Where to with burlesque........?

If you have been following me for a bit you would be able to tell that I make a few burlesque costumes. They have given me the chance to test my skills, try new things and made me think.

 

When the movie came out everyone jumped at the chance to dress like a burlesque star and decided it was a great idea to dress in a corset and a tiny skirt. I understand that it brings out your inner woman, and for most a corset can give you a lovely figure, but why didn't they rush out and decided to wear this?

 

We know why, the main reason being not everyone can or is comfortable enough to wear that and the other is that it is something that needs to be made for you usually.

This is where the performer and the audience should be easily separated I believe, the audience will purchase the off the shelf mass produced stuff. And the performer will go and have something created for his or her personal performance.

There will be the odd Audience member that can go and get things made or do such a thing them self.

I have seen a few shows and images of shows lately where the performer could have been a audience member from the look of their costume.

This has made me wonder, if the plan for me is to bring out performance Lingerie and corsets could it be a bit of a waist of time or is it just that people don't know where to go for these one off specially made things?

 

I also wonder if it is just because of my location in Australia that I have no luck or even interest. There is always the other alternative, my stuff could just be plain boring and there really is no interest.

 

Anyway it made me wonder, and since I have already drafted the lingerie and cut out some samples I think I should at least make some and see what people say to them.

If I have no luck put it down to experience and move on, you have to try things sometimes.

 

 I will keep you posted on the happenings of this stuff

Lady A

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Can Can finished

I have finially finished the can can skirt,

And yes there are somethings that I would do differently.

1. I would box pleat the rows on

2. I would attach the top skirt at the hem before adding the rows

3. I would use a different top fabric

so here are some photos of the skirt but the show photo's are yet to come.

They have a rehearsal tomorrow and then the shows are Friday Saturday night.

 the inside

 the rows

 the outside

Me having a go with it :D

I must say it is fun to wear and jump around in, but whether I will ever make another I am not sure.

Only time will tell.

well show photo's on the weekend

Lady A

Making unmentionables

I have been playing around with making a small line of simple Burlesque undergarments for a while.

The idea is to make it easy to remove but still very sexy.

I also wanted to be able make it accessible for people starting or doing a course in burlesque.

I enjoy making corsets and there has to be a element of a corset in the line, but if I make it out of real corseting materials the price will never be accessible to someone starting up.

So I was hoping to make them "performance corsets", meaning they are made of simpler material and are easy to remove.

The down side is they will not be waist cinching, but I will be able to make them out of pretty and odd fabrics that corsets usually aren't made of.

 

I have many more designs and ideas, but this is just a snippet.

I don't know if this will have a market or if people will be interested, for me its just being able to draft and make these little things that is exciting.

I have made a few bras before and I really enjoyed it, the same goes for the corsets.

I will make a few trial ones and then see what people think.

It would be a cool thing to be able to do one weekends and evenings after work. 

until next time

Lady A

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