By Nonita on November 1, 2011
“To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it!” -Were some of Charlie Chaplin’s most famous words and perhaps some of his most autobiographical.
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By Nonita on July 5, 2011
Of all the beautiful burlesque inspired fashion editorials ever produced, Mark Seliger’s ‘Precious Time’ featuring Isabel Lucas, shot for Vogue Italia’s September 2009 issue has got to be one of the most stunning.
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By Nonita on June 14, 2011
One of the most common (and unfair!) misconceptions about burlesque – among people who are not familiar with the art of tease – is that burlesque is all about taking your clothes off; but we, burlesque lovers, know perfectly well that this is so not the case *insert foot stomp and pouting here* Well not [...]
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By Nonita on April 26, 2011
“When the first baby laughed for the first time, the laugh broke into a thousand pieces and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies” – J. M. Barrie
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By Nonita on April 19, 2011
Let’s face it. Ever since the release of Mad Men, there isn’t a single man on this planet who isn’t fantasizing about his very own Betty; the perfect image of the iconic 1950’s housewife. So… if you are after channelling the 1950’s perfect housewife look to please your man; here is a step-by-step guide to [...]
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By Nonita on March 1, 2011
Did you know that the earliest evidence of can-can dancing was found on a wall frieze in a tomb in Egypt in 2500 to 2350 BC?
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By Nonita on February 1, 2011
Before the Ditas, the Madonnas, the Beyonces and the Rihannas of this world, there was one showgirl… the glamorous, the classy, the lovely, the one and only: Gypsy Rose Lee!
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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 2, 2010
‘Before Madonna, before Monroe there was Mae West. The first dirty blonde, the woman that made sex topic A.’ Born in 1892 Mae West is the woman who single-handedly revolutionized show business.
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By Lady Alex on April 5, 2010
Go on – impress me! Yes, m’dears, the rumours are true! The Wam Bam Club will be holding open auditions for all that’s up and coming in cabaret, from 10am on Monday April 12th @ Cafe de Paris, Coventry Street, W1. I’m looking for dancers (male and female plus dance troupes), comedy acts, burlesque troupes [...]
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