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…
Oh my!

He-Man Pinup Dress

One day last year my friend and performance partner Meryle Trouble came to me with a vintage He-Man bedsheet and an idea for the ultimate nerdy, pinup girl dress.  In constructing this look I was very careful with the placement of the pattern. The skirt in the back and front showcases He-man battling Skeletor with Teela standing by. For the top of the dress I put the castle front and centre, and on the back the characters Stratos and Zodac are featured. Just for a bit of fun I also added some wristbands with planets from the print to finish the look!

Check out Meryle in her He-Man dress on He-Man World’s facebook and fan forum!

Photos by If You Fall Photography