“Either it would be very small or I would find something that would look good from the back,” Dawson says.Īs a workaround, he would wear the lingerie backward or buy larger sizes. But he found that the bodysuits and bottoms didn't fit well. As a multidisciplinary artist who explores Black and queer identity, 27-year-old LaQuann Dawson often takes self-portraits from his home and studio in Brooklyn wearing women's lingerie.