Vintage Corsets

The Lingerie Addict's page on Tumblr has posted a vintage corset catalog displaying some of the styles and designs available for women during the time. It's a interesting bit of history to look at so if you have the chance, take a look.

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The History of French Lingerie

The Lingerie Addict has taken us back to school with this article on the history of French lingerie.

At the beginning of the 20th century, sitting on Thonnet chairs, the joke circulated that the recently built Eiffel Tower represented a woman’s leg in a fishnet stocking and its four pillars were garter belt fasteners. The Guimard metro stations emerged from the ground. The “S curve” became fashionable. Paul Poiret arrived at Worth in 1901. Garter belts succeeded garters. Stockings were black.

To read more of the history of French Lingerie, click here.

Here's an Interesting Take on a Wedding Dress

So here's something interesting,  Berlin design group Kaviar Gauche premiered this little number during fashion week in Berlin. Not sure if it's the most practical wedding dress, but it definitely makes a statement. So what do you think about this dress?

Setting the Record Straight

An article posted today by Jezebel sets the record straight about myths and misconceptions regarding corsets.

Over the years, corsets have been credited with causing a whole litany of health problems. It's been said that they misshape internal organs and cause cancer. Other illnesses attributed to corsets were fake, sexist conditions, like "hysteria." There's also no record of a woman having a rib surgically removed so she could better fit into a corset, which is a particularly absurd myth, given how deadly surgery was in the 1800s.

To read more of the article found on Jezebel, click here.

Makeup Tips

Winter can be a very long and very cold season which means that many of us bundle up in layers of clothing. Some of us deal with our hair becoming frizzed due to the weather shifts, or some of us try to treat cracked skin. Thanks to Shape Magazine, here's some tips to help you combat the cold and keep yourself looking beautiful.

To read the full article by Shape Magazine, click here.

A How to Video

Here's a little video from dailymotion.com on how to get a classic hair style fitting for a burlesque dancer.

Watch the video click here.

Looking for a Show in NYC?

There's a few theaters that are scattered across NYC. One of the most well noted is  The Box. If you're looking for some entertainment during the week and it happens to fall into their hours of operation we suggest you take a look. To see what The Box has to offer check out their website here.

Some Tips on Hair

Here's some tips offered by Squidoo.com, on how to achieve the hair style you're looking for in your next act, or just going out . From the Pompadour, to Flat top

The burlesque hairstyle is based on waves and beautiful curls and swirls. You can get inspired from Betty Page, Dita Von Tesse, Katy Perry, Reese Wintherspoon, and all the retro finger waved hairstyles you can find. The main idea is to emphasize your feminine features with gorgeous tights waves match with a perfectly polished makeup.

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Looking Back

The Fashion Spot, has posted an article that starts at the 1900's and ends in the 1990's discussing the views of the public and major trends in both the clothing and types of models.

The 1900s saw the invention of the bra and women looked to Gibson Girl Camille Clifford, with her hourglass figure and towering hair, as the new ideal.

To read more about the trends throughout the 1900's, click here.

Stormy Leather

For those of you who don't know, Stormy Leather is a New York City burlesque dancer, and a great one at that. This past week she was featured in an article in The Villager, about a new variety show that is hosted by Faceboy called Faceboyz Folliez.

To read the article click here!

Myth Busted!

So you're looking to buy a corset but you're not quite sure what to buy or how to choose one that will last.The Lingerie Addict has an article to help you out, by clearing up some of the myths about corsets in order to help you with your first purchase, take a look!

Calamity Chang!

Check out this video of Calamity Chang showing off for us while wearing American Shapewear by RAGO