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Born in Toronto, I began dance training at an early age starting with ballet which eventually progressed into a main focus of jazz. Starting at the age of six I began my constant flip flopping of living in England and Canada. When in Toronto I attended the Interplay Dance School. In England I attended classes at Bodywork Studios. After alternating between living in England and Toronto with my family, I graduated from the Bethany Hills School near Peterborough, Ontario, to attend George Brown Dance with their foundation program. After George Brown I flew back to England for the third time in my life to attend the Cambridge Performing Arts College for three years, my major being dance, but discovered my true calling was the fashion industry. I have worked as a freelance model for three years and a stylist for just a year, also freelance. I put a lot of what I learned from my years of performing arts study into my modeling and into my styling, on occasion have actually had to model as a ballerina or style for dancers. I have worked with many prestigious people in the fashion industry already.

Monday 29 August 2011

Log One

So my first entry I thought I would discuss and showcase a particular company I have on countless occasions worked for. Her name is Cat Shanahan and she owns an online vintage store through Etsy called "Aiseirigh Vintage". She has a fantastic collection of vintage clothes she has collected and continues to collect over the years. It is all very feminine and yet some what wild, very much to my taste. She is planning to bring her online store to the masses in Yorkville (the Bond Street of Toronto) and would like me to be involved which is fantastic for both my modeling and styling. If it wasn't for her encouragement I don't think I would've pursued with the styling. Here I thought I would showcase a few of the clothes I have modeled for her. Old and new.











It has always been a pleasure to work with Cat and I hope I can help with her dream to bring vintage to the runway and make vintage even more relevant in the fashion industry. On another note, I am very excited to have started with BAPP. I am currently editing with my BAPP "Getting Started" video and hope this will expand my career in the performing and fashion world.
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4 comments:

  1. Paula Nottingham27 September 2011 at 05:43

    Victoria, good to see you posting and look forward to more blogs. Can you tell yet if the visual images of the clothes has made a difference in your colleagues business? Has she used them in her marketing yet? Have you used the images in your professional portfolio to get other similar modelling positions? Sorry - being very nosy here - just interested!

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  2. Victoria_Not_So_Beckham30 September 2011 at 14:32

    Hi Paula! Sorry for the delay, crazy week! She has used the images on her website http://www.etsy.com/shop/aiseirigh along with other models, many who I have worked with. The images of the clothes have made a huge difference in her business. First of all, the main focus is using a lot of blonde/brunette, fair skin models since the majority of her customers are in this range, so they can picture themselves in the clothing. (She does also use on occassion other varieties of models to reach out to consumers who don't fall into this discription and to expand her clientele.) Second by using us models she can help show the back, front and side of the garment and how it may move or sit on a person rather than just using a dressmaker's dummy. Third, the pictures make her website jump out more by using models instead of dressmaker's dummies. Her profile stands out from a lot of the others on Etsy because it is so interesting to look at. I have occassionally used the pictures from her for my own portfolio but not a lot just because she doesn't edit the photos, so sometimes there will be a smudge mark on the ground or something along those lines that isn't great for a professional portfolio. I hope that's answered your questions! :)

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  3. Corinda1 October 2011 at 15:41

    Hi Victoria
    You have a great variety of photo's and your blog is beautifully laid out. I almost used this winter snow scene. My only comment is that I can't read the posts in the centre of your blog because of the very light background it's making the font colour grey and clearly legible. You could highlight this in bold which may help.

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  4. Victoria_Not_So_Beckham6 October 2011 at 07:09

    Thanks Corinda for your comment! Where exactly are you having the most difficulty reading the posts? Just so I can pin point the exact problem. Thanks again for your help! :)

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