The daughter of an Irish showgirl and an eccentric Viennese aristocrat, her shows reflect her unusual background, with clouds of butterflies that really fly out from her clothes as she hovers en Pointe. True to the original spirit of Burlesque and Vaudeville, her beautifully choreographed routines take in everything from the ethereal, the breath-taking and the beautiful to the macabre and the comic: with influences including everyone from Anita Berber and Loie Fuller to Rita Hayworth, David Lynch and Maya Deren, taking in everything from the Pre-Raphaelites and French literature to Surrealism and more along the way.

She is a Carnival Queen with a show-stopping 17” corseted waist, a doll, a butterfly, a peacock, a swan, a silver-screen siren, a living Klimt painting, a sorcerer – and anything her imagination can create! Fusing old-school glamour with even older-school strangeness as well as an up-to-date sense of humour and fun, her performances utilise elements of her varied performance background, including ballet, tap, circus, acting and even opera.

In demand all over the world and having amassed an enviable list of past clients (including Roberto Cavalli and the Paris Ritz) and sparkling reviews (including features in French Playboy), you can also see her making her mark on the big screen from Hollywood to Bollywood and in a brace of music videos for top bands.

As well as having all the style of Hollywood’s Golden Age or a Victorian ingénue she is also clever with a mischievous sense of humour. As such, she is currently collaborating on a book – on Carnys, no less.

Not only is Vicky a classic beauty with a true vintage look and an all natural 34-22-34 figure, but her skills as a trained costumier (honed during a degree at Central Saint Martins) ensure a range of spectacular and unique costumes and corsetry. As an avid collector, her wardrobe is a museum of eclecticism and contains almost 1000 pieces of original vintage.

With her magical repertoire, elaborate wardrobe, 8ft cresent moon and her own travelling Victorian Vaudeville Theatre, Vicky adds the essential flair of mischief and mystery to any show.

Catch her if you can…”
PERFORMING SINCE 2002, CREDITS INCLUDE:

MUSIC VIDEOS for The Verve, The Fratellis, The Hoosiers, The Noisettes, Elliot Minor, Girls Aloud, Client, Driver ft. Ebony, The Killers, Fear of Music, Michael Ashanti and Scott Matthews.

She has also featured in TOUR PROJECTIONS for artists including Kings of Leon and Paul Weller.

On TELEVISION in ‘High Society’s Favourite Gigolo’, ‘A Waste of Shame’, ‘Fear of Fanny’, ‘WAGs Boutique’, ‘Murphy’s Law’ and ‘Identity’.

On FILM in ‘I Want Candy’, ‘Harness Your Immensity’ (recently shown at the Milan Film Festival), the Bollywood film ‘Raftar: 24/7)’, ‘Dead In Her Throat: The Last Song Of The Bird-Woman’, ‘Wolf!’ and other independent films.

ADVERTS for clients such as ‘Wound’ Magazine (shown in Times Square, NY), ‘Imperial Leather Foamburst’, Playstation TV and ‘Ocado’/'Waitrose’.

MAGAZINES such as French Playboy, Italian Vogue, Disorder, Bizarre, Tank, Stimulus, Tales, The Chap, Alternative Magazine, Playground Magazine, Wound Magazine, Night, Metro, Kill Pop and many more…

THEATRE in the Ministry of Burlesque’s ‘Victorian Values’, ‘Burlesque-esque’ and various other productions.

CATWALK for Mark Powell, Philip Normal, Maria Morris, Mint Siren, Lady Lucie’s Corsets and Miss Hussy/Zoe Lloyd.

She will be appearing in a forthcoming BOOK featuring British Burlesque performers by Neil Kendall, a book on ‘Burlesque Grotesque’ by Alexandra Jasper and Claudia Andrei and an art book about The Midnight Society by Francis L. Brooks, as well as collaborating on a book of her own on Carnys (she is also writing a novel).

She has danced on stage with numerous LIVE BANDS (including the Sohodolls, The Puppini Sisters, Kindle, Men and Gods and Cuckoo Savante), as well as being in a few of her own and collaborating on a tour with Acey Slade.

She is a MODEL for Mint Siren lingerie (who have named a set of tassels after her), Vivien of Holloway, the face and body of both Tonia Bastyan and Deadly Nightshade, was the cover girl for the 2008 ‘What Katie Did’ retro lingerie calender and can also be seen in the 2009 calender for the Ministry of Burlesque.

She is also still a practicing ARTIST, with an exhibition of her work due later this year.

PRESS REVIEWS:

“Vicky Butterfly, le papillon victorien qui cartonne en Europe, nous précise que c’est un pouvoir qu’exerce la femme artiste. En quelque sorte le pouvoir de parvenir à un érotisme en sollicitant les courbes et stéréotypes de la femme, pour mieux l’en affranchir.” – French Playboy

“Miss Vicky Butterfly is lush. She has the extraordinary curves, the bee-waist and ripe thighs of a Regency poule de luxe crossed with a Bettie Page vixen’s face… all of us at the table, irrespective of gender, have developed minor crushes and we watch mesmerised as the butterflies that cover her pearly bosom flutter off on to the floor… making delicious little moues, she engages us in flirtatious eye-contact: when the peacock feathers waft from Miss Vicky’s body during her Peacock Lament, it doesn’t matter if you temporarily lose the ability to wield cutlery. But we had fun. Whoop whoop and hell, yeah.” – Marina O’Loughlin, the London Metro

“…wittily deadpan…(her) way with feathers gave me faith in burlesque.” -Time Out

Vicky Butterfly
+447754487131
www.vickybutterfly.net
www.myspace.com/missvickybutterfly

Location: Las Vegas, NV

contact link: http://www.myspace.com/NIC_CORE and http://twitter.com/GnarlyNichole

Bio: I grew up in Huntington Beach right near the water and moved to the straight desert Las Vegas when I was 10. I go back and forth a lot but my love for the ocean never changed which is why I have two full water sleeves. I didn’t start getting tattooed until I was 18, but my obsession with it started quickly. Traditional is my favorite style and developed into painting and drawing flash as a hobby even though I have no desire to tattoo as a career. Growing up in Vegas has led me to working within the Industry for quite a while and I absolutely love it! Ive worked at Vince Neil Ink, Cary Harts Bar Wasted Space, and am now happily settled at the corporate office Lightgroup which owns Jet Nightclub and Bare pool. I guess you could say I live that typical Vegas lifestyle where theres never a shortage on fun to be had or places to go. I would rather curl up with my sketchbooks and horror movies over raging any day though.
Being a tattooed female has had its ups and downs but has led me to modeling and great opportunities! Traveling, amazing people, great connections, money, and an all around great life that I wouldnt trade for anything!

Credits:
Opie at Stay True in Las Vegas
Nicholas Phillips at Loyalty Tattoo in Salt Lake City
Tod Bain at American Tattoo in San Diego

Warehouse shoot with Masuimi Max on 09.18.2007

Roy Varga Talks about a Photo shoot with Kim Falcon.

- Filmed and edited by Atomic Productions.
- Dare Ware Summer Sin Party 2008 in Houston, Texas.
Calla Doll does a traditional burlesque fan dance to modern day opera mixed track. The graininess is from it being recorded on my handheld Olympus snapshot camera. I feel the roughness gives it a Betty Page, underground look.

Burlesque perfo