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Fan Expo 2014

September 3, 2014September 2, 2014 missdollymonroe2 Comments

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…

10632662_10203919739028303_8736575289936742553_n — Emma Frost and Magik heading to the con on Friday

Fan Ex7 — The Queen of Cosplay: Yaya Han!

10660379_10203922210130079_9208876376802269261_n — Getting friendly with Daryl Dixon

Fan Ex2 — Gambit (Sevvy Skellington) Domino (Zilly Lilly) Magik (Brittany) and Emma Frost (Dolly Monroe) hanging out at the Peepshow Booth

Fan Ex13 — Our friend Ajay Fry came to visit us

10616364_10203932083776914_1802140847975597255_n — Day 2: Getting coffee in cosplay

Fan Ex39 — DC Bombshells Mera (Delicia Pastiche) and Batwoman (Zilly Lilly)

Fan Ex6 — Dex Morgan cosplaying Gaslight Catwoman (www.facebook.com/DexCosplay)

Fan Ex35 — Leelando Calrissian as DC Bombshells Poison Ivy

10527900_10203932966278976_9204622919182400267_n — Chilling with the Batmobile

Fan Ex25 — Brittany as DC Bombshells Catwoman

10606524_10202357375929518_684781535344111239_n — Charlie Quinn joined our group as DC Bombshells Flash!

10544412_10203933795859715_2767193159385126163_n — Group Selfie with our booth neighbour friends!

Fan Ex22 — Amazing Wild, Wild West cosplays!

996148_10203938902307373_4775599597823632388_n — Zilly Lilly as Molotov Cocktease with the Star Wars favs

Fan Ex27 — Rocket Racoon with a baby Groot

10649549_10152312236591339_7772233883473236075_n — Ran into my friend Serena… I mean Sailor Mars!

Fan Ex43 — Leelando Calrissian and Betty Quirk as Harley Quinn and Yoshi

Fan Ex41 — Rufio and Captain Hook from the film Hook

Fan Ex44 — Batwoman swooped in to steal the spotlight

Pretty in Pink

September 1, 2014August 28, 2014 missdollymonroe1 Comment

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!

Garters of the Galaxy: October 10th 2014

August 28, 2014 missdollymonroeLeave a comment

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!

Saucy and Sensual

August 13, 2014August 12, 2014 missdollymonroe2 Comments

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.

Dolly Dressed in Red

August 6, 2014August 5, 2014 missdollymonroe1 Comment

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!

Atomic Lollipop 2014

July 18, 2014July 18, 2014 missdollymonroeLeave a comment

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!

10527370_10203588215980434_704669600835988839_n — Myself and the amazing Leelando Calrissian who was crossplaying as Catwoman!

10487255_10203588470066786_4554346239116660699_n — 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.

10421145_10203588444906157_1944899044957040819_n — They gave out free pizza!

10472842_10203589111322817_8411823294158673887_n — Then I bought an Alpaca and I named him Al.

10458127_10203588700312542_7265750498922624874_n — Bre Poisonne blew everyone away with her amazing Aerial Hoop performance!

10543647_10203588855236415_2065857929283353171_n — Scarlet Black did a fire routine as Sailor Mars!

10553528_10203589308887756_8320251208622130865_n — After obtaining our free lightsabers, we proceeded to the lightsaber battle outside!

10536921_10203589542733602_3819219553694070188_n — So many lightsabers!

10500306_10203589112042835_8620293807328780156_n — Brittany tried on a Red Panda Kigurumi!

10534718_10203600425885674_6376291843892532648_n — And we saw Macaulay Culkin buy a Gloomy Bear Kigurumi!

10500294_10203589651136312_5375662527214743076_n — To end Friday night the Boylesque boys did a little stripping for us. El Toro has a mighty fine behind!

10407172_10203592505247663_8744056184458215351_n — On Saturday I returned to hang out with these lovely people.

10393545_10203593311667823_3550384554358086980_n — Meryle Trouble, Sevvy Skellington, Leelando Calrissian and Charlie Quinn did an amazing panel about Crossplay and gender swap.

10532875_10203592476246938_6106251816286872196_n — Leelando and I make a cute couple! 😉

10374093_10203594423295613_6788149467462796415_n — On Saturday night I became my alter-ego Batwoman for the Peepshow TO show!

10479203_10203594916027931_1006472925813342350_n — I had to get a photo in the red tunnel!

10532363_10203595014750399_8229238480680306004_n — Harley and Batwoman post-show

10500453_10203599263416613_4493190156481245949_n — On Sunday we were a bit more casual with our outfits.

10509756_10203599289737271_7779492718039713052_n — We found Zilly Lily!

10445444_10203598655921426_2572450809279128816_n — Betty Quirk and Sevvy Skellington did an awesome panel on the ABCs of Cosplay Striptease!

10501968_10203600024555641_7652884468299561965_n — Finally I concluded the weekend with a gang of Alpacas! So Kawaiii!

Inspiration: Cupcake’s Clothes

July 16, 2014July 13, 2014 missdollymonroe1 Comment

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.

Art vs Alt Gala at Rosie the Rebel

July 14, 2014July 13, 2014 missdollymonroeLeave a comment

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!

Love, Poetry Corsets

July 7, 2014July 4, 2014 missdollymonroeLeave a comment

As an avid wearer of corsets I was thrilled to have the opportunity to model for the company Love, Poetry Corsets. Their unique designs come in a beautiful array of fabrics and their shapes hug the body and flatter the figure. I got to model this steampunk inspired, overbust corset with a sweetheart neckline and back lacing.

World Pride: Drag Queens and Mermaids

July 2, 2014July 2, 2014 missdollymonroeLeave a comment

This past weekend I had an absolutely fabulous time celebrating World Pride in Toronto!

As an openly bisexual woman it is so important to me to celebrate Pride and show my support as a member of the LGBT community. I feel empowered being a part of such a humongous group of not just Lesbian, Gay, Bi, and Trans people, but also all the weirdos, freaks, and artistic creative types like myself who were celebrating. It makes me feel like I am part of a much bigger community when I see such vast crowds of like-minded people declaring that they are proud to be who they are. I was so happy that Toronto got to be the host for World Pride 2014 and I feel lucky to live in this great city where I do feel safe to be openly, genuinely ME!

The party started on Thursday evening. I lined up early and got into the Starry Night event at the 519 Green Space where I had the pleasure of seeing Ru Paul’s Drag Race’s top 4 Queens from this season, Darienne Lake, Courtney Act, Adore Delano and Bianca Del Rio, doing their thing on stage. On Friday night I joined my friends at Exicted Mental State (aka EMS), the Toronto Rocky Horror cast, at their pride show. The main event was the parade on Sunday, in which I strutted the parade route in my new self-made mermaid ensemble!