Sjoukje de Roo

Welcome on the official myspace of Sjoukje de Roo,I work as a professional model and costume artist. Costume art is my passion. I love designing and creating corsets, clothing and costumes. One day I hope that my brand (Ska Beam) will be known all over the world.XOXOXO What is Ska Beam?A few years ago I started my own clothing label called Ska Beam. All my costumes (also in the stores) are tagged with this label. Costumes with the label or designed or/and made by me. I am qualified seamstress. Every costume that I sew is made of good quality.What does Ska Beam means?The "Ska" stands for being happy. The "Beam" stands for sharing our happiness with everyone. So "Ska Beam" means "The beam of happiness". Creating costumes makes me happy. My costumes I sew with so much love and care. By selling the costumes, I hope to share my happiness with everyone. May my costumes make you as happy as they made me. XOXOXO Who is Sjoukje? A few simple facts... Name =Sjoukje de Roo ;Age =20 ;Day of Birth =24 August 1987 ;Place of Birth =Hoorn ;Hair Color =Chestnut Brown ;Eye Color =Blue ;Astrological Sign =Virgeo ;Location =Enschede, the Netherlands ;Occupation =Costume artist/ Model ;Hobbies =Reading, watching anime, sewing, photography, traveling, designing, dancing, shopping, spending my time online.XOXOXOShort Story;Some people ask me, did you always wanted to be a model? When I was young, I never said "I want to be a model when I grow up." Modeling is an occupation that crossed my way. Now I have been modeling for several years. Every shoot I do I realize that I have the best job in the world. I love my work and all the opportunities it opened for me.XOXOXOMy mother sewn clothes for me and my brother when I was young. I used to sat down by her and play with fabric and ribbons. When I reached the age of six I made dresses for my dolls and stuffed animals. Some years later my mother used to help at school. At school we had a subject, where we had to made clothing. Throughout the years, I learned a lot of sewing skills. By that time all thanks to my dear mother.XOXOXOXOBy the age of sixteen, sewing a pair of trousers or a blouse wasn't a challenge any more. I was looking for something big to sew, something that would be a new challenge for me. At the same time, I was introduced to anime and j-pop. Totally fascinated by the costumes of the anime characters and visual kei bands, I found a new challenge. I learned all about Japan, and also stumbled on cosplay. I started to make costumes. The bigger, the better. I joined cosplay competitions and after winning a few, I was skilled enough and that is when I started to design myself.Design made by me are also big dresses. As I mentioned before; the bigger, the better. I love beautiful silk fabrics and cute ribbons. My first self designed costume was a tribute to Marie Antoinette. I was inspired by all her beautiful big dresses. On my way to designer, I have had a lot of role models. So many wonderful designers that have influenced my work. Although I love work of others, I do try and design unique dresses. At this time I also started my own label, called "Ska Beam"XOIn my atelier so many costumes, I didn't had much room anymore for new costumes. So I decided to sell some costumes. I began doing photo shoots with the costumes, so I could have good pictures of the costume. By experience I have noticed that when I use good pictures of the costume worn by a model, the costume is easier to sell. You can see much more detail on the pictures. I did some shoots and it only became more photo shoots. A few years I quit my college and went to do modeling and costuming for a living. It is what I love to do, and I enjoy every shoot that I do.