Julie Simone
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Julie Simone is an American fetish and bondage model, photographer, artist and writer.
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[edit] Background
Julie Simone was born in San Antonio,Texas in 1974, lived in Germany for several years and returned to the United States in 1984. As a child she trained in ballet, learning techniques of movement and poise that have been adapted into her modelling, as well as attending a Science and Technology school.
Simone began her career as a glamour model in 1996, and moved into fetish and bondage modelling in 2000. She became familiar with the BDSM lifestyle through an accidental turn in glamour modeling and has since explored that world as a photographer and filmmaker. Simone has been awarded four SIGNY Bondage Award laurels as both a model and a bondage rigger. Her latest award is the 2003 SIGNY silver award for her work as a bondage rigger. Only one other person, Lorelei, has received a SIGNY Award as both model and rigger. Julie Simone works with both classic and Japanese styles. She served as a bondage consultant for the independent film "Bettie Page: Dark Angel" in addition to having a role in front of the camera.
She is also a bondage photographer and producer. As of late 2004 nine films have been developed under Julie Simone Productions. Her photography has been featured in several bondage and fetish publications, as well as at gallery shows. Her essays, poems and paintings often reflect her experiences in a sometimes difficult profession. She has appeared in nearly 100 movies and videos and has been featured as a model in magazines in Europe and the United States (all in non-sex roles).
[edit] Random Facts
- Simone was a cheerleader in high school, as well as an officer cadet. She completed officer's training and survival training camps and was on a female armed drill team. After getting out of high school she was heavily recruited by the coast guard, but was afraid of water and opted for a different path in life.
- Her first BDSM experience was when she was an outcall dancer and was misbooked, but she didn't start exploring that side of the industry until she had done a fair amount of work as a submissive.
- The Deconstructed Beauty Project came out of a desire to do something with more substance. Some of these on-going projects include self-portraits, paintings, and 'Sex in the Millenium' which examines where identities come from and how they develop.
[edit] Selected works
The following lists include some of the movies and videos with Julie Simone, magazines and books where she has appeared as a model, and where her photography has been featured.
[edit] Movies and videos (partial)
- 2005, Bound Betties (Julie Simone Productions)
- 2004, The Challenge (Julie Simone Productions)
- 2004, Bettie Page: Dark Angel (Cult Epics)
- 2004, Shibari and the Wayward Model (Julie Simone Productions)
- 2004, A Knight of Bondage (Bon Vue)
- 2004, Confessions (Close-up)
- 2003, Room Service (Red Hot Video)
- 2003, No Escape! (London Video)
- 2003, The Big Lie (Dark Dimensions Films)
- 2002, The Insane Actor's Studio (Harmony Concepts)
- 2002, Trapped In Her Thoughts & Other Tales (Harmony Concepts)
- 2002, Massacre At Rocky Ridge (Rainforest Studios)
- 2002, The Jogger (Julie Simone Productions)
- 2002, The S&P Conspiracy (Harmony Concepts)
- 2002, Oak's Studio of Fear (Harmony Concepts)
- 2002, The Hunt (Rainforest Studios)
- 2001, Synchronicity (Harmony Concepts)
- 2001, The Woman in Black (Julie Simone Productions)
- 2001, To Tie and Be Tied (Harmony Concepts)
- 2000, She's No Policewoman! (Harmony Concepts)
- 2000, High-Heeled Heroines (Harmony Concepts)
- 2000, The Picture Perfect Purloiner (Harmony Concepts)
- 2000, The Price of Vanity (Julie Simone Productions)
[edit] Magazines
- Leg Show, Issue Dec 2003
- Secret Magazine, Issue 20
- Bondage Life, Issue 85
- Bizarre Magazine, Issue 19
- Schlagzeilen, Issues 60, 67, 72 (in German)
- Bondage & Fetish, Issue 2 (in French)
- Love Bondage Gallery, Issue 45
[edit] Books
- 2004 / Legs / Dave Naz / Goliath
- 2004 / Fetish Photo Anthology 4 / Secret Magazine
- 2004 / Erotic Bondage: The Art of Rope / Edward Lee / Goliath
- 2004 / Shibari, The Art of Japanese Bondage / Master K / Secret (in English and German)
[edit] Photography
- 2004 / Industry Nightclub / LA ( Photography Showing)
- Secret Magazine, Issue 24
- Fetish Photo Anthology 4
