Gloomth Library Dress

Recently I did a photoshoot for the fashion label Gloomth.   They have a lovely array of cute, ruffley Victorian and Gothic Lolita style garments in an array of sizes (xs – 4x).  The dress I am modelling in these photos is the Academy Library Dress. I had a great time working for Gloomth and I hope to model for them again!

The Gorgeous Dolly Monroe shows her flair with a Gloomth Clothing dress!!

The Gorgeous Dolly Monroe shows her flair with a Gloomth Clothing dress!!

The Gorgeous Dolly Monroe shows her flair with a Gloomth Clothing dress!!

The Gorgeous Dolly Monroe shows her flair with a Gloomth Clothing dress!!

The Gorgeous Dolly Monroe shows her flair with a Gloomth Clothing dress!!

Fan Expo 2014

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Stargirl (Sevvy Skellingtong) Wonder Woman (Betty Quirk) and Supergirl (Dolly Monroe) from the DC Bombshells Collection.  Photo by Very Frank Pictures.

This past weekend my friends from Peepshow TO and I put on our best cosplays and strutted our stuff at one of the biggest Nerd Conventions in North America: FAN EXPO!  Fan Expo brings together fans of Comics, Sci-Fi, Anime, Horror and Gaming for a weekend of geeky fun.  The Peepshowers had a booth in the Horror section of the con and spent most of our time advertising our next show Garters of the Galaxy: A Marvel Inspired Burlesque.  We had a blast chatting up con goers and posing for photos in cosplay.

This year I really over extended myself by attempting to do 2 brand new cosplays for the con.  On Friday the Peepshow crew did a Sparkly X-Men Group cosplay in which I portrayed the White Queen Emma Frost.  For the big day, Saturday, we did another group cosplay.  This time it was the DC Bombshells, which is a set of female DC characters as 1940s pinup girls.  For this group I did Supergirl, which was such fun to make and to wear.  On the final day I decided to wear an old favourite, my Batwoman burlesque cosplay.  Overall the highlight of the weekend was definitely getting to meet the Queen of Cosplay herself; Yaya Han!  Yaya is such an inspiration for me as a cosplayer.  Her costumes are flawless and she really embodies each character she portrays.

Please enjoy a few of my photos from this year’s Fan Expo…

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Emma Frost and Magik heading to the con on Friday
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The Queen of Cosplay: Yaya Han!
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Lady Robocop
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Betty Quirk as X Men Psylocke
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Getting friendly with Daryl Dixon
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Gambit (Sevvy Skellington) Domino (Zilly Lilly) Magik (Brittany) and Emma Frost (Dolly Monroe) hanging out at the Peepshow Booth
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Sailor Chibi Moon!
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Our friend Ajay Fry came to visit us
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Day 2: Getting coffee in cosplay
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DC Bombshells Mera (Delicia Pastiche) and Batwoman (Zilly Lilly)
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Dex Morgan cosplaying Gaslight Catwoman (www.facebook.com/DexCosplay)
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Leelando Calrissian as DC Bombshells Poison Ivy
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Chilling with the Batmobile
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Brittany as DC Bombshells Catwoman
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Charlie Quinn joined our group as DC Bombshells Flash!
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Beautiful Mermaid!
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Group Selfie with our booth neighbour friends!
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Amazing Wild, Wild West cosplays!
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Zilly Lilly as Molotov Cocktease with the Star Wars favs
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Rocket Racoon with a baby Groot
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Ran into my friend Serena… I mean Sailor Mars!
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Leelando Calrissian and Betty Quirk as Harley Quinn and Yoshi
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Rufio and Captain Hook from the film Hook
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Batwoman swooped in to steal the spotlight

Pretty in Pink

Here is the last set of photos from my photoshoot with Geoff Larkin.

In this set I am modelling another outfit I created for myself.  As you know I love a good playsuit!  This fabric was one of my Mood finds from my trip to NYC in April.  I absolutely loved this super 60s style print and instantly imagined using it for a very vintage look.  Enjoy!

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Garters of the Galaxy: October 10th 2014

The next Nerdlesque show from Peepshow TO will be taking place on October 10th at the Great Hall in Toronto.  As you can see from the poster below I will be performing as the icy X-Men classic character Emma Frost.  This show is going to be absolutely out of this world and I know you will not want to miss it!

Tickets on sale this weekend at Fan Expo! Stop by our booth in the Horror section and say hello!

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Saucy and Sensual

I have a little treat to get you over hump day!  It’s the second set of photos from my collaboration with Geoff Larkin. Styling by Tamakhi.

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Dolly Dressed in Red

I recently had a wonderful photoshoot with the talented photographer Geoff Larkin.  We got a lot of awesome shots in a couple different outfits so I will slowly be releasing photos from that shoot over the next few weeks!  The first set features a dress and bandana that I made out of this beautiful red floral fabric I bought when I was at Mood in New York City back in April.  I fell in love the with colours and designs in this print and knew I needed to make a pinup dress with it.  I kept the design pretty simple to keep the focus on the pattern but added a little pinch at the bust for a bit of sex appeal.  Enjoy this photo set and stay tuned for more from Dolly and Geoff!

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Aviva the Mirage at the Toronto Burlesque Festival

Last weekend the outstanding performer Aviva the Mirage took the stage at the Toronto Burlesque Festival.  I was lucky enough to get to dress this blue-haired beauty for the festival!  I had so much fun working on this outfit that included a long flowing robe, tiger print one shoulder leotard, panel skirt, bra and panties.  The combination of the wild tiger print with the rich raspberry purple skirt and robe was so elegant with just a hint of Bettie Page sass.  I look forward to making more outfits for this burlesque babe in the future!

Photos by Photolena

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Atomic Lollipop 2014

Last weekend I had a wonderful time exploring the insanity that is Atomic Lollipop which took place at the Ontario Science Centre!  For those who don’t know what A Pop is, it is a convention that brings together cosplayers, ravers, nerds, gamers, larpers, lolita fashionistas, celebrity guests and so much more.  It’s really hard to describe what exactly A Pop is, so I’m going to let this video explain…

Personally, I had a great time going to panels about Gender, LGBT comics, Burlesque, Crossplay and Lolita fashion, seeing performances from Pizza Underground, Illuminair Entertainment and Boylesque TO, performing for Peepshow TO, checking out the amazing vendors, participating in a lightsaber battle and so much more!  Check out my insta-photos from last weekend’s Atomic Lollipop Con!

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Myself and the amazing Leelando Calrissian who was crossplaying as Catwoman!
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Pizza Underground played on Friday night. They play Velvet Underground covers but change the words to be about pizza. Oh and Macaulay Culkin is a band member.
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They gave out free pizza!
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Then I bought an Alpaca and I named him Al.
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Bre Poisonne blew everyone away with her amazing Aerial Hoop performance!
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Scarlet Black did a fire routine as Sailor Mars!
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After obtaining our free lightsabers, we proceeded to the lightsaber battle outside!
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So many lightsabers!
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Brittany tried on a Red Panda Kigurumi!
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And we saw Macaulay Culkin buy a Gloomy Bear Kigurumi!
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To end Friday night the Boylesque boys did a little stripping for us. El Toro has a mighty fine behind!
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On Saturday I returned to hang out with these lovely people.
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Meryle Trouble, Sevvy Skellington, Leelando Calrissian and Charlie Quinn did an amazing panel about Crossplay and gender swap.
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Leelando and I make a cute couple! 😉
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On Saturday night I became my alter-ego Batwoman for the Peepshow TO show!
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I had to get a photo in the red tunnel!
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Harley and Batwoman post-show
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On Sunday we were a bit more casual with our outfits.
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We found Zilly Lily!
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Betty Quirk and Sevvy Skellington did an awesome panel on the ABCs of Cosplay Striptease!
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Finally I concluded the weekend with a gang of Alpacas! So Kawaiii!

Inspiration: Cupcake’s Clothes

Fashion Blogger Georgia is as cute as a cupcake and just as sweet!  Her blog Cupcake’s Clothes displays a seemingly endless collection of the prettiest, most girly outfits you could ever imagine.  Her lovely curvy figure and pastel pink hair are the perfect base for each of her whimsical, magical ensembles.  She is incredibly talented at accessorizing her outfits with an array of cute jewellery and hair accessories, some of which you can even find for sale on her website.  I love seeing gorgeous ladies like Georgia who have such a distinct and unique sense of style sharing their outfits with others and it inspires me to see the fun, creative things other ladies are doing with their personal fashion.

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Art vs Alt Gala at Rosie the Rebel

Last wednesday I had the pleasure of seeing one of my favourite photos from my collaborations with If You Fall Photography displayed in the Art Vs Alt show at Rosie the Rebel!  It was a wonderful show filled with lots of very edgy, dark and musically inspired paintings, photographs and sculptures.  I had a wonderful time taking it all in and was honoured to be included in the show.  Thanks to Alex from If You Fall for making me look so damn cute!

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