Why I chose to make this costume:

I'll start off by saying that this photoshoot took place in October 2008 and I did not release these photos until two years later because I wasn't sure if the public would understand what we were going for. Hence the watermark is still my old website lol.

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The reason I did this photoshoot was not to scandalize (although I'm sure that is a by-product effect) but to pay tribute to the amazing art styles of Heavy Metal and High Fantasy in the 70's and 80's.

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Good fantasy (art, book, film, etc.) and sensual feminine forms have always gone hand in hand. I absolutely adore the work of Luis Royo and have in the past saluted him with my Battle Angel images. This time I wanted to create a theme around the Greek Goddess of War, Enyo. Terrible yet beautiful, merciless yet mesmerizing.

How I made this costume:

I created the outfit within a week, being inspired by Luis Royo and John Carter's Princess of Mars using light airy fabrics in creme and sage colors. I did a lot of fabric shredding and ripping, wove braids of fabrics and tied random pieces together. I spent way too much money on materials and time on making the headpieces and jewelry accessories. You can see a close-up of the headpieces here.

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Brian Boling created the gold collar out of plastic and I decorated it with chains and crystals.
As usual, I did my own makeup and styling.
Weapons were kindly loaned to us by friends.

Thoughts on this costume:

I shot with my two most trusted photographer friends—Kevin Stewart and Brian Boling. You'll see a difference in their styles of photography as well as the fact that Brian shot digital and Kevin shot on film. I love different qualities about each and was grateful to have both very talented and creative artists collaborating with me on this shoot.