EDITORIAL:
Welcome to "The Drag Issue."
I am so thrilled this month to feature one of our sisters from Berlin. Shei and I met thru Yahoo 360 in late 2005, unmasked a month apart in 2006 (birth of Sheila), and partied together in Berlin in 2007 and 2008. (That's her on the left side of your screen.) Needless to say, it was great to catch up with Berlin's Hottest Rockabilly Pin-Up Drag Queen, and I know that you will love her too.
Where can you get thigh high boots, a 12-inch waist, big bosoms and big hair all for only $25? Checkout this month's Puppen-Bluten section for the answer.
Oh, the girl over on the right is a close friend of mine (wink). I did this rendering of her as part of the development for a screenplay. She's a good lass. You may see her elsewhere in this issue, and you will surely see her in Atlanta this month at the Southern Comfort Conference (SCC).
Speaking of the SCC, I am truly looking forward to it. I don't know everything that is planned, but keeping up with folks on Yahoo has helped me to gain an appreciation for its finer points. I am especially looking forward to seeing Rubberdoll perform at the Jungle on Saturday, September 11th...outta be outrageous! Several friends from various Internet social groups will be there, and I am looking forward to meeting them for the first time. EmmaM, thanks so very much for your friendship, and I look forward to seeing you again.
Simone LaTour asked me about some pictures that I'd taken showing a mask repair on my Lolita, so I have offered a short bit about that in this month's First Looks section.
Doroty has offered a wonderful piece on accessories this month; Steffy preps us for the Montreal Fetish Weekend, with the promise of wild tales in October, and there are bunches of Dolls coming and going and lots of squee-licious fun.
Cindy, I am so very sorry it didn't work out this time, but I do sincerely want to try again whenever you think that you are ready. I'm very glad to have you here in any capacity.
Our Centerfold this month is the legendary Showgirl and Cher impersonator, Candi Stratton, and my only regret is that our mutual schedules didn't line up well enough for an interview.
As I review this issue, I see that Germany is very well represented, and I am truly happy for that.
Be good; be well,
T-Vyrus
If you're reading this, then I'd like your opinion about something. If Donna Karen teams up with Hot Girls Magazine to create a bon a fide calendar featuring this years best Covergirls and Centerfolds, would you have an interest in buying one? Write to me here.
...and here's something that I've been meaning to do for awhile. I want to thank our top referring web sites. Your support of the Hot Girls Magazine is greatly appreciated.
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SHEILA VON BERLIN, Sheila Wolf
Berlin, Germany
Interviewer: T-Vyrus
SW: Bonjour, how are you?
TV: Hi Sheila, I’m good, and it is great to connect with you after so long.
SW: Yes… time goes by.
TV: (laughs) Yes, too slow sometimes, or too fast other times.
SW: I see it everyday in the mirror. (laughs)
TV: Oh, but you are absolutely fabulous.
SW: So when do you begin to write a t-girl magazine?
TV: I started the magazine officially in January, but I would not describe it as t-girl… perhaps just ‘girly’ and open to anyone with boobs. (laughs)
SW: (laughs) It’s OK and very interesting. Do you know of the magazine called Candy?
TV: No, I have not heard of it.
SW: You should take a look here it’s amazing, and I know you do something similar with Hot Girls Magazine.
TV: It looks wonderful, but only one issue so far, Fall-Winter 2009-2010, and only one thousand copies, sigh... I’m not sure that it deserves to be called the first of its kind… Transformation has been around for far longer (over 70 issues) and is in much wider distribution. 
I think that your own Queer’lesque magazine is excellent.
SW: Thanks! So, do you have any questions?
TV: Well... to start, how have you been and what have you been up to? I haven't seen you since December of 2008.
SW: Wow! That is a BIG question. I have been doing so much... I have done Queer Burlesque shows, a music video, a gorgeous interview for a producer of the BBC and fashion catwalks... so much has happened that I can't remember it all. But that’s the reason that I write the Queer’lesque magazine because I can read my own articles to remember (laughing) …cause I am gettin' older…and older…and the brain is driftin'.
TV: (laughs) Girl stop! You are ‘not’ old at all, and I will direct people to Queer’lesque so that they can see for themselves all of the wonderful things that you have been up to. So, tell me more about the Burlesque shows; I did see some of the videos and they were fabulous.
SW: First, I do Burlesque Comedy because no Drag Queen in Berlin has ever done this, and I love this kind of style. I met Bernie Dexter (the new Bettie Page) and of course Dita von Teese, but I will never be naked on stage. So, I needed an idea that combined Burlesque with Drag-Art, and that is what I do now... a mixture of Burlesque, Comedy, Travesty and Lipsynch.
TV: That's too cool, and I know that you admire Bettie Page, so it is only natural. You are so incredible, and I am amazed at how busy you keep yourself. …and truly, one must have a good sense of humor. Does Janka ever perform with you?
SW: No, not really. I did one dance performance with Janka, but it is not my strength. I am more an actor than a dancer.
TV: Do you have videos that I can direct our readers to?
SW: Yes, here are some… the Queer’lesque Drag-Burlesque Show at Irrenhouse, my Miss Lava, Don't Tell a Soul music video and my Bernie Dexter Interview at the ARS VIVENDI event 2010… a show, a music video and an absolutely fabulous interview.
{left: clip from Sheila's music video}
TV: Wow Shei, these are all so incredible… the dual personalities thing is always fun, and your music video is so well done and really shows you at your Diva-best… and the interview with Ms. Dexter is absolutely adorable. alles ist gut, alles ist Spaß… I am so jealous!
SW: Oh, thank you.
TV: How is Janka and what crazy things have you been doing?
SW: Janka is my best friend, and we do outfits together for Christopher Street Day and other events. Actually, we are going to Mykonos together on the 24th.
TV: Mykonos?
SW: It is a Greek island. {photo right}
TV: Sec’… (a quick Google search) wow, it looks like paradise, sehr schön.
SW: I think it will be fun.
{left: Shei Wolf masked}
TV: Yes, I believe so too. So, maybe we can step back for a moment… we met thru Yahoo 360 in late 2005, but we were both masking at the time. I have wanted to interview you for so long because I am always trying to blur boundaries, and for some girls female masking is only a transition. I think it will be great for readers to know how you transitioned from female masked girl to the fabulous t-girl that you are today.
SW: (laughs) Yes, everything can happen with enough fantasy. I masked myself because I never thought that I could do it. I mean the makeup, hair and all of that! All thru the years, I was very creative in the things that I did, but to change my gender in that way... I never believed that I could learn all of the things necessary, but I did. First, I went to a professional makeup artist, and I was so impressed by what I saw at the end, and then I tried to be unique... to find my own style. The fact that I loved Rockabilly in the eighties brought me to the Rockabella/Pinup style (laughs), and I came back to the Rock-N-Roll scene after many years.
{right: Shei Wolf unmasked, Sept. 2006}
TV: I remember when you unmasked. I thought to myself, “I can never be so pretty, and so I can never unmask now,” but you were very encouraging, and a month later I unmasked also. I think it was September and October of 2006, and then we finally met at White Trash in Berlin at the end of 2007. It was a very good experience and you were a very kind host.
SW: Thank you... I try to share my experiences with guests, and to show them the Queer side of Berlin and my world... In the meantime I had many cultural experiences, and I attended all of the big musical and cabaret shows.
TV: Well, I still regard you as Berlin’s number one Tranny Tour Guide. (laughs) You mentioned Rockabella... did you ever buy the dress that you wanted from Pony Mädchen?
SW: Of course... many of them... Since then I have the support of many fashion labels because I do a lot of promotion for them. It is good B2B. (laughs)
TV: Yes, yes of course... I regret that I have not been good to keep up with all of your activities and writing – sigh…
SW: At left is a photo of my first Pony Mädchen outfit.
TV: schon... sorry... my keyboard doesn’t have German keys. (laughs)
SW: (laughs) No matter, I understand you.
TV: I try. (laughs) What ever happened to the Pussycats?
SW: Oh we did the Pussycats twice again... but now they have to sleep for a while. Janka and I try to find new outfits for every new event, and now I have so many costumes… it’s totally strange. …but they will be back someday - I promise. (laughs) Better and sexier than ever! (more laughter)
TV: They were (and are) very sexy already, and of course a girl must never wear the same fashion twice. (laughs)
SW: (smiles)
TV: Are there still official contests or do you and Janka just do it for fun now?
SW: We do it to be different from everyone else, because we are fashion victims. (laughs) I did a fashion contest this year, and I placed 5th among 250 REAL GIRLS! (laughs) That was fun! It was the Model Madness Contest 2010. {right: Pirate Style}
TV: A total fashion Diva I think - sigh... pretty German girls are so incredible, and I am going to get a thrill out of making you our covergirl... everyone will love you.
SW: (laughs) We will see what happens... Do you do the magazine by yourself?
TV: For the most part yes… the editing, web design, graphics, interviews… Steffy and Doroty are both feature writers now, and they have been a tremendous help to me. You are always welcome to contribute also, and I know that you love fashion.
SW: Yes, that is the reason for my fashion blog.
TV: Yes, it is excellent, and of course very well done.
SW: Thank you… and the next baby is coming soon. (laughs)
TV: Oh… congratulations... how are your wife and daughter?
SW: (laughs) With “baby” I mean my next blog project.
TV: (laughs)
SW: My wife and daughter are very well, and my daughter is really proud of her daddy. (laughs)
TV: So tell me about the new baby. (laughs)
{left: Sheila & Nicci Tristan, German Fetish Ball, 2009}
SW: It will be gossip about Stars, fashion treasures, makeup highlights... and everything will be presented in a higher level of production. We will see what happens. It is a co-project with a well know burlesque icon, I can’t say more, but it will be online in October, I hope.
TV: That’s wonderful Sheila, and I know that it will be received very well.
SW: I hope!
TV: Do you know Dirty Martini, she is a New York based Burlesque Star?
SW: Yes, of course… she is amazing... I read about her, but I have never seen her live.
TV: She has been touring - and promoting her new movie with live Burlesque shows. Gary Beeber, the Director of the film, has been instrumental in promoting the film, and the premiere in New York City was a huge success. Perhaps they will do a show in Berlin, and I am still hoping to bring the show to Nashville also.
SW: Cool!
TV: Yes, the movie is a great tribute to Dirty and it would be nice to play a small role in promoting it and bringing it to new audiences. So, what else should I tell our readers about you - are there other links or shows that people might enjoy?
SW: Maybe my Drag Burlesque video page.
TV: Cool… you are such a wealth of information and talent.
SW: (smiles) Thank you... I hope you do a lovely article with the information. Do you print this magazine also?
TV: No, not yet, but I want to, and I am working with local publishers. We'll see… It’s funny, people see my ancient cell phone and they wonder why I don’t have a new one with Internet capabilities. Yet they still want Hot Girls Magazine in print. (laughs). I think they like the idea of a coffee table piece… something to leave out and to show people. Donna Karen is pushing me to do a Pin-Up calendar for 2011, and I am hopeful that we can make it happen.
SW: Cute... I wanna be the March girl. (laughs)
TV: Why March?
SW: Because I was born in March. (laughs)
TV: (laughs) Yes, I might have guessed.
SW: While I am in Greece, I am planning to do Pin-Up pictures on the beach. Real traditional Pin-Up pictures… that’s sooo funny!
{left: Red Pencil Skirt}
TV: That would be wonderful... I'll use them. So, maybe for now we must say goodnight, but it has been very good to catch up with you... it is too long.
SW: OK, I will send you a collection of pictures tomorrow, along with the photographer credits.
TV: Cool and thanks… most don’t send me the credits, but I feel they are important.
SW: It is, yes, and I respect all of the artists who take pictures of me, and of course of other people too.
TV: I think that cameras and mirrors are very important to us - perhaps a girl’s best friend. (laughs)
SW: (laughs) Yes, that’s true.
TV: I miss Berlin girl, perhaps next year I’ll get to come back. At least the magazine is a good outlet for me.
SW: OK... so come to Berlin hon’... there are many things to see. (laughs)
TV: Yes, I know... I miss you all, so please say hello to the Berlin girls that I know, and send them my good wishes.
SW: I will… have a good night, and talk to you soon.
TV: You too Shei… tschuss
SW: tschüss
You can find Sheila on the Internet at the following locations:
{right: Berlin's Rockabilly Pin-Up Drag Queen}
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Costume Jewelry
By Doroty
Hello Dear Readers;
This month I have decided to talk about jewelry, trinkets and accessories, and as usual I am hopeful that I might offer some suggestions, which might contribute to your wonderful look.
{left: Peacock Bangle, ModCloth}
The trinket industry produces and markets wearable accessories such as necklaces, bracelets, belts, rings, earrings and more; these are made by hand using less precious materials such as glass, plastic, ceramic, wood, stones, shells and metal. The result is beautiful designs at modest prices.
Recently, there has been considerable interest in trinkets, and jewelry hobbyists have contributed greatly to the proliferation of unique designs, which have been featured on websites and in art and jewelry magazines. Jewelry Artisans are a popular part of art and craft fairs, exclusive exhibitions and at markets for hobbyists everywhere.
Jewelry that mimicked precious stones and metals had its intimate start in early twentieth century Paris, and one-of-a-kind pieces designed by couturiers were made completely by hand. However, these pricey jewels were never intended to be worn by the general public, and in 1901, the couturiers, scorning the idea of imitation jewelry, popularized the term bijouterie fantaisie, or fantasy jewelry.
{right: collana, Bigiotteria PAOLA}
In the 1930’s, New York and Providence, Rhode Island were home to the jobbers and artisans most responsible for American made imitation or costume jewelry, which were mostly mass-produced. Mechanization made it possible to offer a variety of stylish, well-made designs, which were produced using different materials and methods, and marketed to different demographics. The same popular form was frequently created in three versions at three different prices: hand-worked solid gold, rolled gold, and stamped brass electroplated with gold. (source: American Costume Jewelry: Decorative jewelry findings and Guyot Brothers in Historical Context by Juliet Friedman)
The Historic Jewelry District of Providence, Rhode Island was added to the U.S. National Registry of Historic Places in 1985.
Today, costume accents can be worn for any occasion without the concern associated with wearing precious jewels. Used to accent the wearer’s appearance and wardrobe, they are appropriate for work, public and private events, clubbing, walking and more. Often the occasion itself might suggest a theme, which can then be incorporated into the wearer’s wardrobe.
With the world economic crisis affecting so many people, the popularity of trinkets has spread - earning higher status and being produced and marketed by famous designers. Even the trendiest wedding hairstyles can include matching costume-jewelry adornment.
{left: Crystal Hair Pins, Model Bride}
Similarly, you can find trinkets to compliment any outfit, and whether you prefer formal or informal dress, there are always affordable accents that will suit your taste.
Inexpensive, fashionable accessories relieve the guilt of spending hard earned discretionary income, and they offer the feel good rewards that come from looking fabulous. Even during difficult financial times, a girl wants to feel pretty, and affordable jewelry made from metals, crystals, semiprecious stones and even plastic, are one way for a girl to achieve a truly trendy high-tech look.
{right: Leopard Print Pencil Skirt and Halter Top, Babygirl Boutique}
No collection of wardrobes is complete without an assortment of accessories, and shoes, handbags, belts, sunglasses and more, can be renewed every day and lend to romantic, chic or elegant occasions.
Long stone or metal necklaces are perfect for a dress with simple lines, offering a chic hippie look. Rings of different sizes and materials can accent the hands, as can gloves of varying colors, textures and lengths. …and belts, scarves and hair-bands can compliment other colors in your wardrobe.
{left: Miya Zipper Hobo, Handbag Heaven}
When using fashion accessories you should strive to compliment your wardrobe, and to accommodate your size and height. Accessories are a great way to extend your wardrobe, and a black dress accented with a wide red belt one day might be accented with a gold hoop belt for another occasion.
Trendy in recent years have been hair-bands, vivid colors, large t-shirts, sixties style sunglass, large white handbags and belted dresses and blouses. Use your imagination and be creative.
Well, I now come to the end, and I will welcome hearing from some of you, and I look forward to next month when we will revisit still more trendy fun with fashion.
Kisses,
Doroty
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PUPPEN-BLUTEN: (Dolls Bleeding)
Do you paint, sculpt, draw cartoons, sing, dance, write verse, poetry...? In this space we will feature your creativity in words, pictures, videos and more.
Last month I featured the over-the-top fantasy artwork of Hot Toon Dog, and I just couldn't resist working with him - and having some fun with my own pictures. He did two commissions for me, and he provided me with the pencil sketches and final renderings for both. I confess to loving conceptual sketches such as these. For everyone's sake, I have created two collages that show the original photos that were provided, the pencil sketches and the final hotty-tooned me. I work very hard at my own attempts to be sexy, but Hot Toon Dog certainly does a lot more to make a girl's dreams come true. The only guidance that I offered to him was..."give me one of those super hot bodies that you are so good at, use my real face and hair, and if you use a prop, then use a whip." ...and so here are the results.
We have featured many artists over the past few months, and I do hope that you might consider supporting some of them by commissioning your own portraits. Recently, I heard from Mistress Keiko Kabuki, and she mentioned that she is doing some artwork for a truly wonderful German model. Keiko's artwork was featured in our July issue, and I was happy to learn that we helped to make the connection. You will see more about this in November, so stay tooned. To paraphrase a popular expression, "I'm bad because Hot Toon Dog drew me that way." Have fun everyone, and never take yourselves too seriously, T-Vyrus
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ACROSS:
1. Shiny victim
3. Trinkets author
6. Big boobs courtesy of...
8. "I hate the undead."
10. Rockabilly Girl
11. International Day of Peace, alt.
DOWN:
2. Montreal, Sept. 3rd thru 5th
4. Transformation is my favorite thing to do.
5. White Angel
7. In Australia I toured as Cher.
9. Short for Cassiopaya
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EVENT LISTINGS:
September 3rd thru 5th, 2010
MONTREAL FETISH WEEKEND
Themes: Kabaret Kink, Latextacy, Night of Masks & Vampires
Activities: Workshops, Fetish Art & Photo Exhibit, After-parties, more...
September 6th thru 12th, 2010
Southern Comfort Conference
At the Crowne Plaza Ravinia in beautiful Atlanta, Georgia
September 11th, 2010
SkinTwo USA & Sexual Sideshow
Featuring Rubberdoll!
Jungleclub
2115 Faulkner Rd.
Atlanta, GA 30324
October 1st thru 3rd, 2010
London Fetish Weekend
London is the fetish capital of the world, and to celebrate LFW brings you five events in one weekend to cater for all your fetish desires!
Torture Garden, Club Subversion, The LAM, The LFF and the secret After Pandora will all be bringing their unique style and expertise to a full weekend of the very best of UK fetish clubbing, entertainment and shopping.
My Favorite Material (Montreal Fetish Weekend) 
There aren't many things that I get excited about, but I am a huge fan of actress, Mila Jovovich. So... in spite of the fact that zombie movies aren't really my cup of tea, I have seen every one of the Resident Evil films, and you can be sure that I will see After Life also - because Alice Rocks!
