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- Oh my god!
- [Voiceover] Three, two, one and go!
- I'm about to do my first 50's pinup photo shoot.
- I have never considered doing pinup before.
- They used to have like a lot of pretty dresses
with the big full skirts and everything and
that is more my style but
I've actually put on a lot of weight
and since then, I just, basically most of my wardrobe
is dedicated to trying to hide my body.
- I'm quite androgynous
and when I think of pinup models
I think of quite femme identifying women
doing something like this.
- I never really wear tight clothes ever
so I'm kind of nervous about that aspect.
- Because I'm not as confident with my body
it's gonna be a bit of a challenge in that respect
but I'm excited about it.
- Let's go for it!
- So Sasha, how do you decide
what kind of looks to give women?
- Well I think the most important thing
is to make that decision in line
with the sort of person that we're working with
and being sensitive to the things
they feel about themselves,
particularly about their bodies.
- I would never wear make-up.
This is kind of like nerve racking in that sense.
- I push you too far out of your comfort zone
but just far enough.
- I'm a little bit nervous
so just wondering if you have any tips for me.
- Everybody feels really nervous.
- Yup
- The only advice that I have for you
is just enjoy all of it.
- Okay
- Be present
- Yup
- And hopefully you'll discover some new things.
- Awesome
- Yeah
- Thank you
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- All done
- Yay
- I'm so excited to see what I'm gonna look like
and whether I'm gonna recognize myself or not
but hopefully it'll be a good change.
- They've covered up all the mirrors.
There's like no reflective surfaces around
so I have no idea what my face looks like,
I have no idea what my hair looks like or anything.
- All done
- I'm feeling a lot more relaxed than I was this morning.
I feel really good at the moment.
- I feel like I'm more nervous now than I was before.
I'm not used to having my hair
or face touched in any way.
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- Does that feel it's on your waist on a good spot?
- Yeah
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- Oh great.
- Are you ready?
- Yeah, let's have a look!
- Yes, I'm really ready.
- I'm nervous now.
- Whoa!
- Oh my god! (laughs)
- Oh my god!
- (gasp) wow!
- I guess it's the outfit of someone
who's just outrageously confident.
- Oh my gosh I look so glamorous!
- I've got this like little Johnny Depp curl here.
- Wow! So pretty.
- It's nice wearing something that shows off
your actual shape.
I get like, forgotten what I look like momentarily.
- That was so much fun! I feel great!
I think the great thing about my look is that
it's completely opposite to anything I would ever wear
but it affects your attitude
because it's kind of unapologetic.
That's really fun to play with
and it just kind of shifts you out of your own mindset.
- I think you sometimes make these rules for yourself
in your head like, oh I don't wear this,
or I don't do that.
But then you kind of forget why.
- I'm feeling really good.
I don't know what I was so worried about.
I was so nervous and so close to not doing it.
I actually feel really good
and I probably feel more comfortable
in these clothes than I do in my normal clothes.
As like you saw today, there's not one look.
So it kind of fits for everyone's body
and really compliments your figure
no matter what your figure is.
I wanna dress like this everyday.
I would if I could afford it and like
people wouldn't laugh, probably laugh
if I walk down the street but whatever,
I wouldn't even care because I look so amazing.
- What I've taken home from today is that
I may be need to stop wishing that I was a size eight
and wishing that I was less curvy, more flat chested
because I'm never gonna be a model in a magazine
and that's fine because
there's a whole different style of clothing
that suits my body much better.
- I think this whole experience
reminded me that any kind of identity,
any kind of body shape,
any kind of gender
can do anything the hell that they want.
Some women such as myself
don't necessarily like to accentuate their shape
and that's okay and that's what I did today.
I used what I had and I was comfortable
in the clothes that I wore but it was still a lot of fun
and it was still something that was
really out of my comfort zone at the same time.
- I would just say to anyone that wants to give this a shot,
man, woman, doesn't matter, anything in between,
to just go ahead and do it
because it's just a big old performance.
- Realize that you are amazing
and you are beautiful
and you're a certain shape for a certain reason.