a black leather purse with spikes around the strap, one small remnant from her gothic period.
Thirty blocks south of Fashion Ave., Christopher St. is the runway for transgender divas strutting down sidewalks blowing kisses and hollering at each other, "Hey Sexy, I like what you wearing." Fashion is their social lubricant and how they embrace female glamour — it's their key to beauty, self-esteem and money.
