The Parisienne

These images are from an artist I’m just learning about: Jean-Gabriel Domergue. Apparently he claims to have invented the “pin-up”. His style changed a lot over the years (he got started in the 1920’s) but I’m currently obsessed with his...

Circus Elephants

I guess it’s no secret that I love circus imagery. Here’s a few inspirations found on flickr and some of my own drawings:     1. My amazing new vintage elephant, 2. my elephant garden, 3. Elephant for my swap buddy, 4. happy elephant, 5. Sideshow...

Costumes for Mimi

Here’s some photos of the costumes I’ve made. I’m in no way a professional, but Mimi has great ideas and we have fun when we work together. In this photo I didn’t make Mimi’s costume, but my own. We were gogo dancers at The Loud...

Inovation Under the Occupation

Last week I went to a museum exposition here in Paris in-titled: “Accessoires et Objets, témoignages de vies de femmes à Paris 1940-1944” (personal witnesses from the lives of women in occupied Paris) Shoes were rationed because of the rubber soles and the...

Meet My Friend Mimi

Mimi de Monmartre, burlesque personality from Paris in the pages of Inrockuptibles. Mimi had a dream to do authenitic 1950’s burlesque, and I helped her in a way in the begining. I’ve made several of Mimi’s stage costumes, which I will tell you about...