Gaybingo Dallas - 50 Shades of Gay

What a fabulous time and a fabulous show at Gaybingo this past Saturday!!

One of the best things about dancing with people for five + years is that you don't require a lot of rehearsal time to pull off a kick ass show!! i received a text from my dancing soul mate, Manny, on Friday about resurrecting our "Single Ladies" production and the next day (with less than an hour rehearsal and NO stage time) we pulled off a SICK O NEEN mini production.

Here are some pics of the first Gaybingo of 2013 with a video coming soon! All photos are courtesy of Cher Musico of Musico Roots Photography.

To view the entire photo album, click here. Enjoy!!

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)!!

 

The Female Drag Anthology Deadline--EXTENDED!!

Happy New Year dragster and drag lovers! i hope your year has gotten off to a fabulous start!

i received so many emails in December from people wanting to submit to the female drag anthology, but they were unable to make the deadline because of the chaos of the holidays. Not one to want to miss any FABULOUSITY, i decided to extend the deadline!! YEA!!! Which means you have until April 30, 2013 to get your drag stories in!!!

In case you need a refresher, check out the call for submissions here.

May your days be dragful and gay!

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!??!?!?!

World AIDS Day & the DFW Sister's Red Dress Party

i attended the DFW Sisters Red Dress Party on Saturday night and had an amazing time. Great night, great people, great cause! Lots of mingling and people in the community getting together to remember those who have past, celebrate those who are still living, and raise money to find a cure.

There were drinks (oh yes, there were lots of drinks :)) and i came home with a HUGE bonus: my FIRST EVER DragonLady jewelry set. It was a silent auction item that is valued at $750 that i got FOR A STEAL!!! Want to see?

Isn't it AMAZING?!?!?!?

 i went, i conquered, i made a difference (and got some fabulous bling in the process!). Here are some photos  from the event. Enjoy!  



 Signing the veil of remembrance 

 



Me & Trisha Davis



All the DFW Sisters 

 

NvSr Blanche Davidian (DragonLady) & Onyx Anderson



For more pics of this amazing event click here. 





New Drag Promo Shot!

2013 is going to be the year of the pageants! There are at least three that i'm looking to compete in: Miss CEBA Sweetheart, Miss Diva USofA, and the Rose Room Rising Star. With all this competing, i had to have a promo shot.

Enter drag mother extraordinaire Jenna Skyy and violià! Drag promo house down!This is my first drag promo EVER and i think it's FLAWLESS! What do you think?!?!

TA-DA!!!

YEA!!! Now i'm ready to take on the pageant world by storm!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Greetings from the Drag Grave

i know, i know, i know

It's been a moment since i've blogged but i hope all of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!! i promise that i'm back and blogging full time again (i'm thinking of it as pre-new years resolution). So since i'm playing catch up . . .

Right before the holiday we had a photoshoot for our new SOMETHING FABULOUS!!! promo and this was the FABULOUS end result:

Photo credit: MarceloMedia

Kinda sickening right?!?!?!

We are gearing up to take 2013 by storm!