Shooting wth Starlet Fever Clothing!

Happy Saturday!

I hope its going great for you all and you are enjoying the weekend! Its post time!

This blog post is dedicated to fulfilling a dream! Its quite personal, so I hope you enjoy it and all take something from it.

When I first got into pinup modelling two years ago, I held dreams of modelling for a brand. I remember at the time it felt completely unobtainable! I felt like a nobody, still being a newbie (though I do often still feel like this to be honest) and I kind of shelved the idea. It was something I never thought would happen for me, thought it was something that always kind of haunted the back of my mind.

Then 2015 started! I'd pegged it as being my year at the end of 2014 but it ended up being a killer. I had a lot of issues with where I was living which caused a HUGE spike in my anxiety. I went back into full time work as well and my modelling came to a screaming HALT after 18 months of growth and traction. This, along with an 8kg weight gain from stress, left me feeling very down about myself and my body, especially when some of my favorite clothes stopped fitting me. 

In June, I decided to take back my motivation and my self confidence and make a big change: I went blonde. Something that initially petrified me. I'd been a proud red head for 3.5 years and the thought of such a big change felt really scary and uncomfortable. But I went ahead. I was feeling SO stagnant within myself I needed change. And going blonde would allow me to hit the water again after years of barely swimming due to my red bleeding when wet. So, I saw the lovely Miss Ruby Rabbit from Retrobillia and we took the plunge! (To read about my transition from red to blonde, click here) Little did I know, that taking this plunge would open up the opportunity for me to fulfil a dream and model for a brand!

In July, I had the pleasure of being sponsored an amazing new dress (review here) to review here on my blog. The quality of the dress is incredible and I instantly fell in love. A few weeks after receiving it they contacted me again to ask if I'd be interested in modelling for their website as a blonde. I remember initially being so nervous I didn't know how to reply straight away! Especially with the weight I'd gained in the past few months! But I soon did and the shoot day was organised for the day after I got my hair done blonde! We were shooting in the Wollongong Botanical gardens, which is a place I truly love.

So the day came and it meant a VERY early start! I drove down to Wollongong, to have the amazing Ruby take out the set we'd done the day before for the shoot. Then I went and had my make up professionally done before heading to the gardens and setting up to shoot.

Hair flowers are from Daisy Jean Floral Designs, Heels are all Pin Up Couture

The team were lovely! I was also stoked to finally be shooting with Cupcake Photography after we got rained out for our first real shoot together earlier in the year. We packed up our clothes rack of goodies we were shooting and the big collapsible change room and we headed to our first location!

The first outfit we shot was the Eleanor Dress in High Risk Red which is a dress I fell in love with! It was SO comfortable and with my amazing hair. It was a good dress to start with as red has always been my power colour!

The day pasted in a blur of pretty clothes and pretty poses. As I relaxed I felt more and more at ease and my poses became more natural!

Being adjusted by Suz

Suz working the angles for some amazing photos!

Behind the scenes snap

Playing with Shadows

Drink break! And all the glamourous expressions!

A day that started at 6.30am for me wrapped up at 4.30pm! It was a massive day but I honestly had such a blast shooting! It was such an incredible experience to get the opportunity to work for a brand and its a brand I can honestly say know their stuff. Their quality is incredible and I adore their products and their dedication to flattering pieces!

Here are some of the shots from the shoot which I adore!

The Marie Dress in Navy Blossom

Antoinette Blouse in Boysenberry and Adelaide Skirt in Antique Pink

 Antoinette Blouse in smokey blue and Adelaide skirt in Taupe

Delphine 3/4 Sleeve Blouse in Fuchsia and the Adelaide skirt in black floral

It was so incredibly exciting to see these pictures and more up on the Starlet Fever website and it definitely gave me the boost I needed to start taking my life back. Not only did this shoot fulfill a dream I never thought would eventuate, it also gave me my self confidence back, reminded me that I was more than my weight and that I can achieve amazing things, even if I don't think I can. Never doubt yourself, you are capable of SO much more than you give yourself credit for! 

I would truly like to thank Starlet fever for giving me the amazing opportunity you did to model for your company! The experience is truly one I will cherish for ever and I intend to add more Starlet Fever to my wardrobe in the coming months! Also a thank you to Suz of Cupcake Photography for being such a pleasure to shoot with!

Til Monday!

Ask Missi ~ An question from Liz

So when I put it to my followers what they wanted to see in this blogspot...I got a resounding answer that you all wanted to be able to ask me specific questions and get specific answers! 

So I made an email address for you to send me your questions (askcurvecreation@gmail.com) and I would answer one question a week for you all! 

I was so excited to get my first question! Thank you so much Liz!

"I have just started in the Pin Up Lifestyle. I love the confidence that seems to radiate from the women. I have been big all my life and have lost about 70lbs. I'm working on being happy in my body.

My question to you is: What advice can you give to me or the other plus size gals, or any girl, who may be searching for a way to grasp onto the confidence and let it shine?

Firstly, well done on your weight loss so far Liz! That is an absolutely AWESOME effort and you should be so proud! I for one am extremely proud of your effort and hard work!

So for me to really answer this I need to give a brief description of where I came from and how I got to where I am to give the full explanation of how I found my confidence. 

Flashback to 18/19 year old me! 

I was sitting at 85kg/187lbs. I was incredibly unhappy with myself and my body. I didn't believe I was capable of anything. I had serious binging issues. I hated looking in the mirror. I thought I was ugly, fat and stupid. 

The path to change for my and my mentality started when I found of my cholesterol was so high I was looking at being a heart attack victim before the age of 25/30. So I did something about it. I changed how I ate and begun to exercise and soon dropped around 10kg/22lbs and my cholesterol dropped back to a healthy range.

Despite the weight loss I was still incredibly self conscious and uncomfortable in my body. I didn't like the cut and fit of the clothes I found and bought in stores. I didn't feel like me.

The change to my mentality started with a lie.....let me explain.

One thing I have learnt from the last 3 years about building self confidence is this: How you talk to yourself plays a massive role in whether you are self confident or not. You dictate your self confidence.

I didn't believe it at first either. But I've come to find its true. I started paying attention to how I would speak to myself...and quite frankly it was no wonder I felt so down all the time. I was regularly say things like: you're stupid, you're fat, you're ugly, etc. I use to believe that because I said these things to myself other people must have been thinking them too. 

So...it started with a lie. Every morning I told myself I was beautiful. Every day I looked in that mirror and told myself my body didn't define me. It started as a lie because it felt like a lie. I didn't believe it. In conjunction with doing this I begun to really monitor my self talk and started actively correcting self thought statements for negative to positive. So for example I'd change thoughts like I'm ugly to I have worth. Over a space of 6 months I did this and my thought processes began to change. I began to not cringe when I looked in the mirror and really started to feel confident within myself.

However for me my confidence really skyrocketed when I actually started to embrace pinup. I discovered pinup when I was around 15 through two amazing women in social Media:

Christina Aguilera during her "Candy Man" Phase

And Dita Von Teese

This is where my love affair started. It would take me 7 years to get the confidence to embrace the style myself and I honestly wish I hadn't taken so long. Through pinup I've found who I am. It's let me grow into a strong, confidence and happy young woman and I don't think I'd be as strong as I am without embracing who I was: a pin up girl.

So really, my advice to any girl who is looking to grasp onto their own confidence so they can shine is to honestly do what makes you happy! If you want to wear something wear it! If you want to try a style, do it! I put off doing what made me happy for 7 years to make others happy and ultimately made myself miserable instead. I'm the happiest I've ever been now, doing what I love. Don't wait, the fear isn't worth putting off something that will let you not only shine, but beam! So take a risk and shine on bright! Start with baby steps, its easier! You don't have to go the whole hog right away! But remember, you never know where you will go with it! I didn't!

Photographer: Lauren Horwood

To ask your own questions feel free to drop me an email at askcurvecreation@gmail.com

Missi aka Miss Osiria Rose

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