2018 has been a transitional year. It has been the uncomfortable growing stage in between leaving a past self behind and becoming a new creature. It has been hard and it has been a journey but ultimately it has been worth it.
The biggest change in my life this year was leaving my soul-sucking, 9-5 office job for a more creative career path. I have had some of my best photoshoots, both in front of and behind the camera and worked with a whole plethora of new and wonderful people! I made a fabulous new costume for one of my favourite performers, Laura Desiree. I celebrated the marriage of two of my dearest friends. I got a new, badass tattoo of my idol Tura Satana from my girl Suspiria! And to top off the whole year I move back into my apartment after nearly a year of extensive renovations!
I am now in the process of setting up Dolly Shots Studio for 2019 and I am so excited to share it with you! Stay tuned next year for lots more fabulous-ity and beauty!
Happy New Year!!
Photo by Jonathan Choi, Direction by Katherine BermudoMy third time seeing Hamilton in NYC for my Birthday with Sevvy and BettyChilling with my bae Leeland backstage at Sinful SundaysPhoto by Tyrone Islington PhotographyMeeting the incredible Miz Cracker in NYC was a dream! As was watching Betty lipsync for her life with Cracker cheering her on!Lord of the G-Strings was such a fun show!Galadriel at Lord of the G-Strings will forever be one of my favourite performancesPerforming at Fierce with these fierce ladies! Zilly Lilly, Charlie Quinn, Coco Frambois, and Betty QuirkThe Amplify Apparel team at the ROMEmma Frost photo by Tyrone IslingtonThe PeepshowTO crew at Yeti ConPhoto by Stacey NaglieWe rocked the house with our nerdy performances at Yeti Con!Photo by Teri GBackup dancing for my bb Leeland at Pride with all these hotties!My second Ru-Girl meeting of the year was with the stunning Aja at Pride!I always love being the PeepshowTO Poster Girl! Here I am rocking the Barbarella look, shot by Paul Hillier.The PeepshowTO Space show was a blast!Photo by Rebecca NorthcottIn the middle of this man-sandwich at the Toronto Burlesque Festival. I love Tucker and Newfoundlad!!Showing off our pantsuits by Betty Quirk at the Toronto Burlesque Festival!Taste of the Danforth is always part of my summer. Here I am with my sister Bri!Photo by Paul HillierA Cool Rider and a Cool Teacher backstage at Speakeasy at Revival with Charlie Quinn!My second performance with Amplify Apparel for a private eventGo-Go dancing as Alice at PeepshowTO was so much fun!Round one of my tattoo with Suspiria (stay tuned for the finished tat)Shooting the poster for Snailoween was also such an incredible experience, and the final result was amazing!!The Snailoween party with my gals!I love me some man-sandwiches ok… Comikonrad and The Last Son are such hunks!Go-Go dancing in the Reference Library Elevator at SnailoweenPhoto by Stacey Naglie
Behind the Scenes with Lunar ReplicantBeing glam at Amie and Zach’s wedding with LeelandPhoto by Taeden Hall for Gloomth
I was so thrilled to work with the fabulous Gloomth & The Cult of the Melancholy again to shoot this gorgeous red, velvet, Dracula’s Bride dress! This would be wonderful outfit to wear for your holiday parties this year so get yours today! Check out all the beautiful designs from Gloomth!
Thanks to the wonderful Stacey Naglie for another beautiful photoset!
Stacey is an incredible lifestyle photographer who shoots everything from weddings and engagement photos, family and children’s portraits, professional headshots and so much more! I highly recommend her if you are looking to book a session as she is so easy to work with, gives really great direction and produces amazing results!
Earlier this year I got together with my wonderfully talented friend, Stacey Naglie to shoot some very glamourous looks! I am so thrilled with the results and I hope you enjoy them too!
This week I have another lovely photoset for you from my shoot with Gloomth & The Cult of the Melancholy! This time I am donning the “Vintage Toys” skater dress. The incredible prints used in these dresses were designed by Gloomth’s Taeden Hall from a composite of her own found objects. I am so blown away by the creativity she brings to Gloomth through her designs, drawings, and photography. Taeden is truly a multitalented creator with an unending supply of twisted ideas and it’s always such a joy to work with her!
I’ve been a busy bee for the past few months doing lots of shoots, both in front of and behind the camera, and I’m ready to get back to posting regularly here at Classically Curvy!
To start off, I had a lovely time modelling for the alternative fashion brand Gloomth & The Cult of the Melancholy in a few of their classic skater style dresses. The first look was this whimsical “Doll Hospital” dress. We were lucky enough to find the perfect setting in front of an out of commission ambulance to shoot this look.
Well hunnies, it’s been a very busy year so far and it’s time I took a little break. For the month of August I’ll be hitting the pause button and won’t be doing any blog updates. If you’re missing me, don’t fret! I will continue to update you on my life on my personal Instagram and on the Dolly Shots Instagram too!
Enjoy the summer sun and I’ll see you in September with lots of new content!!
