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RAW Art and Fashion Show

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Last thursday I attended the RAW Art and Fashion Showcase at Revival in Toronto.  When I arrived the place was packed with a very cool crowd of artists and art connoisseurs.  Local painters, photographers, jewelry designers and makeup artists had booths set up around the venue and in the upstairs balcony showing off their work.  The main event was the fashion show featuring collections from Love, Poetry Corsets and Amplify Apparel.  I had a wonderful time taking in all the art and talent in the room and was blown away by many of the artists I met.  I was especially excited to see the Game of Thrones inspired collection from Amplify Apparel, which featured an array of outstanding sculptural jewelry and accessories, worn and weathered, handcrafted garments, modelled by some of the city’s top fire/circus performers!

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Hanging with Leelando and Bri!
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Visual Artist Anya Mielniczek http://www.anyamielniczek.com
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Visual Artist Anya Mielniczek http://www.anyamielniczek.com
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Illustration, Design and Framing Artist Yana Kolesnikova http://www.behance.net/greencamel
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Jewelry Designer Shashi Dissan http://www.shashidissan.com I loved her stuff so much I bought one of her lion rings!
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Artist Chris Colon http://www.chriscolonoriginals.com
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Body Painter Aaron Knox http://www.modelmayhem.com/AaronKnox
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Getting ready backstage
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Designer Allie Wood getting ready for the show!
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Corsets from Love, Poetry Corsets http://www.lovepoetrycorsets.com
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Corsets from Love, Poetry Corsets http://www.lovepoetrycorsets.com
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Corsets from Love, Poetry Corsets http://www.lovepoetrycorsets.com
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Corsets from Love, Poetry Corsets http://www.lovepoetrycorsets.com
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Corsets from Love, Poetry Corsets http://www.lovepoetrycorsets.com
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3D Body Painting by Aaron Knox http://www.modelmayhem.com/AaronKnox
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Amplify Apparel’s Game of Thrones inspired collection http://www.facebook.com/AmplifyApparel
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Amplify Apparel’s Game of Thrones inspired collection http://www.facebook.com/AmplifyApparel
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Amplify Apparel’s Game of Thrones inspired collection http://www.facebook.com/AmplifyApparel
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Amplify Apparel’s Game of Thrones inspired collection http://www.facebook.com/AmplifyApparel
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Amplify Apparel’s Game of Thrones inspired collection http://www.facebook.com/AmplifyApparel
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Amplify Apparel’s Game of Thrones inspired collection http://www.facebook.com/AmplifyApparel
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Amplify Apparel’s Game of Thrones inspired collection http://www.facebook.com/AmplifyApparel
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Amplify Apparel’s Game of Thrones inspired collection http://www.facebook.com/AmplifyApparel
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Amplify Apparel’s Game of Thrones inspired collection http://www.facebook.com/AmplifyApparel
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Amplify Apparel’s Game of Thrones inspired collection http://www.facebook.com/AmplifyApparel
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Amplify Apparel’s Game of Thrones inspired collection http://www.facebook.com/AmplifyApparel
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Amplify Apparel’s Game of Thrones inspired collection http://www.facebook.com/AmplifyApparel
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Allie Wood: Designer for Amplify Apparel

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Sam’s Style: Part 1

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My super cute, super stylish friend Sam commissioned me to make her a series of dresses over the past year or so that encapsulate her fun, colourful style!  Each of these whimsical creations is created from the same base pattern, with slight alterations to each, and the choice of colour, pattern and print in the fabric is what really gives each dress it’s own unique feel.  Recently Sam and I adventured to a local park to snap some pinup shots of Sam in her very own line of dresses.  Today I will share 2 of the styles I created!

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The Banana dress might be my favourite of the set.  The contrasting banana and blueberry fabrics are so fun, fruity and look good enough to eat!  This dress has a peter pan collar and long bow in the back.  We did a bit of a longer sleeve on this dress with the lovely blueberry fabric again as a cuff.  Sam is a knockout pinup queen in the dress!

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Button-Up
The Button dress was commissioned by our friend Rena for Sam’s birthday.  She found this amazing button fabric and let me run wild with it.  For the design of this dress I kept it a little more simple, no collar or tie, but the fun detail is the real buttons I sewed to the front of the dress.  They blend in so well that they are a fun little surprise when you see them up close!

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Late Night Toon Tease

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I had a blast this past saturday at the Peepshow TO Late Night Toon Tease Nerdlesque show!!  Performers stripped as their favourite adult cartoon characters such as Leela from Futurama, Jane Lane from Daria, Gimpy from Undergrads, Molotov Cocktease from Venture Brothers and so many more.  The show was amazing, with so many creative costumes, acts and song choices.  The stage, which was set with old school televisions, created such a lovely atmosphere to witness these cartoon characters coming to life.  Congrats to Peepshow TO on another wonderful show!

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Betty Quirk as Leela/Cloberella from Futurama
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Delyla Hotdamn as Dale Gribble from King of the Hill
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Maria Juana as Bender/Coilette from Futurama
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Tits Ahoy as Mastershake from Aqua Teen Hunger Force
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Leelando Calrissian as Dr. Girlfriend from Venture Brothers
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Loretta Jean as Jane Lane from Daria
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Dr Tease as Sterling Archer from Archer
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Peepshow Fan Ajay Fry getting a birthday lap dance from Betty Quirk and Maria Juana
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Delicia Pastiche as Cheryl/Cherlene from Archer
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Sevvy Skellington as Gimpy from Undergrads
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Ginger Rigby & Helon of Tronna as Joan and Cleo from Clone High
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K.K Darko as Dr. Rockso from Metalocalypse
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Zilly Lilly as Molotov Cocktease from Venture Brothers
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Sky Blew as Xandir from Drawn Together
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Me with Abe from Clone High

Dolly’s Bettie Page Striptease: Part 4

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This is the final set from my Bettie Page inspired Striptease photo shoot that I will be posting on this blog.  The last few images. which feature a helpless Dolly in bondage, have been deemed too racy to post here but fear not!  If You Fall Photography and Classically Curvy are currently working on a gallery show of the full Bettie Page set!  Stay tuned for more info and for now please enjoy these final shots!
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Meryle Trouble’s Psychedelic Floral Dress

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I love making outfits for Meryle Trouble because she always has such wonderfully creative ideas!  About a year ago Meryle came to me with the psychedelic 60s floral fabric and let me run wild with it.  The result was this fabulous, fun dress!  I love the way this look turned out and Meryle is totally rocking it!

Photo by Who Do You Love Photography

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Dolly’s Bettie Page Striptease: Part 3

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In part 3 of my Bettie Page inspired striptease photoset it’s time to strap on some fetish boots and have a little fun!
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 Photos by If You Fall Photography

Bunny Yeager

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On Sunday May 25th 2014 at age 85 legendary pinup model and photographer Bunny Yeager passed away. 

Being a pinup model herself for many years Bunny Yeager had a unique perspective as a pinup photographer.  Many of the models she photographed enjoyed working with her because, as a woman, she would not exploit them or make them feel uncomfortable during shoots.  In 1954 she met Bettie Page and took many of her most popular photos during their time together including the jungle shoot featuring exotic live animals.  Bunny, like Bettie, was a seamstress and  designed and created many of the bikinis featured by models in her photographs.  Bunny was also the original queen of the selfie!  In 1964 Bunny turned her series of self-portraits into a book called, “How I Photography Myself”.  She released many more books of her photography during her lifetime and had her work displayed in galleries world-wide.

Bunny is an inspiration to any woman working in a male-dominated field.  She was bold, brave and talented beyond belief.  We have truly lost one of the great legends, but her spirit will live on eternally in her photographs.

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Dolly’s Bettie Page Striptease: Part 2

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Part 2 of my Bettie Page inspired striptease!  This week the clothes come off…
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A Dash of Spice

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I am so excited to share with you the photos from my photo shoot with Dana Brushette, directed by plus size pinup queen Tess Munster!  

Outfit: Me
Make-up: Beauties by Bella Rouge
Hair: Ashlie Rousselle
Necklace: Rosita Bonita
Shoes: Jeffrey Campbell
Crown: Your Big Sister’s Closet

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Dolly’s Bettie Page Striptease: Part 1

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Over the next few weeks I will be sharing my “Ode to Bettie Page” striptease pinup set! 

Bettie Page is a huge  modelling inspiration to me.  She was the queen of posing and had the perfect face to match each look.  From fun and peppy, to sassy and seductive, Bettie’s range was astounding and diverse.  I hope I have done her justice in portraying the different moods and looks of Bettie.  Please enjoy the next few weeks of Bettie inspired photos!

Just as many of Bettie’s outfits were created by her, my outfit was designed and created by myself, from my outer layers to my under layers.  Photos by If You Fall Photography.

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