Burlesque


Dusty In Wonderland: Alice Couture Vol. 4

We’ve transcended the film, two dimensions can no longer satisfy our nonsensical sense-experience, we must have … TEA!  And it’s a bottomless cup we’re filling with a looking glass full of flesh, thrills, & FUN!
Burner couture'd Mad Hatter and body painted Chesire Cat MC-ing Bohemian Burlesque presents Down The Rabbit Hole

By now you’ve gotten dressed up and seen the movie, maybe you’ve even seen it twice.  So now what?  Well, if you happen to be fortunate enough to find yourself in Reno this weekend, and you haven’t  decided on an entertainment option for the evening, we can tell you exactly what you’d be most wise not to miss … Bohemian Burlesque’s presentation of Down The Rabbit Hole!

Even before the show starts, strange wonderland creatures are roaming the halls offering up fine eat-me treats while you choose a seat amidst the stylish interior of a club that seems to have been designed for such whimsically wondrous displays of sexuality.  The stage lights come on and before you know it you’re deep down the most sensuously sinister rabbit hole one could ever hope to slip into …

In addition to striking displays of physical prowess and stimulation beyond what even a veteran burlesque show attendee might expect, the outfits are extravagantly fantastic.  These pics are just a sampling of what you will be treated to.  For you see, it’s not just the looks, it’s the solid acts that go along with them.

Aerialists dressed as Chesire Cat and two of the Queen of Hearts' "Pets" performing for Boho Burlesque in Reno

The ever re-appearing Cheshire Kat seems like she’s been training to play this role her entire life.  The Mad MC has, in addition to the most elaborate outfit, a wit sharper than a hat pin.  There’s a scrumptious platter full of surprises in a program that ranges from aerials to traditional feather fans to modern dance and beyond.  Believe us when we say that it’s a program packed with delights that will progressively challenge you and all will make you ever so glad to have attended this most titillating tea party.

And even if you’re not going to be in Reno.  Don’t worry, be happy knowing that we’re bringin’ freaky back for the lot of ya!  Driiiink … Meeeeee …                                                              *Photos by Anna Wright and Peach

Burlesque performers dressed as Alice with ruffled petticoats showing from under their dresses collapsed on chairs during the show.

Top Five Fashion Accessories of 2009 Vol. 2

Welcome to the second installment covering some of the top five fashion accessories of 2009.  Volume two focuses on those accessories that were popular in the alternative fashion scene(s) this last year.

A reclining woman's sexy legs are adorned from ankle to just below the knee with corsetted, lace-fringed, black & charcoal textured spats.  Truly stunning!

Thanks to Ash of Mechanic Organic Clothing for being the first to write in with these five favorite fashion accessories of 2009.  Check back to see more of her designs (like the underbust corset in the bottom-most picture) when her website launches this spring.  We’ll also be doing posts on the other two designers pictured!

#1 – The quirky ‘mini-hat’.  Crowns, tophats, bicorns & fedoras… the mini-hat is likely the cutest head-adornment the world has ever seen.  Worn by steampunks, lolitas, burlesque dancers, & festival freakers, this head piece lets you get your antics up without the hat-hair.

#2 – No longer for running around and waging war… spats keep the ankles of post-apocalyptic artists clean & protected!  Running to photograph deep in a swamp, hopping fences to fancy-up a dull warehouse wall, or simply to keep your ankles warm while dancin’ in the rain.  Fashion and function, spats got it all.

A bearded, mustachio'd man with a dreamy expression, a bright blue circle on each cheek and a black fadora is crouched modeling a decidedly feminine black dress-like vest with aqua blue accents and identically coloured velvety arm warmers.

#3 – Vests for everyone!  Over a collared shirt, tank top, t-shirt, blouse or straightup on its own, vests can pull off a huge variety of different looks!  What’s your style? Equestrian? Teacher? Faery? Victorian? Scenester? Freaker?  Everyone needs one of these bad-assed badboys!

#4 – The leather utility belt.  A ‘fabric’ becoming more and more widely accepted as eco-friendly, and by far the most sustainable as it only gets more supple and formed to your body with age.  The meat industry isn’t dying out anytime soon, and our leather is simply making use of a byproduct.  While caravaning across dusty plains, trippin’ around a summertime festival, or merely going for coffee – the purse and backpack can prove bulky, they can throw out your back, and just plain become a nuisance.  The utility belt solves all your carrying needs in a stylish, and comfortable way.

#5 – Underbust corset.  Not much need be said. Comfortable to wear, keeps your back straight when sitting for long periods of time, and all will agree: bloody sexy.

We’re excited to continue this series on your top five favorite fashion accessories of 2009 so email us with your words and pictures at the email address below the Follow Along links.

A sassy blonde model walks the runway during a fashion show wearing a tan tunic like corset that is short in the front and long in the back.  Symetrical cords connect the corset to grey fur trimmed shoulder pads.  The model is also wearing a grey chain-mail like bikini top.  Brown panties peak through the tails of the corset and a gartered tan stocking top on one thigh completes the ensemble.