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BECCY LAVENDER
GERMAN GLAMOUR GIRL
by Sean Dettman
From the December 2007 issue of PRICK Magazine
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Hailing all the way from Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, Beccy is a full-time modeling mom who's posing predilections lean toward the fiercely fetishistic, the pretty pin-up, and the ardent avant-garde. Her photo shoots often include guns, skimpy clothing, washed-out filters, and a heavy contrast of colors. Let’s just say that she's here for beauty's sake. Beccy is a proud parent, professional model, loving wife, overzealous groupie, and—as if you girls weren't already jealous—she's co-conspirator in a plot to overtake the alt-fashion avenue with her own clothing company, Spookabella.
One day she'd like to write a book about her life, but is currently content to tell her stories through her work; and a lovely bit of artistic expression it is. Last year she suffered a stroke and continues to find solace in the important and meaningful aspects of her day-to-day: "I really love my family; they are just the most important people in my life!" And really, who could blame her?
How long have you been modeling?
I started modeling in 2004, two months after the birth of my son. If you had asked me two years before I started modeling, I would have thought this to be the last thing in the world that I would do. Maybe the hormones during my pregnancy changed a lot. I really love to model.
Who did your tattoos?
Sascha Sandrock at Sonic Soul Tattoo did my left arm and belly. My leg is by Brambilla Bachmann from Lebenslaenglich. She is such a great artist and I will get a lot more of her work in the future. My tattoos tell something about my past, my future, my attitude, and—sometimes—I just like the idea behind them. It makes me really happy to see my tattoos every day. They are what I am and how I feel.
Where do you find the inspiration/influence for your work?
I find it everywhere: the news, in my own life, etc. I also have big dreams; I can tell so many stories. I am not a good writer, but I have so many things to say and my work is my way of talking. I tend to work with photographers that love my ideas. I am also thinking about doing my own photography because I don’t want to be the only actor in the stories that I have to tell.
What gave you the idea to start Spookabella?
Well, that was my husband’s idea. He has a band called The Spook and wanted to do a girly shirt that might fit to the band's character; he came up with the name Spookabella. Later, we thought about doing more designs with the name Spookabella and came up with the idea of starting a small, girly brand with cute and gloomy designs. We got a lot of good feedback and lots of models wanted to work for us. We are really happy about so much support! There will be a lot more in the near future.
What are you asking Santa to bring you this year?
As a mom, I hope that he brings my son a lot of presents. If he is happy, I am happy. However, I do need some new shoes, clothes, and new cell phone—hey, I am just a girl.
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