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By Nonita on December 27, 2010
The Masquerade from The Phantom of The Opera. As the New Year approaches the city starts to prepare to bid farewell to 2010 and welcome in 2011 with a bang. Now, if you are a lover of history, burlesque and fashion, what a better way to celebrate the New Year than with a lavish, sophisticated and glamorous masquerade ball.
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By Nonita on December 26, 2010
Fancy starting the New Year with a burlesque bang? Wam Bam is joining Virgin Holidays in the attempt to break the World Record for the Largest Burlesque Dance – can-can screams! – so we thought of inviting you all to come and join us too!
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By Nonita on December 20, 2010
Still wondering what to get your Burlesque baby this Christmas? Here are some fabulous hand-picked burlesque gift ideas!
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By Nonita on December 14, 2010
Aaah the eternal style question… what to wear to that little event with Cher and Christina Aguilera hey? What would you wear to the premiere of Burlesque the movie considering that the invite reads dress code: ‘Red Pink Carpet’? Here is what the Burlesque movie stars wore…
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By Nonita on December 14, 2010
French films are a bit like foie gras – or escargots – you either love them or you hate them. I happen to belong to the first bunch. Oh! comme j’adore les escargots, le foie gras, les frittes, les macaroons, le Chanel pour moi a beaucoup monsieur s’il vous plait, oui oui, on va a Paris, au Moulin Rouge a can-can, [...]
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By Nonita on December 7, 2010
Image © Katharina Bosse, ‘New Burlesque’. With Burlesque shows topping subjects of conversation in the office, it does not come as a surprise that most businesses and corporate environments seem to have finally caught up with the burlesque revival this year, booking burlesque acts and burlesque dinner shows in London to celebrate their Christmas parties. Well, according to [...]
Posted in Nonita on Burlesque | Tagged boylesque, burlesque, burlesque london, burlesque revival, cabaret, cafe de paris, Dita Von Teese, egon shiele, moulin rouge, pole dancing, striptease, the wam bam club, vintage
By Nonita on November 30, 2010
We all know – and love – Betty Boop ‘Boop-Oop-A-Doop’ don’t we? and who wouldn’t really, she is one of the most adorable, stylish, fashionable, glamorous, sexy and timeless of all divas and sex symbols of the silver -and even of the colour- screen. But what about the fabulous showgirl that inspired Max Fleischer’s 1930′s [...]
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By Nonita on November 22, 2010
‘What is this place?’ ‘I’ve never seen anything like this before and I really want to be a part of it.’ ‘Great enthusiasm, terrible timing.’ ‘Is that the chick that was backstage yesterday?’ ‘I want to be up there. I want to do that.’
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By Nonita on November 15, 2010
‘There was no fanfair on January 8, 1935 when a baby boy was born to Vernon and Gladys Presley in a two room shotgun shack in the outskirts of Missisipi. The boy was the second of a set of twins that were delivered with some difficulty. The first twin was still born. The Presleys decided [...]
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By Nonita on November 9, 2010
Izabel Goulart by Gui Paganini for Vogue Homme Brazil June 2009. Apparently, it isn’t just us at Wam Bam who love pasties, so is Vogue! Yup, the fashion bible will be featuring images of the lovely Lara Stone gracing the pages of their upcoming December issue, clad in some fabulous star shaped ones.
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