One of my favorite pieces in my costume collection, Gazealous feathered Showgirl headdress. It was created as a collaboration between my love, Professor Phelyx, and I. We challenged ourselves to come up with a truly unique sculpture to then adorn with coque feathers and Swarovski crystals. If you are curious about the making of this […]
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This burlesque costume was designed for an act created as a love tribute to my love, Professor Phelyx. I shared the behind the scenes of the making of this costume over on the Inside Gazealous Studio Vlogs. I loved the costume and act so much that I set up a shoot with my friend, Dave
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I created this trio of costumes to present a mini Showgirl production here in Denver, Colo. Over the course of a year, I constructed all the pieces and debuted the act in the fall of 2018. If you’d like to learn more about the inspiration, process and statistics of these costumes, check out the Inside
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This Showgirl hat got a new lease on life during the lockdown. I decided to give it an overhaul and make it a one of a kind piece instead of part of the trio it was originally intended for. And of course, I had to play dress up to make sure it looks good. Can
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One of my favorite things to do is play dress up! So I am always tickled when I can just don one of my costumes just for fun, with no show to perform in. These are photos taken by me, (yes they are selfies,) in my Showgirl headdress that I lovingly call “Bo.” This crown
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This is part three in a series about my Gazealous feather fan dance costume. If you missed it, you can watch part one and part two for more of the scoop about this costume. Watch the video below to learn just how much it cost to bring this headdress to life! The Sparkle Snacks (time
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This is part two in a series about my Gazealous feather fan dance costume. If you missed part one, watch it here. Watch the video below to learn the real process of constructing a Showgirl headdress from scratch! The Sparkle Snacks (time lapse creation videos) for this hat can be found here. Thank you for
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This is part one in a series about my Gazealous feathered headdress feather fan dance costume. Watch the video to learn the inspiration behind an act that was created in response to my desire to differentiate burlesque strippers from real Showgirls. The Sparkle Snacks (time lapsed costume creation videos) for this hat can be found
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This is part three in a series about my “O” costume. You can watch part one here and part two here. Watch the video to learn the the process I used to add more elements to the So Com Voce costume to create a whole new look! Thank you for watching! New series about the
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Hey Member! Here’s your livestream replay for the week! My apologies for the weird start, without an intro. I didn’t know if it was streaming yet. I continued cutting the fabric, we still have 13 more yards of fabric to go. So I can cut lots more circles!! If you have any questions, please comment
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This is part two in a series about my “O” costume. You can watch part one here. Watch the video to learn the the process I used to add more elements to the So Com Voce costume to create a whole new look! Thank you for watching! Part three about the stats releases next week!
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Hey Member! Here’s your livestream replay for the week! Technical difficulties so I couldn’t go live in the fb group, but I will fix it for next week!! In the livestream, I opened up the package of fabric I ordered, measured out the fabric twice, and then began the process of ironing and cutting. I
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Burlesque Love Story tribute act This is part one in a series about my “O” costume. A burlesque act inspired by my relationship with my love. Each costume piece was inspired by a number of resources. Thank you for watching! Part two about the process releases next week! Stay tuned!
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Hey Member! Here is the first round of Sparkle Snacks for this costume. I am adding the digital “planning’ and shopping I did at the beginning, as it is part of the process. The second bit was filmed immediately after the livestream. I finished up the pattern pieces. I’ll “unbox” the fabric at the livestream
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Hey Member! Here’s your livestream replay for the week! Some new gadgets allowed me to do a two camera shoot and record with buffer videos in and out, exciting stuff!! In the livestream, I measured and cut pattern pieces for the three tiered circle skirt butt piece. I will be cutting the fabric in sparkle
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This is part three in a series about my So Com Voce burlesque fan dance. If you missed them, you can find part one and two to learn more about this costume. Watch the video to learn just how much this costume cost to make and what happened to it when after I retired the
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Hey Member! It feels so good to be finishing projects!! ? Here are the Sparkle Snacks continuing with the body chain. ANNNND It’s done!! I expedited the teardrop stones so I could finish it this weekend. Yay!! Those babies aren’t cheap!! Those two teardrops cost $9 each, plus another $3 for the settings. But they
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Hey Member! We are starting a new project today!! Woohoo! We are at the beginnings of the rest of the costume for the red fountain hat. In today’s livestream, I explain the process we will be going through to complete the costume I sketched out and shared in the livestream. If you have any questions,
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This is part two in a series about my So Com Voce burlesque fan dance costume. Watch part one if you missed it, to learn the inspiration behind this costume. In this video, I share all about the process involved in this costume, from hand-beading to the construction of the bra and g string. Thank
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Hey Member! First body chain livestream!! Woohoo!! I got pretty far on it today, so I should be able to finish it up this week with Sparkle Snacks, except the embellishment. I have to order rhinestones to finish it. Which I will do sometime soon! But you get a peek of the finished moonlight crown
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Hello Member!Here is this week’s collection of Sparkle Snacks! Just about 2 hours worth of time lapses here to FINISH the crown!!! It’s all ready for dress up!! In the livestream tomorrow, we will begin the body chain and see how far we get!! Yay! Athena
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This is part one in a series about my So Com Voce burlesque fan dance costume. Watch the video to learn the inspiration behind an act that was created in response to a burlesque show challenge. Thank you for watching! Part two about the process releases next week! Stay tuned!
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Hello Member! Here is your replay! Not much progress today, as there were some rhinestones to sort out!! I rhinestoned body chain for the front piece and filled in the missing stones on the crown. Almost done!! I will be finishing this hat during the sparkle snacks this week. I will post the video of
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Hey Member! Here is the latest Sparkle Snacks video. I continued where we left off from the livestream in the third section. Section 1 and 2 feature my love, making me a sculpture for the front part of the hat. (I meant to include it in the previous set, sorry for the exclusion!!) The wire
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Hey Member! Here is your replay of the livestream. Reposting since the video didn’t integrate properly. Sorry about that! Continuing on with the Moonlight crown revamp, I finished sewing the buckram to the metal sculpture. And explained what’s next. I also shared a bunch of late night sketches I made for upcoming livestream projects!! Let
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