Looking back on 2012 - the competition was fierce!

Imogen Kelly (Australia)

Congratulations Ladies!

In 2012 I had so much fun seeing some of my beautiful clients winning various titles while wearing costumes I'd made for them.

Burlesque Grand titles:

Imogen Kelly - Miss Exotic World & Reigning Queen of Burlesque 2012

Briana Bluebell - Miss Burlesque Australia 2012
(Corsets made by Flo and embellished by Briana)

Briana Bluebell (Australia)

 Burlesque State titles:

Alyssa Kitt - Miss Burlesque QLD 2012

Bunni Lambada - Miss Burlesque  Sydney 2012

Dezzie Damned - Miss Burlesque SA 2012

Briana Bluebell - Miss Burlesque NSW 2012

Alethea Austin (USA)

Fitness titles:

Alethea Austin - 1st runner-up US Pole Dance Federation championships 2012
(Bra & Shorts made by Flo, then embellished by Crystal Dancewear)

Lou Macdonald - NZ International Federation of BodyBuilding 2012 1st Short Bikini and 1st Over-all Bikini

Lou Macdonald (New Zealand)

I've already begun work on costumes for some of 2013's competition entrants, and I can't wait to see what the year brings for them!



 

A costume fit for a (burlesque) Queen!

A HUGE congratulations goes out to Australia's Imogen Kelly for being crowned "Reigning Queen of Burlesque" at the Burlesque Hall of Fame 2012 in Las Vegas last weekend!This is a huge honour in the burlesque world, you could say it's like winning the award for Best Picture at the Oscars! 

I am delighted to say that Imogen was wearing costume pieces made by me underneath her extravagant feathered costume, head dress and boa (not made by me). 
For Imogen, I made a Bra and Panty set covered in baby pink beaded fringe with Swarovski rhinestone embellishment:

The bra was front-fastening, and the Panties had a keyhole at the back for a cheeky peek-a-boo effect.

Worn under the Bra and Panties was a Dlite G string with matching Pasties and a Sandrina (a classic burlesque costume style - essentially an underwire Bra without cups). 

Each item was made in a medium beige lycra and heavily embellished with Swarovski rhinestones in the following colours: Crystal, Light Rose, Light Rose AB, Rose, Rose AB

I'll post a link to Imogen's award winning performance as soon as it's available online!  In the mean time, go and check out some of her other acts on youtube: www.youtube.com/user/Imogenkelly/videos  and visit her website: www.imogenkelly.com.au