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New York fashion blogger Gina Frey conducted an interview with me for her blog!
You can read it here but don't forget to visit http://ginafrey.tumblr.com to see it all!


"I RECENTLY HAD THE HONOR OF INTERVIEWING THE BEAUTIFULLY VIBRANT FASHION BLOG PERSONALITY, STELLA ROSE SAINT CLAIR. I HOPE YOU GUYS ENJOY LEARNING MORE ABOUT HER AND CAN ENJOY THIS INSIDE SCOOP ON THE WOMAN BEHIND A STELLAR BLOG AS MUCH AS I DID.


STELLA ROSE SAINT CLAIR. 23. SEATTLE, WA.
BLOGGER | MODEL | FASHION DESIGNER | BURLESQUE AND DRAG PERFORMER | VISUAL ARTIST


Q: WHEN AND HOW DID YOU GET STARTED BLOGGING?


STELLA ROSE: I USED TO BLOG ON A LIVE JOURNAL ACCOUNT THAT I STARTED BACK IN 2008. I PLANNED ON JUST USING THE ACCOUNT TO PARTICIPATE IN FASHION COMMUNITIES BUT EVENTUALLY I REALIZED I SHOULD PROBABLY PUT THE BLOG PORTION TO GOOD USE. I SWITCHED OVER TO BLOGGER RECENTLY THOUGH WHICH I THINK IS A STEP UP.




Q: FOR ANYONE THAT HASN’T VISITED YOUR BLOG, WHAT DO YOUR POSTS CONSIST OF?


STELLA ROSE: MOSTLY ME, LET’S BE HONEST. MY DAILY FASHIONS, MY CLUB FASHIONS, PARTIES I’VE ATTENDED, SHOW’S I PERFORM IN, ITEMS I’VE MADE, SOMETIMES SHOPPING RECOMMENDATIONS AS WELL. IT’S VERY VISUAL, I RESPOND WELL TO BLOGS THAT ARE PICTURE HEAVY.




Q: HAS YOUR BLOG ALWAYS BEEN TITLED “CONFESSIONS OF A FEMALE DRAG QUEEN”? WHAT INSPIRED THE TITLE?


STELLA ROSE: IT DIDN’T REALLY HAVE A TITLE UNTIL RECENTLY. AS FOR THE NAME, I’VE ALWAYS BEEN MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE IDENTIFYING AS A DRAG QUEEN RATHER THAN A GIRL. I DON’T FEEL FEMININE, I DON’T REALLY FEEL LIKE ANYTHING REALLY UNTIL I PUT MY FACE ON. JUST A BLANK PIECE OF PAPER WAITING TO BE COLORED ON. I THINK EVERYBODY IS BLANK TO BEGIN WITH. MANY PEOPLE CHOOSE TO STAY THAT WAY. I DON’T RELATE TO WHOEVER I AM UNDERNEATH, ONLY TO THE PERSON I CAN INEVITABLY BECOME. I GUESS THAT’S WHAT SETS ME APART FROM A LOT OF GIRLS. IT’S DRAG PLAIN AND SIMPLE. AN EXAGGERATION OF GENDER AND IDENTITY, FULL TIME. I GUESS YOU COULD CALL THAT MY FEMALE DRAG QUEEN CONFESSION!




Q: WHAT INSPIRES YOUR UNIQUE FASHION SENSE? HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR STYLE?


STELLA ROSE: I DON’T LIKE TO LABEL WHAT I DO. I’D MUCH RATHER LEAVE IT UP TO EVERYONE ELSE, LET PEOPLE FORM THEIR OWN IDEAS ABOUT IT. I’M INSPIRED BY A TON OF THINGS-COURREGES, NINA HAGEN, LIQUID SKY, OVER-SIZED HAIRSTYLES, THE COCKETTES, LITTLE GIRLS, AND G.G. ALLIN JUST TO NAME A FEW. I LIKE TO DRAW INSPIRATION FROM UNLIKELY PLACES SOMETIMES, I ALSO LIKE TO LOOK BACK TO DIFFERENT DECADES, FORGOTTEN ICONS, OBSCURIA. THE PROBLEM I HAVE WITH CULTURE IS THAT NO ONE WANTS TO LOOK PAST THE PERSON STANDING NEXT TO THEM FOR IDEAS AND INSPIRATION. IT MAY BE THE REASON THAT SUBCULTURES SURVIVE BUT IT’S ALSO THE REASON I RESENT BEING CALLED “LADY GAGA” EVERY DAY ON THE STREET.




Q: WHAT, IN FASHION DESIGN, IS YOUR FAVORITE THING TO CREATE?
STELLA ROSE: RIGHT NOW? HATS. I’VE BEEN MAKING UNIQUE HEART SHAPED HATS THESE DAYS. I WOULD LIKE TO LEARN HOW TO FELT SO I CAN MAKE MY OWN BERETS AND MORE STRUCTURED DESIGNS BUT I WISH THERE WERE A VEGAN FRIENDLY ALTERNATIVE TO THE CRAFT. I ALSO LIKE TO MAKE BOWS. IF A HAT ISN’T RIGHT FOR AN OUTFIT THEN CERTAINLY A BOW IS.




Q: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE STORE TO SHOP AT AND WHY?


STELLA ROSE: I GOT REALLY ADDICTED TO THE JAPANESE LOLITA BRAND “ANGELIC PRETTY” RECENTLY BUT THE DOLLAR HAS BECOME SO WEAK IT MAKES IT TOO EXPENSIVE TO BUY THESE DAYS. I ENJOY SHOPPING VINTAGE MOSTLY. THERE IS A STORE HERE IN SEATTLE CALLED “LUCKY VINTAGE” THAT I’M CRAZY ABOUT. I AM SURE TO FIND A FRILLY UMBRELLA OR A WILD PAIR OF HEELS IN MY SIZE EVERY TIME I GO IN!




Q: HOW DID YOU GET INTO MODELING?


STELLA ROSE: I’VE NEVER THOUGHT OF MYSELF AS A MODEL BUT I SUPPOSE HANGING AROUND DESIGNERS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS I’VE JUST KIND OF FALLEN INTO IT. I LOVE DOING PHOTOSHOOTS AND COMING UP WITH WILD LOOKS FOR THEM AND SETTING SCENES. YOUR ENVIRONMENT BECOMES YOUR ACCESSORY.




Q: WHAT DRAWS YOU TO DRAG PERFORMANCE? HOW DID YOU GET INTO IT, AND WHY DO YOU DO IT?


STELLA ROSE: GROWING UP I WAS ALWAYS VERY MUCH SURROUNDED BY GAY CULTURE. I DISCOVERED DRAG AS A CHILD IN THE EARLY 90’S WHEN IT WAS FLOURISHING AND BEGAN TO DABBLE IN IT MYSELF! EVEN IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL I WAS TRYING ON WIGS AND FINDING AN OPPORTUNITY HERE AND THERE TO PARADE AROUND IN YELLOW LIPSTICK AND A DRAMATIC VINTAGE HAT. I REMEMBER PINING OVER MY MOMS CLUB PHOTOS FROM 1980S NYC. THE FASHIONS, THE MAKEUP, THE COLORS WERE LIKE CANDY TO ME. LIKE ALL DIFFERENT FLAVORS THAT I WAS WAS DYING TO TASTE. IT SOUNDS FUNNY BUT AS A CHILD SEEING A DRAG SHOW GAVE ME THE SAME FEELING AS BEING AT AN ICE CREAM SHOP. IT’S ALSO THE REASON I’VE RETAINED SUCH A STRONG SUGAR ADDICTION. DRAG AT IT’S BEST IS A COMBINATION OF BEAUTY AND FILTH. IT’S A BIT LIKE THOSE LOLLIPOPS WITH THE MEAL WORM INSIDE. IT POKES COMPLETE FUN AT ITSELF WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY BEING BETTER THAN YOU, AND I THINK IT’S GENIUS.




Q: DESCRIBE YOUR TYPICAL DAY.


STELLA ROSE: I THINK FROM MY PICTURES IT MIGHT APPEAR THAT I’M CONSTANTLY NAKED, COVERED IN GLITTER, AND DANCING. AND WHILE THAT IS PARTIALLY TRUE IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT I EAT BREAKFAST, RIDE THE BUS, AND USE THE TOILET JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE! IF I’M NOT DOING SOMETHING FABULOUS I LIKE TO SPEND MY DAY SEWING AND COOKING GOURMET FOODS.




Q: IF YOU COULD FORESEE YOUR LIFE 10 YEARS FROM NOW, WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? WHAT CAN YOU SEE YOURSELF DOING?


STELLA ROSE: IDEALLY, JUST WHAT I’M DOING NOW BUT MORE AND BETTER. PROBABLY IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION. HOPEFULLY WITH A REALLY GREAT HAIRSTYLE.




Q: IF YOU HAD THE OPTION OF TIME TRAVELING TO LIVE IN A DIFFERENT TIME PERIOD, WOULD YOU? IF SO, WHAT PERIOD WOULD YOU CHOOSE TO TRAVEL TO AND LIVE IN? WHY?


STELLA ROSE: THE SIXTIES DEFINITELY. I’M IN LOVE WITH THE TEENAGE CULTURE OF THE EARLY SIXTIES AND THE MUSIC. THE DECADE AS A WHOLE HAD SUCH A STRONG IMPACT ON NEARLY EVERYTHING. SHOCK VALUE ACTUALLY REALLY MEANT SOMETHING BACK THEN. THERE WAS SO MUCH EMOTION AND EXCITEMENT IN ART BACK THEN, SOMETHING YOU DON’T SEE TOO MUCH THESE DAYS.




Q: DESCRIBE YOUR FAVORITE PLACE TO BE AND TOUCH UPON WHY AND HOW THIS PLACE INFLUENCES YOU AS AN INDIVIDUAL. (THIS CAN RANGE FROM A COUNTRY, TO A ROOM, TO A PLACE INSIDE YOUR HEAD.)


STELLA ROSE: I THINK I’M STILL LOOKING FOR THAT PLACE. ONCE ME AND MY FRIENDS BUILD A HOUSE OUT OF CARDBOARD AND PLAYED A SHOW IN IT. I FEEL LIKE THAT IDEAL PLACE NEEDS TO BE MADE WITH MY OWN HANDS, OR LIKE THAT ONE WAS, OUT OF CARDBOARD, TAPE, SPRAY PAINT, AND PORNOGRAPHY.




Q: WHAT’D YOU EAT FOR BREAKFAST THIS MORNING? WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE BREAKFAST FOODS?


STELLA ROSE: A SMOOTHIE WITH BANANAS AND PINEAPPLE AND SOYMILK. I USUALLY EAT OATMEAL WITH BROWN SUGAR OR HOMEMADE JAM. I LIKE SWEET BREAKFASTS BUT HEALTHY ONES. MUFFINS AND FRUIT JUICE.




Q: IF YOU WERE A COMIC BOOK CHARACTER, WHAT ROLE WOULD YOU PLAY AND WHY?


STELLA ROSE: I DON’T KNOW MUCH ABOUT COMIC BOOKS. I GUESS I SORT OF FEEL LIKE A COMIC BOOK CHARACTER ALREADY. EXCEPT THAT I CAN’T FLY. I SHOULD REALLY BE ABLE TO FLY. IF I WAS AN EXISTING ONE, I WOULD BE BARBIE FROM THE OFFICIAL BARBIE COMICS FROM THE 1960S. SHE ALWAYS LOOKS SO LOVELY AND EVERYONE IS JEALOUS OF HER. AND SHE CAN DO EVERYTHING! MAYBE EVEN FLY!




Q: WHAT ABOUT YOURSELF DO YOU THINK MAKES YOU WORTH BLOGGING ABOUT?
STELLA ROSE: I’M HAVING A TON OF FUN SHARING MY LOOKS AND MY IDEAS WITH WHOEVER IS LISTENING. I LOOK AT BLOGS FOR INSPIRATION AND AM SO HAPPY WHEN I CAN RETURN THE FAVOR TO MY OWN READERS! I FEEL LIKE IF I’M DOING THE THINGS THAT I LOVE I MAY AS WELL SHARE THEM WITH THE WORLD AS MUCH AS I CAN.




Q: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LETTING ME INTERVIEW YOU, AND FOR BEING SUCH A DYNAMITE, UNIQUE INDIVIDUAL.


STELLA ROSE: THANKS LADY! YOU ARE SO SWEET TO INCLUDE ME ON YOUR BLOG! THANK YOU SO MUCH!"
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