I'm elated to be on the cover of Queen Size Magazine (Sept 15 issue)! It was an amazing shoot in NYC with custom gowns by 710 Fashions, all images by Modern Photographix.
Volup2 REBEL & Vivaldi's Women
In an exciting (aaand kind of amazing) synchronicity, I'm writing an article about Vivaldi's Women for the upcoming REBEL issue of Paris-based high fashion diversity magazine Volup2...
Photoshoots galore
Agency Rep in NYS
I'm very excited to be represented by AMS Models & Talent, the largest model agency in the state outside of the NYC metro area...
Opera Roles!
NYFW
I'm elated to be walking in two events during New York Fashion Week - Runway the Real Way and 50 Shades of Fashion, at the Museum of Sex...
MODAL rolls out, and a TV show
Late-year surprises, December 2014
Santa brought me some last-minute gifts this holiday season... Today? I'm invited back a 5th time by OperaBuffs of WNY for their Inside Opera Lecture Series...
MODAL Productions!
Buffalo Rising fashion spread and article... 716 Girls!
Joining supermodels Angelea Preston (America's Next Top Model All Star) and Jessica Lahr (Mrs. New York America), I'm featured in this amazing Buffalo Rising article...
Celebrating Curves ~ Inside Pulp'Fashion Week international documentary
After a screening Press Day in Paris at Pulp Up The Show! organised by Histoires de Courbes, the documentary Celebrating Curves ~ Inside Pulp'Fashion Week is now out...
TV interviews from Pulp'Fashion Week - hubby too!
Some press footage from the Pulp'Fashion Week Paris show last May has come out featuring interviews with both myself and my husband...
Celebrating Curves and MODAL
Some more magazine and film offers came in this week, based on my featured appearance in the documentary Celebrating Curves ~ Inside Pulp'Fashion Week...
National Recognition for Opera Week
October 2014
A nice surprise - my Lecture-Recital for National Opera Week was selected out of hundreds by OPERA America as one of the top 15 events across the country this year! Check out the Press Release and Buffalo News article about me, the event and opera across WNY.
French-English Publications
October 2014
In triple Franco-Anglo news, I'm being featured in some great magazines this winter: as a model as well as an author with a bilingual article on fat shaming and body issues in opera in Alizé La Vie; then a commissioned editorial on revolutions in women's fashion for Paris-based Ronde & Glamour; and finally an amazing, touching interview I did with a local Buffalonian for the SCAR Project will be out in winter 2015 Black & White issue of bilingual Volup2 - Paris-based magazine founded by WNY-native Velvet d'Amour.
Press films of Uptown Fashion Week
September 2014
Watch me rip the runway for top designer Serita Bell and speak in this media interview about the plus industry at Uptown Fashion Week in NYC. The garment I wore for her was beyond stunning: view images here and here - I got major applause, beat out all the other girls vying for this dress, and sold three pieces for the designer! Read this review in Latin Trends about the show, I'm a featured model. View my interview & walk below!
One hell of a week!
September 2014
So much amazing news has come in this week! To start, I am beyond elated to be performing onstage with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra in Bartok's chamber opera Bluebeard's Castle. The stunning set from the Seattle production is by Dale Chihuly! Read more about this amazing collaboration in The News, Business First, Artvoice and Buffalo Rising.
In equally amazing news, I've been selected to walk in Uptown Fashion Week in NYC, in the first-ever Plus Showcase for this high fashion, avant-garde show. Read this article in the NY Daily News about the high profile event! Check out my Press page for the latest video and image links.
In the meantime, I'm being flown out to NYC this weekend (during MBNYFW no less) for my fit model job - the designer is in from LA! And to wrap it up? A few smaller job offers including opera roles (more info soon), blogging, and another magazine cover...
Magazine cover, interviews, and more
Exciting news - I'm on the COVER of Rack Plus Magazine, with an interview and fashion spread inside! It's a summer breeze issue... check me out in the red bathing suit. You can purchase a copy here, and view the online digital version here. And I'm very pleased my image was published in the Empire issue of Surreal Beauty Magazine. And huge thanks to Kathleen at Curves Illustrated for creating this curvy sketch of the photo.
#VocalisDoesEngland
August 2014
Vocalis Did England this past summer, culminating in our massive success at the Cambridge Summer Music Fest! Read more about our tour here in The Buffalo News.
HIDden's triumph at The York Mystery Plays
July 2014
HIDden Theatre had a very busy summer, with some incredible announcements coming soon! In the meantime, check out some great PR for The Baptism (more details on our Press & Media page). We are elated for this excellent review and lead photo in The Express: "I would pick...The Baptism... as the best presented and performed play[s]." HIDden is very proud to be prominently featured by the BBC, online with lead photo and TV with interviews, as well. And for me as a performer, my anechoic recording of the chant 'Ascendo ad patrem meum' was featured at the sound installation Hearing the Mystery Plays - this project recreates the aural world of specific Mystery Plays using virtual models, state of the art recording techniques, and some creativity in the Medieval streets of York.