By Nonita on October 4, 2011
‘It was most inconsiderate of Robert to die. What on earth am I supposed to do now..?’ ~ Oh poor old Mrs Henderson! Imagine being in your 70s, rich, newly widowed and with more money and time on your hands than you’d ever wished for… So what do you do to fill up all those lonely hours [...]
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By Nonita on September 12, 2011
If you are *coulrophobic you won’t be loving this post, but if you, like us, happen to loooove clowns you are in for a burlesque treat…
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By Nonita on July 28, 2011
London Underground – Image © erik ERXON The three million daily users of one of the most exciting and iconic public transport platforms in the world – the London Underground – are in for a burlesque treat, as the Wam Bam Club joins us all in our journeys on the tube, adding a little bit [...]
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By Nonita on July 25, 2011
Ave Maria! It is not only music and comedy taking inspiration from religion apparently, but so is burlesque!
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By Nonita on July 12, 2011
Following the mainstream success and popularity of burlesque, it doesn’t come as a surprise that its male counterpart – also known as boylesque or brolesque – is also finally on the rise!
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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 21, 2011
We love everything about Dita von Teese. She is not only a burlesque icon but also a fierce fashionista, a fabulous model and a beauty guru! The uber glamorous ‘Queen of Burlesque‘ does her own styling, hair and make-up. From colouring her hair at home herself, to dying her eyebrows; Dita is a firm advocate of [...]
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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 January 18, 2011
“Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. She had absolute power.” One of the characters from history that I find seriously scary is Elizabeth Bathory – also known as – ‘The Blood Countess’ or ‘Countess Dracula’. Dubbed one of the ‘Most Evil Women In History’ her real story continues to be re-told today, even through the art of [...]
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By Nonita on August 23, 2010
At The Wam Bam Club we love fashion as much as we love a Burlesque show, so it doesn’t really come as a surprise that we are all huge fans of the highest of all fashion statements: The Top Hat!
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