Monthly Archives: March 2010

THE ULTIMATE IN LEATHER CORSET

Wow. Beautiful shapes, intricate leather-work, and more current fashion trends than I care to name: Anticeptic Fashion have an Etsy store that should – if it doesn’t already – cater to both the alternative and the mainstream fashioniser. Though clearly … Continue reading

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NICKELODEON AWARDS

Katy Perry stepped out in style at the Nickelodeon Kids Awards this weekend, dazzling in a corseted ra-ra dress covered in multi-coloured sequins. As usual her curves will out in full show, teaming her strictly come dancing style dress with … Continue reading

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CHRISTINA AGUILERAS CORSET STYLE

How gorgeous does pop princess, Christina Aguilera look on her single cover, with a black PVC corseted playsuit, teamed with a metal waist nipping belt. This looks like a torchure device! Still, she looks great. I loved Christina when she … Continue reading

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BACK IN FASHION

Basques and corsets are back in fashion again in 2010, it is not a secret, the trend is largely due to the huge popularity of celebrities like Rihanna and Lady GaGa. The corset will obtain things for celebrities that no … Continue reading

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LADY GAGA SAVES IRONY FOR WOMEN EVERYWHERE

LAST Friday, the former Lower East Side burlesque artist Lady Gaga unleashed her video Telephone. Oh my heavens. I felt like it was 1990 again. In 1990, Madonna’s career was already way past boiling point. But things hadn’t yet warmed … Continue reading

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BURLESQUE : PERFORMANCE ART OR STRIPPING?

It’s risqué, decadent and entertaining. Burlesque delights in an image of glamour, mischief and sauciness, and attracts a sophisticated following. It may come as quite a surprise, then, that in one London borough it has been categorised along with strip … Continue reading

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TREND OF THE WEEK – NUDE

After this year’s Oscars and Fashion month all rolled into one, one trend stood out amongst all others. That was the colour nude. It was seen on at least three of the hottest celebrities this weekend, including Demi Moore, Cameron … Continue reading

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DITA VON TEESE WITH BEAU

Dita Von Teese and her boyfriend, Louis Marie de Castelbajac, sit front row at the Jean-Charles de Castelbajac presentation at Paris Fashion Week on Tuesday (March 9). The 37-year-old burlesque beauty almost didn’t make it to the show to support … Continue reading

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HISTORTY OF BURLESQUE PART II

The Skits From the 1880s onwards, burlesque comedy was built around settings and situations familiar to lower and working class audiences. Courtrooms, street corners and inner city schoolrooms were favorites, as were examining rooms ruled over by quack physicians. Sexual … Continue reading

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THE BETTIE PAGE WAY

Bettie Page rules! If ever there was a reason to believe in love at first sight, that reason would be Bettie Page. But what did Bettie offer that the other, more celebrated beauties of her time did not? and entertainment … Continue reading

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