Thanks for the testimonials!

Our fabulous females have written some glowing testimonials on Yelp and on our feedback forms. Thanks ladies!

It was so fun to feel comfortable walking around in lingerie with friends. I loved getting my hair and makeup done, the warm ups and photography. It was all fantastic! - Ashley
The Footsie SF experience was loads of fun and a great confidence builder.This was an opportunity that I will never forget and will always be grateful for my Footsie SF experience! Thanks gals for everything! - Nicole

Feel free to visit our Yelp page: http://www.yelp.com/biz/footsie-sf-san-francisco

What would your Goddess do?

I am still riding high from the amazing first party we had last Feb. 20. The Dance Loft was crackling with good vibes and female energy from the 4 unbelievable ladies who attended.

One particular woman, Britt Michaelian, said something to me that night that I'll never forget. Complimenting our little setup, she said "this reminds me of Sheila Kelly's S Factor, where they really encourage you to let out your feminine energy and reveal your Goddess."

First of all, since Sheila Kelly's S Factor is one of the most popular all-female movement classes in the country, this is incredible praise. But it really got me thinking about what a larger role our company and others like us play in the development of women. I really want Footsie SF to be more than a fun thing you can do with your friends. If a woman can come to our boudoir parties, and leave feeling like we've given her some freedom to let it all go, free to be a woman, free to be a GODDESS - then I will consider this company a success.

Too often, we (women) are so swamped with kids, work, chores, the Significant Other, office politics, the gym, and everything else - that we forget, somewhere inside our aching feet or rumbling tummies, that a Goddess awaits.

If you had nothing to lose and only had a day to let your Goddess out, what would that Goddess do? Would she be a moonlit hunter like Diana? A fleet-footed athlete like Nike (and the rest of the amazing women currently in the Olympics)? Or would you be a creature of pleasure like Aphrodite? A font of wisdom like Athena?

I think mine would immediately take off for a warm beach, swim, run around, and dance wildly in the moonlight til the sun rose. At which point it would immediately order waffles, bacon and a 2 fried eggs for breakfast. And a mimosa. (something like a slightly less ferocious Filipino version of the Maenads)

What would your Goddess do?

The Best Lingerie for Your Body Type

I've said it once and I'll say it again - not all of us wear dental floss down there.

And as hard as porn stars make us want to believe it, I just can't seem to find the sight of me in a Brazilian-cut G-string sexy. I just feel... lumpy. And unsupported. Not tight and lithe - which is how I feel in my ultimate Goddess moments, when the hormones are balanced just so, the hair and makeup are working, and I've had a good workout and a salad for lunch.

Thank God there are other alternatives to wearing nothing (or a lacy something that might as well be a decimal point to nothing).

Take a good look at yourself in the mirror - don't lie about what you see! - and check out lingerie options for your body type HERE

All Woman

One of the comments I most often hear from women when talking about Footsie is "it looks like fun, but I'm fat and can't pose like that." Or, "this is just something for you little people to do!"

Admittedly, women who agree to publish shots of themselves in underwear will tend toward the petite. But that doesn't mean that a healthy, normal woman can't look smoking hot for a boudoir shoot!

I love women like Nancy Hayssen, who posed nude - gloriously showing off her curves - for a Hollywood billboard in response to another one showing an emaciated model (for an anti-anorexia ad). CBS picked up the story in 2008 saying it "shocked the world..." Not sure about the hyperbole but I do think it was a great move!

Looking through her website you can't help but see how gorgeous Nancy is. She undeniably projects sexy - not just through showing the right amount of cleavage; she does it through her confidence and the sparkle her eyes.

Dove Soap came out with their "real beauty" campaign in 2007 aiming to boost self esteem in young girls, to eliminate the concept of having to look a certain way based on what they see in magazines. For me, the best part about the campaign is seeing normal sized women in real underwear (not all of us wear dental floss down there) happily hanging out with each other.

Of course, the aim of our boudoir shoots is to look our flirty and sexy best - and strategic posing and positioning goes a long way toward making sure we're accentuating the positive. But, as Crystal Renn shows in these UNREAL looks for Australian Bazaar, it's mostly about just letting it go and throwing yourself into the moment.

It takes all shapes and sizes to make a world, and EVERY woman, regardless of weight, height or body type, deserves a chance to feel beautiful and sexy.

So much fun with Nicole

Nicole was such a blast to work with! We have even decided to upgrade from the usual prints to an album!

I am posting some of the album pages I designed for her.

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Welcome to the fun, fabulous, feminine world of Footsie SF

Are you sick of spending your precious money on male strippers for your best friend's bachelorette?
Tired of the same old clubs and scrambling for cabs at the end of a birthday party?
Are you a new mom? Newly divorced? Have you forgotten what it feels like to be worry free and beautiful?

Girlfriend, we've got your back.

We are an all-female event hosting company that wants nothing more than to give you and your best girlfriends a great night out -  HOT pictures to prove it!

Here's how it works: you take your friends, come to our loft in San Francisco, get treated to catered food and professional styling... and take gorgeous, one of a kind boudoir photographs to bring home and treasure.

Not model size? Who is?! Our in-house photographer Monica Michelle has captured all shapes and sizes of women and knows how to hide the bad stuff while glorifying the great stuff.

Our resident dance instructor and fashion stylist, Val Cunningham, will help select your wardrobe based on our awesome party themes, and even give you a warm-up/movement lesson to help you get acquainted with your body and prepare for posing.

Last but not least, your party host for the night Michi Valeriano will ensure that everything goes smoothly, safely, and with the maximum amount of fun.

We'll be offering promotions, limited themes, and feature our awesome partners on this blog... so stay tuned!

We hope to see you at one of our parties. Because we all know you deserve it ;-)