I had the pleasure of photographing the glamourous burlesque beauty Victoria Vermouth on her recent trip to Toronto. Victoria is an Ottawa sensation mixing her Vintage aesthetic with a Rock n Roll edge. This gal can not only dance but she can sing too! You can catch Victoria Vermouth at the end of October at the Montreal Burlesque Festival.
The seductive Sevvy Skellington is back this week for part II of her Beyond the Valley of the Dolls set.
Congrats to Sevvy and the entire PeepshowTO Crew on pulling off another amazing show on Friday night for I Have Misplaced My Pants: A Classic Simpsons Burlesque Tribute! You can see Sevvy on Saturday, June 17th at Yeti Con for Comic Book Burlesque!
Hair by Natasha Kaye
Makeup by Gail Roberts
Lighting and Setup by Kate Garand
Photos by Dolly Shots Photography
Bianca Boom Boom is bringing the vintage glamour in this week’s ode to Beyond the Valley of the Dolls.
I was so excited to have Bianca join me for this particular photoshoot because I know she has a stellar collection of vintage garments. This psychedelic metallic dress is the perfect embodiment of 60s glamour and style and Bianca is rocking it! You can see this vintage vixen performing on June 11th at Striptease and Cheese and this summer at the Toronto Burlesque Festival!
Hair by Natasha Kaye
Makeup by Gail Roberts
Lighting and Setup by Kate Garand
Photos by Dolly Shots Photography
The delectable Dottie Champagne is back this week to intoxicate you with her beauty!
You can catch this multi-talented performer this coming Friday as Columbia in the Rocky Horror Picture Show! Dottie is a member of Toronto’s Rocky Shadow Cast, Excited Mental State, who perform every month at the Bloor Cinema.
Hair by Natasha Kaye
Makeup by Gail Roberts
Lighting and Setup by Kate Garand
Photos by Dolly Shots Photography
“Sex is currency. What’s the use of being beautiful if you can’t profit from it?”
– Lili St Cyr
Beginning her career as a chorus girl in Hollywood, it didn’t take long before Lily St Cyr jumped out of the background and into the spotlight. Singing and performing her own choreography on stage soon turned into a sensational career in the world of burlesque. Lili St Cyr was one of the queens of burlesque in the 1940s and 50s, up there with the likes of Gypsy Rose Lee and Ann Corio. One of her signature routines involved taking a bubble bath in a glass tub on stage. Lili even broke into the film industry with roles in a handful of movies in the 1950s including The Miami Story and The Naked and the Dead. One of Lili’s biggest fans was none other than Marilyn Monroe. It was said that the overall look and many of the mannerisms of the Monroe character were inspired by Lili St Cyr. Just like her career, her love life was anything but boring with 6 marriages and as many divorces under her belt. She was even rumoured to have had an affair with Marilyn Monroe, but that was never proven for certain. After a long, full life, Lili died in 1999 at the age of 80 leaving behind a legacy like no other.
CLASSICALLY CURVY 
