down to eat off it), and a glass-topped coffin
as a coffee table. The coffin is completed by
the lifeless mannequin that lays inside, always
donning a different, fabulous outfit, displayed
clearly through the glass top. In fact, Miss E has
many mannequins in her home, all wearing
different ensembles that she herself has
created. In essence, walking into her apartment
is like walking into a horror movie backdrop,
but Miss E couldn’t be more at peace in it.
A native to the humble Port Sydney,
Ontario, Miss E was always the self-described
“weird kid” that wanted to wear strange and
unusual outfits to grade school. Upon entering
university as a drama major, she began sewing
as part of a costume class and never looked
back. A current sewing project is what she
describes as an “epic glam-rock David Bowie
Queen-of-the-Aliens pointy shoulder thing”
that I personally cannot wait to see. She has
also recently become the costume designer
and seamstress for TroyBoy Entertainment’s
Guelph-based, “That’s My Drag.” The unique
and fabulous outfits on display are greatly
appreciated by the performers, who would
otherwise have an arduous time sourcing
good-quality stage clothing that fit properly.
Miss E, in fact, says that one of the reasons
that she started sewing was because, being
a unique size herself, she had a difficult
time finding clothes that fit her well. “I
myself am an unusual size, and I get REALLY
frustrated at the lack of interesting clothing
that’s out there for differently-sized people.
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