Miss Gay Highland Park America Drag Snaps

Whew! What a fabulous week/end! The highlight of my week was definitively my performances at Miss Gay Highland Park America! Not only did i get to share the stage with some of the best queens around, but i got to do it twice!!

Here are some pics from the night. Photos courtesy of Larry the Fairy. Enjoy!

Except this photo is courtesy of my beautiful partner, Candace Collins.

Project Nunway Part I - The Birth of a Brandi Amara Skyy Couture Project

So i'm really excited to be designing for Dallas' Project Nunway. The date has been set (April 27th) and a theme has been chosen, "A Fairy's Tale." i got paired up with SisterPlenty O'Cleavage (her name is EVERYTHING!) and when we met she told me her favorite fairy tale dress was Drew Barrymore's Ever After Cinderella gown (which i then informed her is one of my favorite movies!!!!!!).

The dress is GORGEOUS, but a tad bit too traditional for my style. My aesthetic relies heavily upon unconventional materials--paper, condoms, found objects, etc. So, i really wanted to marry my vision to what she wanted. Later in the week, i came across this David LaChapelle photo from Harper's Bazaar and fell in LOVE with the concept



A DRESS MADE OUT OF CELLOPHANE!!! HOW BRILLIANT IS THAT?!?!?

i had found the missing textile to my design!! So i sketched out a dress made out of fabrics AND cellophane (oh, yes with wings too!)

TA-DA!!

The beginnings of Nunway Couture has begun! This is a very raw sketch of what the dress will probably end up looking like. One of the perks of this project is that i get to sashay down the runway with my sister so i get to concoct not one, but TWO sickening couture pieces!!!!!

i'm soo excited about where this is going and i can't wait to get started!  i will be blogging throughout the project (much like this post) so keep to checking back to see how the look progresses (and transforms)!!

 

Project Nunway Dallas and ME!

i'm so excited that i will designing for the 2013 Project Nunway show in April. The theme is "A Fairy's Tale" (i'm going to have LOTS of fun with that one!) and i've already been paired up with a sister. i'd like to introduce you to my new muse Sister Plenty O'Cleavage!!!

Get ready for some serious drag couture and bling! i'm going to be video blogging my progress on my brandi amara skyy youtube channel so be sure to check it out. (You can visit my channel here.)

Check out what all the hype is about. This is from the San Francisco Project Nunway show earlier this month!

Seriously. How much flawlessness can one person take!??!?!?!