It's monday morning and the show is friday night.  The one year anniversary show of the Shadow Cats.  One year since we first started shadow casting Repo! The Genetic Opera [and since that day we've done one show per month at the Bloor Cinema].  So it's monday morning and this is when we get the news; Darren Lynn Bousman is coming.  Darren.  Lynn.  BOUSMAN!  Director of Repo! Director of this film which we have all spent so many hours watching, studying, recreating and performing.  He's coming to watch our show!  Feelings of excitement, nervousness, and anticipation, which were already bubbling, are now at a full boil.  And this is when we realize "oh my god, we have one week to pack the house!"


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A few weeks ago the Repo Shadow Cats had a photo shoot for our new cast! We've had two shows since our cast switch, where everyone changed roles, and they have both gone really well. I've switched from Blind Mag to a Hench girl and Laura switched from Shilo to Luigi. This shoot was only for the main cast so there aren't any photos of me, but the photos came out so amazingly that I just had to share them with you! I absolutely love everyone's interpretation of their character, through both their wardrobe and their performance in the show. There is quite a bit of cross-casting, since our cast is mostly female, which makes the cast change that much more fun! I especially love the pantless Largo brothers. Tee hee, enjoy!

For our end of semester project we had to create a dress, design a collection around the dress and present our collection a panel of graduates. I was lucky enough to get some help from my friend Nichola, who modeled my dress for both a small photoshoot and my presentation! I also made her a matching headband.  

Next semester we have to do the same project but are presenting it to a panel of industry professional instead of grads.  We also have the option of doing something other than daywear (which was mandatory for this semester).  Laura and I are both taking an evening/bridal wear elective, which I'm sure will influence our designs.  We will also be making a jacket or coat instead of a dress and we must make a minimum of two and a maximum of three outfits to show in our presentation.  We're very excited for this project!

Here are some photos of Nichola in my outfit...

Well now that it's been over a month since Halloween, I guess it's time to post about it. This year was a very special Halloween as it was the wedding of our good friends Kim and Alex! We've known this cute couple for a year now and it has always been painfully obvious they were meant to be together. The wedding ceremony took place at the Bloor Cinema, an appropriate venue for these film nerds and the reception was at the Gladstone Hotel.



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Back in September Laura and I got the opportunity to do wardrobe on an independent horror film called Grace. Grace is a modernized retelling of the story of Albert Fish, a serial killer who was notorious for eating his victims, among other things. The trailer has finally been released, here it is!

I love Margaret Cho.  I love Bettie Page. There really is no need for words...



Hope everyone had a wicked halloween!  Pictures of our costume will be posted as soon as we find some that do it justice.

Yesterday was the official Zombie Walk and despite the looming rain clouds and chilling temperature myself and some undead pals attended.  I was a zombie flower girl and was accompanied by a zombie ring-bearer.  We lead the way for our zombie bride and groom and the rest of our gang of friends.  Here are some polaroids taken by our zombie photographer Trevor...

Meet my newest love, a red satin top hat designed by Trashy Lingerie and bedecked with all the essentials- bows, crinoline, feathers and stripes.  However, this is not simply a gorgeous hat, ladies and gentlemen, this is a lucky hat. 

Last wednesday Malabar threw a cocktail party to promote their launch of select lines from the Trashy Lingerie designers, and a group of friends and I attended.  Being a little over enthused we arrived super early, before even some of the staff had arrived, and waited patiently (not really) outside the door.  Once we were inside we realized nothing was within a sane price range for us and spent most of the night gazing longingly at decadent corsets, tutu skirts, hats and fouffy feather hair things.  Me and a friend of mine who is quite the mad hatter were particularly fixated on this little red top hat.  

Ok, so I just want to start off by saying that I am not a fan of Katy Perry.  I find her music to be kind of offensive, shallow and annoyingly pop.  I was also pissed to hear about her suing Australian fashion designer Katie Perry for having the same name.  But there is one thing I must say about the girl, she has great style!  

Combining the look of a vintage pin-up with an innocent little lolita and a sprinkle of showgirl her clothing is always fun, flirty and vibrant.  As I said I don't really care enough to follow her through the media, but every time I do see a photo of her it catches my eye.  I love people who aren't afraid of colour or wearing outstanding pieces.  Her stage outfits are quite theatrical and often match the amount of rhinestones as something Dita Von Teese would wear.  Besides her luminous attire I must say there is something undeniably sexy about the girl.  I've always thought she looked a little like Zooey Deschanel with those big blue eyes.  Anyways here are some photos of Katy Perry! 

 Hoping everyone has a wonderful week!

There are about 6 weeks to go until Halloween, and Laura and I are very pleased with the progress we have been making on our halloween costume. In case you've forgotten we're planning on being Siamese Twins!

On Saturday, as part of the Toronto International Film Festival, a zombie walk was held in downtown Toronto.  George A. Romero's new zombie flick Survival of the Dead screened, but not before the undead walked Queen West to Dundas Square.  Because us Betty Monroe girls never miss a chance to get costumed up, we slathered on the fake blood and headed downtown with our zombie friends.  We had a blast terrorizing the neighbourhood and feasting on the flesh of the living.  Since the walk was in honour of George Romero, and his newly appointed Canadian citizenship, we were not supposed to say "brains", as is traditional at zombie walks, and were told to move slowly like Romero zombies.  Anyways here are some photos of us and our friends at the Romero Zombie Walk and you can look forward to more after the October 24th Zombie Walk.  
 

Hanna and I were on our way home from school this afternoon when we were confronted with a remarkable sight.  The Chair. On the front lawn of the house directly across the street, sitting perfectly centered on a block of concrete, was the vintage leather and wood victorian dining chair pictured below.  We were drawn across the road to examine it closer.  It looked too valuable to have been intentionally put out on the street as a freebie so we were hesitant to take it.  We knocked on the door of the house to ensure that we weren't stealing a recently purchased antique or ancient family emblem but an older man opened the door and told us it was all ours.  Holy fuck.  So... happy...

It is a little beat up but it is remarkable for a free find.  There is a portion of the engraving at the top snapped off and a deep crack on one side of the base of the backboard but the wear on it is otherwise only endearing.  I imagine this chair will end up used mostly for display purposes anyways.  I have wanted a victorian style chair like this for ages and would love to alter it to make it a little more dramatic.  These are possible sources of inspiration...


In conclusion: The Chair is all that was and all that will be.

For the past 4 years I've had the same colours in my hair; pink, blue and purple. I very much enjoyed having such vibrant, bright hair, but after 4 years the same old thing, no matter how different, can get boring. After contemplating a change for the past month I finally decided on a new look. Here are some photos of my new hair!