"{It} don't get much better than this. Mexican, British and Japanese wrestlers will be covering themselves in Deep Heat and causing muchos pain, while burlesque starlets, gimps chomping at the bit and strange theatrical encounters make for one of the very best nights in town." - Time Out
"100 ways to make this the best summer ever. Go wild! Watch a Mexican wrestling match. Think WWE caught acting out its fetish fantasy in tight pants & gimp masks, throwing each other around a ring. Fight, Fight, Fight!" - Sunday Times
“2008 saw Bizarre hold it’s first ever event, in the form of a Ball. Over 2,000 people turned up and over 25 acts performed on the night. ...Nicky took all the pressure and workload away from us. She was our guide as well as our inspiration ...On top of delivering the event for us, Nicky managed to help us change venue... with just 48 hours notice..., this was beyond the call of duty. We will be working again with Nicky in 2009 and thanks to her we are able to do an even bigger & better event this year.” - Simon Clark, Publishing Director, Dennis Publishing
"The Fall looks like nothing on Earth... every costume makes the House Of Flying Daggers look in need of a makeover." - Empire
"Visually stunning, especially the club scenes, with excellent costumes and imagery, wickedly amusing." - DIVA
"The film boasts excellent costumes, good acting and is a great vision of what goes on in a good fetish club. Highly recommended!" - Secret Magazine
"Truly exhilarating ... stylised, spicy sauce: a Rocky Horror for the chemical generation." - Melody Maker
Nicky Rapley is a professional costume designer and events producer, with 15 years experience in feature films, commercials and television, following on from her award-winning career running her own haute couture fashion design and manufacturing company.
As a costume designer, she has worked with household names like Nike and Pepsi on various commercial campaigns involving Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez and The Spice Girls. Furthermore, she has worked on movies such as the Oscar-winning Saving Private Ryan, the cult classic Preaching To The Perverted, critically-acclaimed and evocative fantasy The Fall and the controversial Spanish film Teresa: El Cuerpo De Cristo (The Body of Christ). On these last two films she was assistant costume designer to Oscar-winning Eiko Ishioka.
Nicky Rapley is also the co-creator and producer of the award-winning wrestling and adult cabaret show Lucha Britannia, who, in tandem with Bizarre Magazine, co-created and produced the inaugural Bizarre Ball, one of the largest alternative events ever produced in the UK. She has also been responsible for creating the interior design and theming on behalf of Mask for their large corporate events at the Truman Gallery and Imperial College in London, as well as producing shows involved with the Carbon Black Super Car Rally in 2006.
Nicky is sought after for her ability to create both realistic period images and strong stylised looks. As well as being highly organised, she has a reputation for adaptability and invention, is able to find creative solutions within tight deadlines and tighter budgets. She marries artistic flair and an innovative streak with a real passion for design and research.