Come out to Rosie The Rebel tomorrow night starting at 7pm for an exhibit of contemporary art inspired by alternative music subcultures that will include my “Dolly is a Punk Rocker” photo from If You Fall Photography!
Category: Out and About
World Pride: Rocky Horror Picture Show
As part of World Pride and because I am a life long Rocky Horror Groupie, I decided to check out Excited Mental State‘s Pride Show!
As usual the cast was spot on with their shadow casting of the film. In case you are not familiar with the tradition of Rocky Horror, typically a cast will act out the film while it is playing and add their own spin on things. There is a lot of audience participation, including callbacks and the use of props at certain cues in the film. In Toronto we are very lucky to have an amazing cast that has been running for over 30 years and always has a hilarious take on this classic cult movie.
Here are some of the photos I took last Friday night for the Rocky Horror Pride Show!
World Pride: Drag Queens and Mermaids
This past weekend I had an absolutely fabulous time celebrating World Pride in Toronto!
As an openly bisexual woman it is so important to me to celebrate Pride and show my support as a member of the LGBT community. I feel empowered being a part of such a humongous group of not just Lesbian, Gay, Bi, and Trans people, but also all the weirdos, freaks, and artistic creative types like myself who were celebrating. It makes me feel like I am part of a much bigger community when I see such vast crowds of like-minded people declaring that they are proud to be who they are. I was so happy that Toronto got to be the host for World Pride 2014 and I feel lucky to live in this great city where I do feel safe to be openly, genuinely ME!
The party started on Thursday evening. I lined up early and got into the Starry Night event at the 519 Green Space where I had the pleasure of seeing Ru Paul’s Drag Race’s top 4 Queens from this season, Darienne Lake, Courtney Act, Adore Delano and Bianca Del Rio, doing their thing on stage. On Friday night I joined my friends at Exicted Mental State (aka EMS), the Toronto Rocky Horror cast, at their pride show. The main event was the parade on Sunday, in which I strutted the parade route in my new self-made mermaid ensemble!
Gatsby Garden Party
On Sunday I attended a 1920’s Gatsby themed garden party at Spadina House in Toronto with the lovely Leelando Calrissian! We had a fabulous time getting all dolled up in our 1920s attire and lounging on the beautiful lawn behind the historical mansion. There were more amazing outfits than you could imagine, some real 1920s vintage, others simply inspired or reproduction. The women were decked out in lace, pearls, bias-cut frocks, cloche hats, beaded bags, with many gorgeous parasols scattered throughout the crowd. The men adorned themselves with boater hats, suspenders, linen suits, sock garters, spats with many pocket watches on fobs. Live bands roared with jazz on the main stage and small groups played the ukulele at the garage stage. The main event was the fashion parade and costume contest with prizes from Malabar, Aviv restaurant and the Rose Emporium. Leelando and I were very jealous of the grand prize winner who will be receiving 2 dozen fresh cut roses every month for the next year for winning! Please enjoy my photos from the Gatsby Garden Party!
RAW Art and Fashion Show
Last thursday I attended the RAW Art and Fashion Showcase at Revival in Toronto. When I arrived the place was packed with a very cool crowd of artists and art connoisseurs. Local painters, photographers, jewelry designers and makeup artists had booths set up around the venue and in the upstairs balcony showing off their work. The main event was the fashion show featuring collections from Love, Poetry Corsets and Amplify Apparel. I had a wonderful time taking in all the art and talent in the room and was blown away by many of the artists I met. I was especially excited to see the Game of Thrones inspired collection from Amplify Apparel, which featured an array of outstanding sculptural jewelry and accessories, worn and weathered, handcrafted garments, modelled by some of the city’s top fire/circus performers!
Late Night Toon Tease
I had a blast this past saturday at the Peepshow TO Late Night Toon Tease Nerdlesque show!! Performers stripped as their favourite adult cartoon characters such as Leela from Futurama, Jane Lane from Daria, Gimpy from Undergrads, Molotov Cocktease from Venture Brothers and so many more. The show was amazing, with so many creative costumes, acts and song choices. The stage, which was set with old school televisions, created such a lovely atmosphere to witness these cartoon characters coming to life. Congrats to Peepshow TO on another wonderful show!
Mermaid Tattoo by Suspiria
After 3 sittings and 10 hours my beautiful mermaid tattoo from Suspiria is finally complete! It was a long process but totally worth it. I am so happy with how it turned out and I love looking down at my leg and seeing my beautiful mermaid. This tattoo for me symbolizes where I am at this moment. I am going through a lot of changes in my life right now and beginning a new chapter and I love that this gorgeous creation is the marker of that change for me. I thought I would share some start-to-finish photos of the process of getting this tattoo. We made a lot of subtle changes between the original sketch and the final completed tat and it has been really fun watching it grow and change. I cannot thank the amazing Suspiria enough for gracing me with this beauty.
Late Night Toon Tease with Peepshow TO
Peepshow TO is back at it on June 14th for Late Night Toon Tease: Burlesque inspired by Adult Cartoons!! If you love shows like Futurama, Archer, Venture Brothers, Daria, Clone High and the likes you will not want to miss this event. In Toronto at the Randolph Theatre, doors at 8pm. I will be back-up dancing for the legendary Charlie Quinn.
Tickets are selling out fast!! Get yours by clicking the posters below!!
A Dash of Spice
I am so excited to share with you the photos from my photo shoot with Dana Brushette, directed by plus size pinup queen Tess Munster!
Outfit: Me
Make-up: Beauties by Bella Rouge
Hair: Ashlie Rousselle
Necklace: Rosita Bonita
Shoes: Jeffrey Campbell
Crown: Your Big Sister’s Closet
Game Of Thrones Exhibit
On Sunday, my best gal pals and I ventured to the world of Westeros at the Game of Thrones Exhibit!
As a cosplayer and a costume lover I absolutely adore getting to see costumes from television and film up close. The costumes from Game of Thrones are especially exciting because they are not only worn by characters I love, but there is also so much detail you miss when viewing the show. These costumes are so beautifully created, whether it’s the rich textured and embroidered outfits of the royals or the muddy, worn and ragged clothing of those traveling through rough terrain. I took a lot of photos from this exhibit to share with you!
CLASSICALLY CURVY 