{{short description|American fashion designer}} {{About|the fashion designer}} {{Infobox fashion designer |name = Zaldy |birth_name = Salvador Goco |birth_date = {{birth year and age|1966}} |birth_place = Cheshire, Connecticut, U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |education = Parsons School of Design<br>Fashion Institute of Technology (BFA) |awards = Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Programming (2017, 2018, 2019) }} '''Zaldy Goco''' (born 1966),<ref name=age>{{harvnb|Feldman|2005}}. "Zaldy, 38"; {{harvnb|Van Meter|2014}}. "It was early August [...] Zaldy was a preternaturally young-looking 48."</ref> also known mononymously as '''Zaldy''',<ref>{{harvnb|Van Meter|2014}}. "Zaldy (he abandoned the use of his last name in high school)".</ref> is a Filipino-American<ref>{{harvnb|Kedves|2013|p=116}}; {{harvnb|Nepales|2009}}.</ref> fashion designer. In 1995, he was featured as a model in a British television advertisement for Levi's.<ref name=SundayTimesLevis /><ref name=AdRespect /> Zaldy was named one of ''Out'' magazine's Out 100 in 2006.<ref name=Out100 /> He was the costume designer for Michael Jackson's This Is It concerts,<ref name=ThisIsIt2009 /> Lady Gaga's Monster Ball Tour,<ref name=MonsterBall2011 /> and Britney Spears's Femme Fatale Tour.<ref name="FemmeFatale2011" /> Zaldy designed the costumes for the Cirque du Soleil shows ''Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour'', ''Michael Jackson: One'', and ''Volta''.<ref name=CirqueduSoleil /> He was also the head designer for Gwen Stefani's fashion line L.A.M.B.<ref name=NYT2005LAMB /> He has received five Emmy nominations, winning in 2017, 2018, and 2019 for Outstanding Costumes for a Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Programming due to his work on ''RuPaul's Drag Race''.<ref name=Emmy />

==Early life== Zaldy was born in Cheshire, Connecticut. His first name is Salvador, but his parents called him Zaldy from birth. His grandmother sparked his interest in fashion.{{sfn|Van Meter|2014}}

==Education== Zaldy studied at Parsons School of Design in the 1980s but completed his education in 1990 at the Fashion Institute of Technology.{{sfn|Feldman|2005}}

==Modeling== Zaldy walked the runways for notable designers such as Thierry Mugler, Jean-Paul Gaultier, and Vivienne Westwood, modeling women's clothing. He also modeled men's clothing in a Japanese advertising campaign for Paul Smith.{{sfn|Van Meter|2014}} In 1995, Zaldy, appearing in drag, starred in a Levi's television commercial, which was banned in the United States and aired only late at night in the United Kingdom.{{sfn|Carter|2007}} This Levi's advertisement was noted for marking a rise in the prominence of drag in pop culture.<ref name=SundayTimesLevis /><ref name=Ekins1997 />

==Photoshoots and red carpets== Various celebrities have worn Zaldy's clothing in notable photoshoots or on red carpets. Beyoncé wore a Zaldy dress on the cover of the November 2005 issue of ''Vanity Fair''.<ref name=VanityFairNov2005 /> Film producer Lisa Maria Falcone, producer for ''127 Hours'', wore a Zaldy dress to the 83rd Academy Awards.<ref name=McLean2011 /><ref name=Nicholson2011 /> Kesha wore a Zaldy dress to the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards.<ref name=Johnson2012 /> Chloe x Halle both wore Zaldy to the 2016 BET Hip Hop Awards; their stylist for the event, Zerina Akers, said: "I always like to use young, new talent, because I feel like we see so much of the same thing in fashion and on the red carpet. I thought it was fresh."<ref name=Bauck2016 />

==Stage and concert performances== Zaldy designed his first stage costume for Lady Miss Kier, the singer of Deee-Lite, who saw him at a club wearing a mirror-studded catsuit and asked him to make her a similar outfit.{{sfn|Kedves|2013|p=121}} His first time designing stage outfits for an entire musical group was for Scissor Sisters' 2006 performance at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.<ref name=Schweiger2006 /> He later designed the costumes for the Japanese band Exile.<ref name=JapanToday2010 />

==RuPaul== In the late 1980s, Zaldy met the American drag queen RuPaul at a nightclub in Union Square, Manhattan.<ref name=Phelps2018 /> He has been designing his drag outfits since 1992.<ref name=EW2012 /><ref name=WorkinIt /> RuPaul wore Zaldy's outfits in the music video for his 1993 single "Supermodel (You Better Work)" and the Netflix series ''AJ and the Queen''.<ref name=Phelps2018 />

Zaldy also designed RuPaul's suit for the 2019 Met Gala.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mizoguchi |first1=Karen |title=Sissy That Walk! RuPaul Fiercely Sashays on Met Gala Red Carpet for the First Time |url=https://people.com/style/met-gala-2019-rupaul-fiercely-sashays-red-carpet/ |website=People |access-date=May 7, 2019 |date=May 6, 2019}}</ref>

===''RuPaul's Drag Race''===

Zaldy designs the gowns for RuPaul on ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. He works with three other team members and an assortment of other craftspeople, including painters, beaders, and graphic designers.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hendrickson|first1=Paula|title=Emmys: It Takes a Village to Make Reality Competitions Pop|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/awards/emmys-it-takes-village-to-make-reality-competitions-pop-1202469151/|website=Variety|date=June 19, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Newbold |first1=Alice |title=Why RuPaul Decided Not To Attend The Met Gala 2019 In Drag |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/rupaul-met-gala |website=British Vogue |access-date=May 7, 2019 |date=May 6, 2019}}</ref>

For his work on ''Drag Race'', Zaldy has received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning three times in the category of Outstanding Costumes for a Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Programming. He was first nominated for the 68th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards for the season 8 premiere, "Keeping It 100!"<ref name="Emmy2016">{{cite press release |title=68th Emmy® Awards Nominations for Programs Airing June 1, 2015 – May 31, 2016|url=http://www.emmys.com/sites/default/files/Downloads/68th-nominations-list-v7.pdf|author=Television Academy|author-link=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|date=July 14, 2016}}</ref> He received a second nomination, alongside Perry Meek, for the 69th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards for the season 9 premiere, "Oh. My. Gaga!"<ref name="Emmy2017">{{cite press release |title=2017 Emmy® Awards Nominations for Programs Airing June 1, 2016 – May 31, 2017 |url=http://www.emmys.com/sites/default/files/Downloads/69th-nominations-list-v5.pdf|author=Television Academy |date=July 13, 2017}}</ref> Zaldy and Meek won this Emmy.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Romano|first1=Nick|title=2017 Creative Arts Emmy Winners Include Carpool Karaoke, ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', ''SNL''|url=http://ew.com/tv/2017/09/09/creative-arts-emmy-awards-2017-winners-list/|website=EW.com|access-date=11 September 2017|date=10 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2017 Creative Arts Awards Saturday|url=https://www.emmys.com/news/awards-news/2017-creative-arts-awards-saturday|website=Television Academy|access-date=11 September 2017}}</ref> He received a third nomination in this category in 2018 for the season 10 premiere "10s Across the Board".<ref name=Emmy2018>{{cite press release |title=2018 Emmy® Awards Nominations for Programs Airing June 1, 2017 – May 31, 2018|url=http://www.emmys.com/sites/default/files/Downloads/70th-nominations-list-v3.pdf|author=Television Academy |date=July 12, 2018}}</ref> In 2019, he won an Emmy for the episode "Trump: The Rusical" alongside Art Conn, who designed Michelle Visage's outfit.<ref name=Emmy2019>{{cite press release|title=2019 Emmy® Awards Nominations Press Release|url=https://www.emmys.com/sites/default/files/Downloads/71st-nominations-list-v1.pdf|author=Television Academy|access-date=July 17, 2018|archive-date=July 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716222258/https://www.emmys.com/sites/default/files/Downloads/71st-nominations-list-v1.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Variety2019">{{cite news |last1=Littleton |first1=Cynthia |title=Creative Arts Emmys: Full Winners List for Night 1 |url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/emmys-creative-arts-winners-reality-1203336092/ |work=Variety |date=15 September 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

Zaldy appeared as a guest judge alongside Kesha on season 9, episode "Makeovers: Crew Better Work,"<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sava|first1=Oliver|title=The Drag Race crew jumps in front of the camera for the makeover challenge|url=https://www.avclub.com/the-drag-race-crew-jumps-in-front-of-the-camera-for-the-1798191450|website=A.V. Club|date=May 26, 2017}}</ref> and made a guest appearance in the season 12, episode "You Don't Know Me."<ref>Zaldy#cite note-39</ref> He also appeared as a guest judge on the ''RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars'' season 6, episode "Show Up Queen".

{| class="wikitable" |- !Year !Award !Category !Show !Episode !Result !{{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |- |2016 |rowspan=5|Primetime Emmy Award |rowspan=5|Outstanding Costumes for a Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Programming |rowspan=5|''RuPaul's Drag Race'' |Keeping It 100!" |{{nom}} |<ref name=Emmy2016/> |- |2017 |"Oh. My. Gaga!" (Shared with Perry Meek) |{{win}} |<ref name=Emmy2017/> |- |2018 |"10s Across the Board" |{{win}} |<ref name=Emmy2018/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sanchez |first1=Omar |title=Creative Arts Emmys: Winners List (Updating Live) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/creative-arts-emmys-2018-winners-list-1138674/item/creative-arts-emmys-outstanding-costumes-variety-nonfiction-reality-programming-1138812 |access-date=9 September 2018 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=8 September 2018 |language=en}}</ref> |- |2019 |"Trump: The Rusical" (shared with Art Conn) |{{win}} |<ref name=Emmy2019/><ref name="Variety2019"/> |- |2020 |"I'm That Bitch" |{{nominated}} |<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nordyke |first1=Kimberly |last2=Lewis |first2=Hilary |title=Creative Arts Emmys: All the Winners So Far {{!}} Hollywood Reporter |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/creative-arts-emmys-winners-list-updating-live |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=September 14, 2020}}</ref> |- |}

==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name=Schweiger2006>{{cite magazine|url=http://wwd.com/eye/people/golden-boy-536758/|title=Golden Boy: An hour before the Scissor Sisters were due to hit the stage to close out the Coachella Music and Arts Festival Sunday night, the band's trailer vibrated with energy|last=Schweiger|first=Melissa|date=May 4, 2006|page=4|volume=191|issue=95|magazine=Women's Wear Daily}}</ref> <ref name=Emmy>{{cite web|title=Zaldy Goco |url=http://www.emmys.com/bios/zaldy-goco |website=Emmys |access-date=July 13, 2017 |language=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922044448/http://www.emmys.com/bios/zaldy-goco |archive-date=September 22, 2016 }}</ref> <ref name=FemmeFatale2011>{{cite AV media|time=1:24:52|quote=Zaldy: Costume Designer|title=Lady Gaga Presents the Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden|date=2011|people=Gibson, Laurieann (director)|publisher=Media Blasters}}</ref> <ref name=MonsterBall2011>{{cite AV media|time=1:52:26|quote=Costumes designed by [...] Zaldy|title=Britney Spears Live: The Femme Fatale Tour|date=2011|people=Kennedy, Ted (director)|publisher=HBO}}</ref> <ref name=NYT2005LAMB>{{cite news|last1=La Ferla |first1=Ruth |title=A Queen of Pop Is Ready For Roseland, but Not to Sing |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/15/fashion/thursdaystyles/a-queen-of-pop-is-ready-for-roseland-but-not-to-sing.html |access-date=June 1, 2017 |work=The New York Times |date=September 15, 2005 |page=G6 |volume=154 |issue=53,338 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529182628/http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/15/fashion/thursdaystyles/a-queen-of-pop-is-ready-for-roseland-but-not-to-sing.html |archive-date=May 29, 2015 }}</ref> <ref name=ThisIsIt2009>{{cite AV media|time=1:44:48|quote=Costume Designer for Michael Jackson: Zaldy|title=Michael Jackson's This Is It|date=2009|people=Ortega, Kenny (director)|publisher=Columbia Pictures}}</ref> <ref name=SundayTimesLevis>{{cite news|last1=White|first1=Roland|title=What a Drag|work=The Sunday Times (London)|date=September 20, 1995|issue=8925|page=14}}</ref> <ref name=AdRespect>{{cite web|title=Video Ad Library: Levi Strauss & Co. - Levi's - Taxi|url=http://www.adrespect.org/common/adlibrary/adlibrarydetails.cfm?QID=16&ClientID=11064|website=adrespect.org}}</ref> <ref name=CirqueduSoleil>{{cite web|title=The Costume Workshop |url=https://www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/press/kits/corporate/cirque-du-soleil/costumeworkshop.aspx |website=Cirque du Soleil |access-date=June 1, 2017 |quote=Zaldy Goco: Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL and Michael Jackson ONE and VOLTA |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202225623/https://www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/press/kits/corporate/cirque-du-soleil/costumeworkshop.aspx |archive-date=February 2, 2017 }}</ref> <ref name=Out100>{{cite news|last1=Breen|first1=Matthew|last2=Epstein|first2=Jeffrey|last3=Hicklin|first3=Aaron|last4=Jamieson|first4=Graeme|last5=Shenitz|first5=Bruce|last6=Tang|first6=Jo-ey|title=OUT 100|work=Out|date=December 2006|volume=15|issue=6|pages=78–136}}</ref> <ref name=EW2012>{{cite magazine|last1=Stransky|first1=Tanner|title=RuPaul: A 'Drag Race' Dressing Room Tour|url=http://ew.com/gallery/rupaul-drag-race-dressing-room-tour/dress-to-impress|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=June 4, 2017|date=October 29, 2012|archive-date=June 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170611011438/http://ew.com/gallery/rupaul-drag-race-dressing-room-tour/dress-to-impress/|url-status=dead}}</ref> <ref name=WorkinIt>{{cite book|author1=RuPaul|title=Workin' It! RuPaul's Guide to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Style|date=2010|publisher=Harper Collins|chapter=Acknowledgments: Zaldy|quote=For the past eighteen years, he has created my most extraordinary ensembles.}}</ref> <ref name=Ekins1997>{{cite book|last1=Ekins|first1=Richard|title=Male Femaling: A Grounded Theory Approach to Cross-dressing and Sex-changing|date=1997|publisher=Routledge|location=London|isbn=9780415106252|page=164}}</ref> <ref name=VanityFairNov2005>{{cite magazine|issue=543|page=88|magazine=Vanity Fair|date=November 2005|title=Caption: On the Cover|quote=Beyonce Knowles wears a dress by Zaldy and a bracelet by Louis Vuitton. Hair and makeup products by L'Oral. Hair by Kimberly Kimble. Makeup by Francesca Tolot. Manicure by Lisa Logan. Styled by Andrea Lieberman. Photographed exclusively for V.F. by Patrick Demarchelier in New York City, August 11, 2005.}}</ref> <ref name=McLean2011 >{{cite magazine|last1=McLean|first1=Bethany|title=Falcone Quest|url=http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2011/07/falcones-201107|magazine=Vanity Fair|date=July 2011|volume=53|issue=7|quote=This year, when ''127 Hours'' was nominated for six Oscars, Lisa Maria wore to the award ceremony an elegant, one-shouldered column dress that was designed by her longtime friend Zaldy Goco.}}</ref> <ref name=Nicholson2011 >{{cite AV media | last = Nicholson | first = Lucy | date = February 27, 2011| title = Lisa Maria Falcone, executive producer for best picture nominee "127 Hours", wearing a dress by Zaldy Goco, arrives at the 83rd Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 27, 2011.| medium = Photograph | url = http://pictures.reuters.com/archive/OSCARS--GM1E72S0LLH01.html | publisher = Reuters |id = Image ID: GM1E72S0LLH01 }}</ref> <ref name=Johnson2012>{{cite web|last1=Johnson|first1=Zach|title=Ke$ha Unveils Glam Makeover at MTV Video Music Awards!|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-style/news/kesha-unveils-glam-makeover-at-mtv-video-music-awards-201269|website=Us Weekly|date=September 12, 2012|quote="I wanted to look naked with some glitz on my bits," Ke$ha said of the Zaldy dress, which she accessorized with Prada shoes, a Marie Todd ring and Karma El Khalil rings and earrings.}}</ref> <ref name=Bauck2016 >{{cite magazine|last1=Bauck|first1=Whitney|title=Chloe x Halle Stylists Dish on the Teens' Coordinating BET Awards Looks: Exclusive|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7416703/chloe-x-halle-stylists-bet-awards-fashion-beyonce|magazine=Billboard|date=June 27, 2016|quote=Chloe was in a Zaldy dress and Steiger shoes. Halle wore a Zaldy dress as a top over Levi’s Jeans with Off-White booties, and they both wore Messika jewelry. I always like to use young, new talent, because I feel like we see so much of the same thing in fashion and on the red carpet.}}</ref> <ref name=JapanToday2010>{{cite web|title=EXILE concert tour expected to draw 1.1 million fans|url=https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/exile-concert-tour-expected-to-draw-11-million-fans|website=Japan Today|language=en|date=July 12, 2010|quote=Meanwhile, Filipino fashion designer Zaldy Goco will be in charge of their costumes for the tour. Zaldy is well known for designing outfits for big stars, such as the late singer Michael Jackson and Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger, 66. It is the first time for Goco to produce costumes for Asian stars. He said his costumes will match the tour's title of "FANTASY."}}</ref> <ref name=Phelps2018>{{cite news |last1=Phelps |first1=Nicole |title=Zaldy Is the Designer RuPaul Wouldn't Go Anywhere Without |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/rupauls-drag-race-costume-designer-zaldy |work=Vogue |date=June 28, 2018 |language=en}}</ref> }}

==Works cited== * {{cite news|last1=Carter|first1=Lee|title=Everyone loves Zaldy|work=The Independent|date=June 3, 2007|pages=52–53|issue=901}} * {{cite news|last1=Feldman|first1=Jenny|title=Notes From the Underground: Zaldy Goco Spins a Darkly Beautiful Signature Collection of Victorian-Goth Coats and Dresses|work=Elle|date=July 2005|page=38|volume=20|issue=11}} * {{cite book|last1=Kedves|first1=Jan|title=Talking Fashion: From Raf Simons to Nick Knight in their own Words|date=2013|publisher=Prestel|location=Munich|isbn=978-3-7913-4823-0|pages=116–121|chapter=Zaldy: Costume Designer, New York & Las Vegas}} * {{cite news|last1=Nepales|first1=Ruben V.|title=Spotlight on two Fil-Ams in 'This Is it'|url=http://www.pressreader.com/philippines/philippine-daily-inquirer/20091031/283115655026395|access-date=June 3, 2017|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=October 31, 2009|page=G1}} * {{cite news|last1=Van Meter|first1=William|title=Zaldy, Onetime Club Kid, Model and Costumer to Pop Stars, Returns to Fashion Week|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/07/fashion/zaldy-onetime-club-kid-model-and-costumer-to-pop-stars-returns-to-fashion-week.html|access-date=June 1, 2017|work=The New York Times|date=September 7, 2014|page=18ST|volume=163|number=56,617}}

==General references== {{refbegin}} * {{cite web|last1=Amed|first1=Imran|author-link=Imran Amed|title=Zaldy Goco talks about designing for Michael Jackson and Lady Gaga, Part I|url=https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/intelligence/bof-exclusive-zaldy-goco-talks-about-designing-for-michael-jackson-and-lady-gaga-part-i|website=The Business of Fashion|date=January 21, 2010|access-date=June 1, 2017}} * {{cite web|last1=Amed|first1=Imran|title=Zaldy Goco talks about designing for Michael Jackson and Lady Gaga, Part II|url=https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/intelligence/bof-exclusive-zaldy-goco-talks-about-designing-for-michael-jackson-and-lady-gaga-part-ii|website=The Business of Fashion|date=January 21, 2010|access-date=June 1, 2017}} * {{cite book|last1=Chermayeff|first1=Catherine|last2=David|first2=Jonathan|last3=Richardson|first3=Nan|title=Drag Diaries|date=1995|publisher=Chronicle Books|isbn=9780811808958|pages=62–74|chapter=Mathu and Zaldy}} * {{cite news |last1=Gardner |first1=Chris |title=Inside 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Costume Exhibit Opening With Fan Favorites, Michelle Visage |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/rambling-reporter/inside-rupauls-drag-race-costume-exhibit-opening-1118181 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=June 7, 2018 }} * {{cite news|last1=Geiger|first1=Daniel|title=Lady Gaga's designer opens SoHo HQ|work=Crain's New York Business|date=February 3, 2014|volume=30|issue=5|page=20}} * {{cite web|last1=Kaplan|first1=Julee|title=Zaldy Goes Contemporary for Everlast|url=http://wwd.com/fashion-news/designer-luxury/zaldy-goes-contemporary-for-everlast-467608/|website=WWD|date=5 February 2008|access-date=June 1, 2017}} * {{cite web|last1=Lee|first1=Ashley|title=Making Zombies With 'LED Guts' for Cirque's 'Michael Jackson One'|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/making-zombies-led-guts-cirques-575859|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=June 3, 2017|language=en|date=June 2, 2013}} * {{cite web|last1=McDonald|first1=Patrick|title=High Brow: Interview with Zaldy|url=http://www.papermag.com/high-brow-july-2003-1425152173.html|website=Paper|access-date=June 3, 2017|language=en|date=July 28, 2003|archive-date=November 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130075519/https://www.papermag.com/high-brow-july-2003-1425152173.html|url-status=dead}} * {{cite web|last1=Mellors|first1=Coco|title=The fashion designer pop stars love: Zaldy|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/the-fashion-and-music-industri|website=W Magazine|language=en|date=October 20, 2009|access-date=June 1, 2017}} * {{cite web|last1=Peng|first1=Elizabeth|title=This Is What It Looks Like When Artificial Intelligence Designs a Dress for the Met Gala|url=http://www.vogue.com/article/met-gala-2016-lisa-maria-falcone-dress-grasshopper-artificial-intelligence|website=Vogue|access-date=4 June 2017|language=en|date=May 2, 2016}}' * {{cite news|last=Pignatelli|first=Benedetta|work=Italian Vogue|issue=780|page=134|url=http://www.vogue.it/people-are-talking-about/vogue-arts/2015/08/susanne-bartsch-amazing-creativity|title=Susanne Bartsch. Amazing creativity|date=August 19, 2015}} * {{cite news|last1=Shellhammer|first1=Bradford|author-link=Bradford Shellhammer|title=Love. Angel. Music. Zaldy.|work=HX Magazine|date=September 16, 2005|page=18|issn=1524-0339|issue=732}} * {{cite web|author1=WWD Staff|title=Zaldy RTW Spring 2015|url=http://wwd.com/runway/spring-ready-to-wear-2015/new-york/zaldy/review/#/slideshow/article/7903106/0|website=WWD|date=September 11, 2014|access-date=June 1, 2017}} * {{cite web|title=New York toasts Pinoy fashion designer|url=http://www.goodnewspilipinas.com/docs/art_and_culture/archived/zaldy_goco.html|website=Good News Pilipinas|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070513120947/http://www.goodnewspilipinas.com/docs/art_and_culture/archived/zaldy_goco.html|archive-date=May 13, 2007}} {{refend}}

==Further reading== * {{cite news |last1=Allaire |first1=Christian |title=RuPaul's Longtime Collaborator, Zaldy, Talks His Emmy-Nominated Creations |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/zaldy-rupauls-drag-race-emmys-interview |work=Vogue |date=August 26, 2020}}

==External links== * {{cite AV media |people=Cirque du Soleil |date=August 5, 2011 |title=Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour - Zaldy Goco on the Costumes - Cirque du Soleil|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtRKSox9CWI}} * {{cite AV media |people=Cirque du Soleil |date=February 6, 2017 |title=VOLTA : Meet the Costume Designer {{pipe}} by Cirque du Soleil|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rehxMqqY4Nk}} * {{cite AV media |people=The Museum at FIT |date=April 15, 2016 |title=Zaldy & Dr. Valerie Steele in Conversation|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rehxMqqY4Nk}} * {{Official website|http://www.zaldynyc.com/}}

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