Ramblings of a Model, Mother and Outspoken Weirdo

Well I was, for one night only doing a shoot next to The Sage - Gateshead for my boyfriend Nicholas Gray's billboard project.

He sort of explained it better in his blog if you want to read it but basically its a twin town thing between Sunderland and Essen, Germany. His work will be featured on billboards and he went for a film theme. Other images are spectacular also but you're gonna have to wait for them.

My Superhero is called Senorita Cleavage, very sort of Dee La Beau! She normally attacks the bad men and breaks their necks with their thighs and that sort of cartoon death sort of stuff. Her sidekick is Captain Cliche and enemies are the Defective Detective (with sidekick Hangover Boy) and the Haberdashery Man. I have had way too much time to think about this by the way.

Well obviously not really! I did a lot of shoots last week and I just going to blog them one by one to give them the time they deserve.

I normally use Purestorm and Model Mayhem to arrange my shoots, if you're looks to start modeling this is a good place to start. I have had quite a lot of people asking lately. You can also find some photographers on Facebook too. Beware of perverts with cameras though because there are a fair few of them.

I had a shoot about two weeks ago with Russ and Paul, two fab guys who made me laugh, it was quite a weird set up having two photographers and one model. I have been to shoots where there have been two models and one photographer but this was completely different, bouncing ideas of each other and taking turns. It was good though and I am delighted with some of the images.

So it's not everyday I mooch down the Quayside with a Nerf gun in a skirt so short it is no longer really classed as a skirt. At 24 I should be utterly ashamed of myself.

I had a shoot with Adrian Wilson, had a fabulous time and here are some of my favourite images from the session.

I go through phases where I find an item I like and have it in lost of different colours. My favourite item of this type is my Scarlet Street blouses from Able Grable.

I had a shoot with my partner Nicholas Gray in Bananastudio in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and we had some fun and got some insanely colourful shots of me rocking my blouse. And I thought I would just share some with you.



I teamed my blouses with frilly panties from Lulu & Lush and What Katie Did and Hair Accessories from Flamingo Amy, Sighs and Whispers and Wandering Gypsy Couture.

After I shot all my blouses we also done a few implied nude here is my favourite, it looks kinda 90's but I really like it.

Hello, my name is Dee La Beau and I am a self confessed Etsy time waster!

Sure lots of vintage lovers concur that it is far to easy to sit down at your computer wack some searching in Etsy and have your eyes consumed by the mish mash of loveliness and evident fake 'vtg' items.

One of my favourite Etsy shops is Fab Gabs

There is just something very wonderful and professional about the store front and the ways the items are photographed and the models that are used. This store is just so lovely to browse, there are little photo sets for each items and the descriptions push you even further towards wanting to part with pennies for a piece of prettiness.

She is actually having a sale at the moment so there is plenty of bargain potential! She has lots of swimsuits and play suits at the moment too, perfect for the 'wonderful British summer we are having!!'.

This is my favourite item from her store, it's a gorgeous 1947 wedding dress, I am probably never going to need one again but if I did I would want something as stunning as this. (Image taken from FabGabs Etsy store)

Should do some blogging about me I guess...

Me and my offspring are safely settled in Newcastle, my son enjoys school and my daughter is ready for school. They are adjusting to everything really well, we have plenty of laughs. I actually get out with them, take them places. It's nice to be able to do that because there is stuff to do and places to go. I feel pretty good about my maternal skills package.

In other news I have a boyfriend. He is utterly odd and weird like me but he makes me happy and he makes it feel ok that I am as freakish as I am. He has kinda filled a little hole that I barely knew existed, but now it has been filled I am more of an entire human being. I am very much in love and ever so happy. Just unfortunate I don't get to see him all that often.
Doing a shoot on Thursday and have a gazillion lined up for August! I am very excited about it all. I decided not to post up any of my art nude ones, apart from anything else I don't think it's anyone should want to see or should see. I got all my pics back from my shoot with Grahame Jenkins I can't really decide which one I like best but I quite like this one because I look genuinely scared.

Good Morning!!

I have emailed so many photographers lately they are all just merged into a massive uber gloopy photographic orb, like 'The Blob' or something. Think I have confirmed 3 more shoots though, and one this week in which I will be taking some of my favourite AbleGrable stuff and prancing around a studio!

You should check out the newest addition to the AbleGrable collection the Boudoir Kitten! I am absolutely in love!

I am still wanting to do a shoot in a paddling pool full of jelly. I have sold loads of my bra/boobie items that are too big and I quite fancy a cossie from ForLuna, can't decide which of these three are most 'DeeLaBeau'. Currently leaning towards the Blue Cherry one!