@missavasavage, @dikketeef, @jacquileila, @madisonblackband, @evangaline

@dikketeef

What creative activities & pursuits, endeavours are you embarking on?  At the moment I’m about to begin an online course with Sid Pattni which is really exciting. I’d like to start to paint more, and I’ve been writing more poetry. If I can muster up the energy and the funds I may have a zine out by the end of the year! I’m also putting together a portfolio of all my modelling work.

What does sexy mean to you? Sexy is a feeling, not a look. Sexy for me means feeling powerful and beautiful, it’s confidence, it’s vulnerability, it’s owning yourself and your desires. When I feel sexy I feel like I radiate an energy that attracts others.

How would you describe your sexuality? I’m very fluid, a big slut and pretty much navigate life guided by chemistry and attraction. I can feel chemistry with and be attracted to anybody.

What is your most memorable and worst lingerie/underwear experience? My most memorable experience would definitely be wearing lingerie that fit me for the first time from JBC Lingerie probably 6-7 years ago now. It was really liberating to be able to buy pieces that were flattering and interesting.

The worst experiences would be not being able to buy lingerie in most stores in person – because they don’t sell for my size or shape, or because they don’t sell things that would make me feel sexy and good about myself. It’s always super disheartening.

What challengers have you faced and what lessons have you learnt on your journey to accept and love your body?  I still face challenges sometimes – we live in a really big culture of cosmetic surgery and enhancements and like most people I find it really hard not to fantasise about a version of myself that could exist if I paid surgeons a whole lot of money. I still think about it often, and I can’t say I’ll always be able to resist that voice telling me my body could be better with xyz surgery – not just aesthetically but for it’s livability. A big lesson I’ve learned is that I exist as I am in a moment, and this is how the people who I love see me, this is how the world sees me – why try to hide? Why not own yourself and show up to life’s experiences? It makes me sad to think any of us have ever missed out

On life’s experiences because we were anxious about how we might look. When I was first photographed totally nude, it really liberated me – to see myself naked, to have allowed others to see me that way. That was a really big lesson in vulnerability I will be forever thankful to my friend Tasmin (@trashbinn.art) for. We aren’t here to be beautiful or sexy – these are things we get the joy of feeling while we’re alive. It’s not our purpose. None of us should feel the need to satisfy another’s gaze. We’re here to experience and just to be, and our bodies do so much for us they should be appreciated and loved and taken care of no matter what they look like.

@jacquileila

What creative activities & pursuits, endeavours are you embarking on?  I’m currently in the process of slowing down & simplifying life after a rough few months so I can refocus on what’s important to me. I’m someone who starts lots of new projects but doesn’t always have the capacity to follow through… I have had Curv Closet Hire for a while now & wanting to really focus on launching this properly.

I’m also continuing to focus on my modeling & creating new content when I’m not being creative with my hands.

What does sexy mean to you? Sexy is so much more than looks.… confidence, kindness & love (for self) will show in how you carry yourself & there’s nothing sexier! Sometimes you’re not always feeling it & thats okay, chuck on some lingerie & remind yourself you’re a bad bitch.

How would you describe your sexuality? I’m straight & have always had male partners but I can’t deny that women are beautiful… I’ve always been open to experiencing being with a woman sexually but from what I know, I look for a male when it comes to a life partner.

What is your most memorable and worst lingerie/underwear experience? My most memorable lingerie experience was being able to fit into lingerie from a well known, mainstream, in-store brand. As a curvier or bigger woman I always found it hard to even find, let alone feel sexy in lingerie.

The worst experience, would be the fact that it took years (still looking) for brands to cater to curvier women’s bodies & shapes. Not finding anything but some plain cotton undies with a little bit of lace is disheartening. We all deserve to feel beautiful in lingerie that fits & accentuates our bodies.

What challengers have you faced and what lessons have you learnt on your journey to accept and love your body?  I, like most young women that grew up in the 90’s-2000’s, have had to relearn to love my body. A challenge I have faced on this journey is having to learn to step back & stop justifying my existence or taking up space. The body positive movement can be challenging in itself… there seems to be so many rules & judgement around the topic. I have learnt to love my body in any & every stage. I’ve been a size 14 & I’ve been a size 20. I’ve loved myself at my biggest & smallest but I’ve been negative toward myself at both these stages too. The number on the scale or the dress means nothing if you are trying to change your body from a place of hate. My main focus is fueling my body properly, being gentle with myself & moving my body in ways that make me happy.

@missavasavage

What creative activities & pursuits, endeavours are you embarking on? Learning how to code in Python and finishing my Cyber Security certificate.

What does sexy mean to you?  I feel sexy when I feel comfortable. If I don’t feel comfortable it’s hard to feel sexy.

How would you describe your sexuality?  Short answer: Bisexual. Long answer: I practise a Femdom lifestyle and I’m a fetishist.

What is your most memorable and worst lingerie/underwear experience? Worst lingerie experience is having a bra strap break in public. The best lingerie experience is wearing matching sets in my favourite colours.

What challengers have you faced and what lessons have you learnt on your journey to accept and love your body? Until I have plastic surgery I don’t think I’ll ever love my body. My main focus is not to hate it, be present in it and accept it for what it can do.