Beautiful Brittany

I first met Brittany in the summer of 2012.  I had just gotten out of a long term relationship in which I had become increasingly isolated from my friends.  Post-breakup I was feeling very lonely and while I had begun to rebuild past friendships I could also feel an empty void that needed to be filled with something new.  I remember vividly meeting Brittany for the first time.  She was the perfect picture of cool; bleach blonde hair in dreadlocks, lip ring, covered in tattoos and sporting a baby blue repro-vintage style dress printed with cartoon pinup girls.  It was a dress I knew well, as I had been coveting and searching for this exact garment for months to no avail.  There was Brittany wearing the dress of my dreams, the friend I had been looking for.  As we got to know each other we discovered we had more in common than just fashion.  Brittany is sharp as a whip, with a love of history and a Masters Degree under her belt.  She is a kind and compassionate friend with an unending love of animals, reading and baking.  Brittany is the kind of person who will always ask the questions that others dare not broach because she genuinely wants to know about you on a deeper level.  I feel so lucky to call Brittany my friend and happy to be able to share these photos of her with you.  As you can see Brittany is a beautiful lady, but I know that she is even more beautiful on the inside!

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Joan Harris Cosplay

I am thrilled to finally be able to share with you this set of photos from my collaboration with Elizabeth Horodnyk.  This set was inspired by my favourite character on my favourite tv show, Joan Harris from Mad Men.  Joan is a strong, independent, bad ass woman who does it all while looking fabulous and elegant.  On top of all that Joan has curves for days, making her the perfect subject for me to cosplay.  The dress was made by me and the necklace is a replica of the signature necklace Joan wears on the show.  Please enjoy my little tribute to Mad Men and Joan Harris!

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Vintage Baby Doll

I am so excited to share another lovely set of photos from Tyrone Islington!  We were going for a very 60s babydoll look with the styling and wardrobe for this shoot.  This is one of my favourite outfits, which I have featured on here before, but I just can’t get enough photos of it.  I designed and created this little pink playsuit with fabric I got at Mood in NYC.  Please enjoy this sweet little set of pictures from Dolly and Tyrone!

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In the Studio with Tyrone Islington

Recently I have had the pleasure of working with Tyrone Islington on a few different projects.  His photography is dynamic, dramatic and emotionally charged.  I love his style and have enjoyed modelling for him.  For our most recent collaboration we played with light and shadow and created some of our best work to date.  Please enjoy a selection of images from this shoot, with more to come!

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Snake Charmer Sam

This week’s beauty is provided by my dear friend Sam!  I love making custom dresses for Sam, as you can see from some previous posts.  On our most recent fabric shopping excursion we were able to find two amazing prints, the first of which turned into this dress.  Sam has a love of snakes and owns two of her own named Rosie and JB.  JB decided to join us for this photoshoot to compliment the slithering snake printed dress.   I’ve also included some behind-the-scenes photos in today’s post provided by Tyrone Islington.  Enjoy!

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Leelando as Rocketeer Bettie Page

This week’s photoset stars the captivating Leelando Calrissian shot by none other than myself!  Crossplayer extraordinaire Leelando gives us his take on Bettie Page as the Rocketeer.  With costume completely created by Leelando himself this pretty pinup embodies the classic comic creation with a gender-bending twist.  Enjoy!

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Mademoiselle Dolly

The photoset I am sharing with you today will hopefully be the first edition in a series that I shot with DWS Photography.  I had a wonderful time working on this beautiful set.  The lingerie featured was created by me with exception of the beautiful Victorian style corset from Louise Black.  This underbust corset is one of my favourite pieces and I am glad to have these wonderful photos to show it off.  Enjoy this small set and hopefully there will be more to come….

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Dolly Monroe A-Go-Go

This Go-Go inspired photoset was shot by the lovely Tyrone Islington.  I had a really fun time with this shoot, which took place in my apartment and features some of my favourite classic cult movie posters.  This costume is from a duet burlesque act that I perform with Betty Quirk inspired by the Russ Meyer film Faster Pussycat Kill Kill so I was happy to shoot it in from of my poster for the film.  Enjoy!

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Two Little Gold Diggers

This year’s Girlesque Expo in Toronto was an especially monumental one for me as it was the debut of a brand new act from myself and Betty Quirk.  It is hard for me to even put into words that joy that I felt finally bringing this act to life.  It has been a dream of ours for sometime to take the Little Rock number from the film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and put our own burlesque twist on it.  The scene, which has a very silly theme about finding a man with money, also showcases a genuine bond between two girlfriends who are navigating the world of men and relationships.  Betty and I enjoyed playing up both this friendship aspect as well as the silliness of the number and concluded with a whole lot of booty shaking.  We also took on the task of recreating the costumes from the film and creating our own fun undergarments.   It was a very successful show for us and we are very thankful to have such awesome photos from Photolena of our performance as well as a video from Candid Dragon Fire Productions which is at the bottom of this post.

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Happy Valentines Day

Love is in the air today and one lady I love dearly is Zilly Lilly!  This gorgeous red head is not only a phenomenal dancer and burlesque babe, she is also a wonderful, smart and funny lady and friend.  I was very lucky to have Zilly join me in a saucy photoshoot earlier this year and Valentines day seemed the perfect day to post a little teaser from our shoot.  Enjoy Zilly Lilly and I in the first image of our series Behind the Burlesque Curtain.

Photo by Lick My Lens Cap.

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