Burlesque babe and hula-hooper extraordinaire Rubie Magnitude is the model of the week! Donning a gorgeous red lingerie set from Secrets From Your Sister, the lovely Rubie looks sensual and sweet. Rubie was a smash hit this past weekend at the Toronto Burlesque Festival, where she debuted a new act in which she multi-tasked hula hooping and feather fan dancing! I am thrilled to welcome Rubie to the Dolly Shots portfolio with her first set of portraits. Enjoy!
Hair by Natasha Kaye
I am beyond excited to share this set of photos with you from my second epic photoshoot as photographer for Dolly Shots!
First up is the fabulous, fun, effervescent Zilly Lilly! I seriously cannot say enough good things about this gal. Besides being the kind of beauty that you just can’t help staring at, Zilly is a passionate person, immersing herself completely in everything she does. She is a fireball of energy and endless creativity. If you want to see that creativity in action you can catch Zilly at the Toronto Burlesque Festival this weekend for their Pop Culture night on Saturday.
I love the personality that Zilly brought to her first photo set and I hope you enjoy looking at these photos as much as I enjoyed taking them!
I first met Brittany in the summer of 2012. I had just gotten out of a long term relationship in which I had become increasingly isolated from my friends. Post-breakup I was feeling very lonely and while I had begun to rebuild past friendships I could also feel an empty void that needed to be filled with something new. I remember vividly meeting Brittany for the first time. She was the perfect picture of cool; bleach blonde hair in dreadlocks, lip ring, covered in tattoos and sporting a baby blue repro-vintage style dress printed with cartoon pinup girls. It was a dress I knew well, as I had been coveting and searching for this exact garment for months to no avail. There was Brittany wearing the dress of my dreams, the friend I had been looking for. As we got to know each other we discovered we had more in common than just fashion. Brittany is sharp as a whip, with a love of history and a Masters Degree under her belt. She is a kind and compassionate friend with an unending love of animals, reading and baking. Brittany is the kind of person who will always ask the questions that others dare not broach because she genuinely wants to know about you on a deeper level. I feel so lucky to call Brittany my friend and happy to be able to share these photos of her with you. As you can see Brittany is a beautiful lady, but I know that she is even more beautiful on the inside!
This week’s beauty is provided by my dear friend Sam! I love making custom dresses for Sam, as you can see from some previous posts. On our most recent fabric shopping excursion we were able to find two amazing prints, the first of which turned into this dress. Sam has a love of snakes and owns two of her own named Rosie and JB. JB decided to join us for this photoshoot to compliment the slithering snake printed dress. I’ve also included some behind-the-scenes photos in today’s post provided by Tyrone Islington. Enjoy!
This week’s photoset stars the captivating Leelando Calrissian shot by none other than myself! Crossplayer extraordinaire Leelando gives us his take on Bettie Page as the Rocketeer. With costume completely created by Leelando himself this pretty pinup embodies the classic comic creation with a gender-bending twist. Enjoy!
CLASSICALLY CURVY 