Meet Jill, August 2024 Starlet of the Month!

We are delighted to announce the return of our studio sessions after a prolonged break, and what better way to kick off this new chapter than by introducing our latest La Femme Mystique ambassador - the charming Jill, our Starlet of the Month for August 2024! Jill and I began our collaboration on this project just as society was beginning to emerge from the extended isolation brought on by the Covid pandemic. As you can see, her physical transformation lets her lively personality shine through! Click the link in the photo to discover more about Jill's experience in her own words... heartfelt congratulations to the stunning Jill!

Jill - August 2024 Starlet of the Month

Photoshoot Ideas

The last couple of years have been challenging. After surviving two years of heavy restrictions in how we engage with the world, a new-found sense of inspiration has led me to try and reestablish what has been started here, and to continue to provide a fun and supportive space where men can explore and express the feminine within.

World Peace = everyone gets a photoshoot. Lol A thousand times YES. Who are you - really...? I'd like to visually delve into this topic with you. And while we're at it, let's make some art!

Some themes I'd love to shoot:

• Fresh flowers - I was a florist in a past life. Have a membership to a large distribution company and can get anything! Especially interested in the Victorian custom of communicating through historical meanings attributed to flowers - and herbs. I have several books on the topic and will post more on this topic soon.

• French Revolution

• Film Noir or any vintage style of film really

• Hommage to Trixie Mattel

• Floral - I have a membership to a floral distribution company and experience with floral arrangements

• America 1960's - 70's hippie culture - because the outfits were awesome then. Also the music

• Anything Victorian. I'm obsessed with handmade lace and tintypes

• 1970s motel. Have a local one on Snelling Avenue in mind. Still features a sign for "color TV"

• Gothic style

• Faerie in a coal mine. (I try to forget this one but keeps resurfacing :)

• Pinup! How would you like to have a framed, pastel painting of yourself as a pinup girl...?? I can, and would love the opportunity to do this for you

• Mod-styled shoot. Think Twiggy or Jeannie Shrimpton 1965

• Rainy day - I have a clear vinyl belted rain jacket and matching umbrella!

I'd love to hear your ideas! Tired of basic backdrops - let's tell your stories!

Rebecca

Rent The Runway

I like to have as many options for outfits as is possible for the approximately 700 square feet I have to work with in this studio, but for specific styling ideas, I just can't keep as many sizes and looks in stock for my guests as I would like to have available at any given time. This is where Rent the Runway comes in - as a wonderful option for guests who would like a special outfit to wear for their photo session, but may not want to drop a ton of money for clothing and accessories they may not wear again.

**Note to those who may be interested in utilizing this service, but would like their orders shipped directly to the studio - I provide shopping services!** All I need are your measurements, and a brief exchange to understand the look you would like to achieve. What I really like about this company is the variety in sizes they carry (up to 22), and that you can view what they have in stock for a given date in the future, and also run deep sales on gently used items from their collection! How cool is that?!