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Burlesque: The Movie! – But Is It Really About Burlesque?
By Nonita on August 31, 2010
Did you hear? Christina Aguilera is to star in her first acting role in a movie called ‘Burlesque’, alongside Kristen Bell and Cher – who returns to the big screen after 11 years! In the style of a musical, the movie tells the story of a small-town girl who discovers a Burlesque club in LA. [...]
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Top Hat And Swing Burlesque Time!
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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Sex, Drugs and Moulin Rouge: Toulouse-Lautrec’s Can-Can Inspired Art
By Nonita on July 30, 2010
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was the enfant terrible of the art world in fin de siècle Paris. The father of today’s modern poster, Toulouse-Lautrec lived a decadent and bohemian lifestyle in the city which, at the time, was a magnet for young artists from all over the world. He shot to fame becoming one of the [...]
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Haute Couture? More Like Hot Couture! – When Burlesque Meets Fashion
By Nonita on July 15, 2010
© Image courtesy of Paula Harrowing Being a lover of both, a burlesque show and a fashion show, I am in actual heaven when I see the two arts meet. First, it was Immodesty Blaize who wowed us at Ziad Ghanem’s Fall 2010 collection, where in a sensational and very dramatic mini show on the [...]
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Was Blaze Starr – The Inspiration Behind Beyonce’s Latest Video?
By Nonita on July 3, 2010
What do you mean Blaze who? Blaze Starr, as in “The Hottest Blaze in Burlesque”!!! Born Fannie Belle Fleming (already sounds like a Burlesque star name don’t ya think?) in January 1, 1932 Blaze is one of the star icons of the Burlesque scene. She was a femme fatale, a sex symbol and a very talented actress and [...]
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