Leigh Bowery wasn't your average Melbourne-born, London-based designer. Every new look he created was dripping in excess; silhouettes drawn out beyond recognition, overdrawn eyes and lips surrounded by a matching facemask, outlandish fabrics turned into tailored masterpieces.

With Cardi B's recent outing to the 2019 Grammys in his archived 1995 Fall Collection 'Birth of Venus' gown, it seems like the French designer Thierry Mugler has been brought back into the spotlight.

They protested against mainstream gender norms and feminine expectations in a male-dominated society. The idea of a woman 'behaving badly' went against the gender norms of how a woman is supposed to act, and provided a thrilling way to challenge society. In addition, the expectations of how a woman dressed were restricting and sexist, and the sukeban weren't going to accept this anymore.