Let high-heel-related foot pain be a thing of the past!

Have you ever danced the night away in your favourite high heels, only for 2am to come around and for the balls of your feet to feel as though they’re on fire? Perhaps you’ve got blisters too, and/or a sore spot on the back of your heel. I’ve certainly walked home bare foot after […]

Picture Post: Pasties

One of my favorite elements of burlesque costuming is the pastie. Pasties are, as an item consistently associated with the choreography of a particular form of dance, unique to burlesque. I never get tired of the way they simultaneously conceal and call attention to the nipple. I love it when performers make delicate jewelry of […]

London Fashion Week Enters The Burlesque Boudoir

London Fashion Week at the exclusive Metropolitan Hotel went off without a stitch as Kittie Klaw and the very cream of burlesque received visitors to the Burlesque Boudoir themed VIP and Press room.
Guests were treated to gifts, magic tricks and rides on Lord Dashwood’s ‘Victorian Virtual Reality Rocking Chair’ while others enjoyed […]

A Long Long Post About Long Long Lashes

When I discuss costuming with my students, I often mention that it doesn’t stop at the neck. Think like a ballerina or a drag queen: If your costume is fabulous and your face is drab, the fabulousness is sadly, utterly lost! False eyelashes do more than make you more photogenic–they help […]

Ever Wanted to make LED pasties?

LED Pasties
 

Well now you can!
I’ve no idea why Sooty here was deemed to be the most appropriate model for said pasties, but who am I to argue with artistic intention?
Full instructions can be found at instructables.com - “Obviously this is information you need to succeed in life!”
Thanks to Boingboing for the […]