Spring is Here!

 It’s officially spring and you know what that means?  Snow!  Well, here in Toronto it’s definitely not feeling like spring yet but I’m in the mood to shed some layers and go out in a fun dress like this one; a little Betty Monroe design I made a few summers ago. I’m a sucker for a beautiful rosey floral and a red ruffle and this dress always makes me want to dance.  I hope I help put a spring in your step today!

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Photos by If You Fall Photography

 

Mermaid Tattoo

I had been planning on getting this tattoo for a very long time and finally the time seemed right and things fell into place with my artist.  The amazingly talented Suspiria recently returned to Toronto and her style was exactly what I was looking for.  I sat through 4 hours of tattooing on Sunday and got the outline and part of the colour done.  It will probably be at least another 4 hours before this baby is done.  Here are some shots of me getting tattooed and how my tat is looking so far…

Original Design by Suspiria
Original Design by Suspiria
Feeling the pain!
Finished the outline!

Striped Dolly Skirt

I made this skirt with some left over fabric from a Tim Burton, Sleepy Hollow costume I made for a burlesque act.  It’s a nice classic skirt that really adds a lot of punch to an outfit.  I adore wearing long skirts like this.  They give such great body proportion and make your legs look endless.

Hope you’re all having a fabulous monday!

Photos by If You Fall Photography

Pussy Whipped Wednesday

Last night was Pussy Whipped Wednesday at the Boxine Sex Club in Toronto.  The lovely Laura Desiree produced the second monthly Dances the Cramps Taught Us event with burlesque performers and go-go dancers shaking it to songs by the Cramps.  My design partner/bff, Betty Quirk and I did our go-go/cat fight routine.  We were surrounded by lots of talented dancers including Tanya Cheex, Fionna Flauntit, Esther DeVille, Lorretta Jean and Aviva Mirage!

Fringe Goddesses!
Poison Ivy (Sarah Bergman) did a little go-go dancing!
Lux even showed up!
The stripping DJ Aviva Mirage
She-Devil Esther De Ville
Getting ready to shimmy shake!
Tanya Cheex monkeying around!
Laura Desiree looking foxy in her red getup!
Laura Desiree
Laura Desiree

Dances the Cramps Taught Us TONIGHT!!

Come see myself and Betty Quirk GO GO and STRIP STRIP tonight at the Bovine Sex Club in Toronto!  There will be lots of lovely ladies taking it off to the Cramps tonight. Come check it out!
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Dragon’s Den Audition

This past Saturday I was had the opportunity to model for the amazing Karen Ward and her company Your Big Sister’s Closet at their Dragon’s Den audition.  Our 16 gorgeous plus sized models rocked the audition with a fabulous fashion show and Karen made an excellent pitch to the show’s producers.  We also had a lot of fun hamming it up for the camera guys who were filming the behind the scenes process. Check out these photos of Karen and her angels!

A bevy of beauties!
Cheering for Dragon’s Den!
My beautiful outfit!
Karen Ward looking so chic!
Myself and fashion blogger Irene http://petiteplusmeow.wordpress.com/
Fashion blogger Alexandria (http://www.notafraidtowearheels.tumblr.com/) and the super stylist Kayla
Blogger Celeste http://www.bakingbutterhappiness.com
I am definitely feeling Curvy and Confident in this outfit!

Burlesque Photoshoot

Myself and three of my best gal pals (Betty Quirk, Meryle Trouble and Sevvy Skellington) had an amazing photo shoot on Sunday with up and coming photographer extraordinaire Haley Friesen as part of her thesis project. I can’t say much more except that the shoot was burlesque themed and we were asked to stick with a pale pink/blue colour pallet. We each put our own spin on the theme and we ended up with some really fun outfits. We were also joined by dancer/boylesque newbie Dante Him, who added some masculine energy (and buttocks) to our very girly shoot. I’m so excited to see the final photo results. For now, here are some behind the scenes teasers!

Dolly Monroe, Meryle Trouble, Betty Quirk, Sevvy Skellington
Meryle Trouble, Betty Quirk, Sevvy Skellington, Dolly Monroe
Betty Quirk and Meryle Trouble
Dolly Monroe and Sevvy Skellington
Dante Him and Dolly Monroe
Betty Quirk and Meryle Trouble with boy-toy Dante Him
Sevvy, Dante, Betty
The gorgeous Sevvy Skellington
Betty, Dante and Meryle being posed by Haley
Haley makes us look good!
Bow Chica Bow Wow…
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Island Girl

I made this outfit last summer after being inspired by this amazing tiki grass printed fabric!  It was just asking to be made into a matching belly top and skirt set.  As you can tell, I’m a little obsessed with the matching set concept.  I like showing a little midriff and the matching element adds a level of sophistication.

Photo by If You Fall Photography

Happy Sunday!

I’m just about to head out to a fabulous burlesque themed photo shoot! What are YOU up to today darlings?  

Ab Horrence’s Burlesque Birthday Bash!

My amazing Boylesque friend Ab Horrence was thrown a surprise birthday party/burlesque show this past weekend by his amazing girlfriend.  There were so many fun acts and myself and my design partner Betty Quirk debuted a new act we’ve been working on.  Decked out in fringe covered outfits we shimmied and shook to the theme song to the film Faster Pussycat Kill Kill followed by the Cramps song “All Women are Bad”.  The party was a huge success and I think Ab Horrence had an unforgettable birthday!

Dolly Monroe and Betty Quirk GIRL FIGHT!!
Photo by Lick My Lens Cap http://www.lickmylenscap.com
Ab Horrence being seduced by Belle Jumelle
Ab Horrence and Belle Jumelle
Ab Horrence and Willy Wonder
St Stella and Cerise Noir
Cerise Noir sacrificing St Stella!
Dolly Monroe and Betty Quirk
Dolly Monroe, Scarlett LaFlamme and Betty Quirk hanging out backstage
Esther De Ville twirling her tassels for the birthday boy!
Us with a very happy birthday boy!