Miss Demeanour
Stylist & creative director Millie Sykes teams up with photographer Ellen Virgona to present the one-woman act of Miss Demeanour. Inspired by her own relationship with the stage, Sykes seeks to capture the dizzying mania of performance. Through Virgona’s lens, captive audience members are invited into a world that is as camp as it is whimsical. Shot in Sydney, Australia with Sheena Miss Demeanour, a hallmark of Sydney’s burlesquescene; Miss Demeanour steps into the role with a vivaciousness known only to those who’vespent a lifetime behind the glow of a stage light.
earring’s FRIDA LAS VEGAS coat NICOL & FORD purse UTURN VINTAGE. jumpsuit MODEL’S OWN earring’s UTURN VINTAGE
leotard & bow GIA PHUC LY shoes STYLIST’S OWN
jumpsuit MODEL’S OWN. shoes MODEL’S OWN
dress DOODAD & FANDANGO. leotard & bow GIA PHUC LY
dress DOODAD & FANDANGO shoes ASOS
headpiece HOUSE OF PRICILLA necklace STYLIST’S ARCHIVE bracelet UTURN VINTAGE bikini CLOUD BLVD
headpiece HOUSE OF PRICILLA necklace STYLIST’S ARCHIVE bikini CLOUD BLVD
photography ELLEN VIRGONA
styling & creative direction MILLIE SYKES
makeup JOEL BABICCI
wig styling TOM BOZIER
model SHEENA MISS DEMEANOUR
words MOLLY ELLISON
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