Witchy Woman

It’s almost Halloween and it’s going to be a double whammy week, with 2 themed photosets!

My gorgeous friend Sam and I collaborated on another fantastic dress for her collection.  This spider web print was the perfect fabric for her halloween look.  We took a little trip to the cemetery to take some spooky shots!

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Sunset in High Park

I had a wonderful time shooting with my friend Geoff Larkin this week in High Park.  The water garden was the perfect setting for this seductive set.  The sheer kimono top was made by me, the bra is from Victoria’s Secret.  Enjoy!

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Dino Sam

I’m so proud to share this set of photos of my fabulously fashionable friend Sam, for whom I am the personal dress designer.  I love collaborating with Sam and adding to her fun, whimsical dress collection.  For this ensemble we found the perfect co-ordinating fabrics of both image and text dinosaurs.  Sam has a love of dinosaurs and this colourful, cute dress was the perfect addition to her wardrobe.   Please enjoy these photos of Sam in her dino dress!
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream

I had the pleasure of performing at Kitty Night’s Midsummer Night’s Dream show on August 15th.  It was a wonderful evening of dreamy burlesque.  I performed my Sugar Baby routine in a sugary, sparkly, pale pink robe which I made.  My head was adorned with a lovely bird fascinator from Featherband.  Please enjoy some photos from the evening and one from my friend Lick My Lens Cap photography, of me in this outfit!

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Toronto Burlesque Festival Gold Diggers

Myself and my partner in crime, Betty Quirk, will be performing our Two Little Gold Diggers routine this Saturday evening at the Toronto Burlesque Festival!  We are part of the Glam-A-Ganza show and will definitely bring the Glam in our Gentlemen Prefer Blondes tribute act.  We don’t get to perform this act too often so you won’t want to miss a chance to see it!  Please enjoy these photos are from the amazing photographer Elizabeth Horodnyk!

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Joan Harris Cosplay

I am thrilled to finally be able to share with you this set of photos from my collaboration with Elizabeth Horodnyk.  This set was inspired by my favourite character on my favourite tv show, Joan Harris from Mad Men.  Joan is a strong, independent, bad ass woman who does it all while looking fabulous and elegant.  On top of all that Joan has curves for days, making her the perfect subject for me to cosplay.  The dress was made by me and the necklace is a replica of the signature necklace Joan wears on the show.  Please enjoy my little tribute to Mad Men and Joan Harris!

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Vintage Baby Doll

I am so excited to share another lovely set of photos from Tyrone Islington!  We were going for a very 60s babydoll look with the styling and wardrobe for this shoot.  This is one of my favourite outfits, which I have featured on here before, but I just can’t get enough photos of it.  I designed and created this little pink playsuit with fabric I got at Mood in NYC.  Please enjoy this sweet little set of pictures from Dolly and Tyrone!

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Lord of the G-Strings

In just a few short days the most epic Nerdlesque show to grace a Toronto stage will be taking place.  Lord of the G-Strings, a Tolkien inspired burlesque event will be taking place on Sunday May 17 at Revival in Toronto.  I will be playing the majestic role of Galadriel amongst a cast of all your favourite characters.

Doors at 8:30, Show at 9:00.  Click the poster below for tickets!

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Dolly Monroe as Galadriel and Zilly Lilly as Ringwraith

 

In the Studio with Tyrone Islington

Recently I have had the pleasure of working with Tyrone Islington on a few different projects.  His photography is dynamic, dramatic and emotionally charged.  I love his style and have enjoyed modelling for him.  For our most recent collaboration we played with light and shadow and created some of our best work to date.  Please enjoy a selection of images from this shoot, with more to come!

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Snake Charmer Sam

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!

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