Burlesque ( fashion dictionary )

A blend of satire, performance art and adult entertainment that embraces the sexually risque. Burlesque performers combine elaborate sets, music and dramatic lighting and wear minimal, colourful costumes that focus on the female form. These costumes are sometimes accessorised with fans, gloves, growns, feather boas, shoes and pasties. Rather than being a spectacle for men, burlesque performance is now viewed as a way of empowering women.

Burlesque dancer Zorita

Las Vegas Burlesque dancer Miss Redd with 30"x40" prints from our live shoot at WPPI Sony Booth

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