The Living History of Australian Burlesque

Inspired by America's Burlesque Hall of Fame Legends night Australia’s Queen of Burlesque, Imogen Kelly, has decided to host an event honouring our legends and pioneers. The event follows a time line through the history of our burlesque including footage and recreations. If you are in Sydney I urge you to go along!

In 1843 a burlesque performer raised her skirts to the mining towns of Victoria, they showered the performer with gold nuggets. Abe Saffron had some of the most notorious strip clubs in the world and the performers are still alive to tell their tales. When Elizabeth Burton performed for the troops in Vietnam, they stopped the war until she was finished. 

The eighties and nineties saw the evolution of what was once the most hardcore performance niche on the planet- in Sydney… 

These and many other incredible stories will unfold as Australia’s Queen of Burlesque, Imogen Kelly, takes you on a trip through time to unearth Australia’s secret history of burlesque legends.

From Lola Montez to Miss Nude World, from Norman Lindsay Tableau Vivants to 65 year old ladies doing bump and grind- this night has it all. 

Footage:

Annette Kellerman the original Million Dollar Mermaid

The Corrick Family films

Australia’s fastest Tassel Twirler from The Tivoli

Vonni of Les Girls

Performances by

Marrisa Yeo as Lola Montez

Lola The Vamp demonstrates the Victorian way

Gypsy Wood a tribute to Norman Lindsay

Imogen Kelly Tributes Pauletta Perry “The Ostrich Girl” from the Tivioli

Tasia and The Go Gets as The Whiskey Girls

Jeanette Wood of Whiskey A Go Go Fame

Lilikoi and Kim Kaos of Archaos Circus Fame

Birdman on the Mic

Doris Goddard of B-grade Hollywood movie star fame

Cindy Pastel the inspiration for Pricilla Queen of the Desert

Lauren La Rouge sharing the Mic

Christa Hughes of Machine Gun Fellatio

Glitta Supernova of Gurlesque 

Judith Lanigan of Go Go Burlesco

Tiger Lil of Tarnished

And finally Elizabeth Burton!!!! Australia’s Grand Empress of Striptease, 

February 11, 2012
The Factory Theatre
105 Victoria Road, Marrickville, ns 2204

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This little post is about BIG hair.

...And how much I am digging it at the moment! Especially beehives and other sky-high up dos...

My little obsession has come from my divinely hot mama friend L'amour and her incredible bouffant styles she always has going on, what a bombshell! How could anyone resist wanting to look like this amazing woman!
This first pic is of her pre-baby and the second one with her most beautiful and delightful little family!

What a total babe! Gah!!!

I think it would be criminal to has a blog post on big hair without an honorable mention of the heart-meltingly sexy Brigitte Bardot... this photo makes me weak at the knees I tell you...

I also must feature to honey-voiced Dusty Springfield and her equally honey toned and impressive 'do.

 Another songstress with immaculate hair, Mary Wells... what a beauty... sigh...

 

An Alexander McQueen catwalk creation channelling Elizabethan glamour...

 

No wonder Marie Antoinette was always smiling, she had AWESOME HAIR!

Some unknown, but nonetheless deluxe hairdos! I particularly love love love number 2, this is what I want to look like!! weeeeee!!!

This is me, today... hurrah!

 

And now for something to give you a cackle... Someone I loath almost as much as Delta Goodrem... don't ask why, just giggle... x

 

Do you love big hair? what 'do are you rocking at the moment? Do tell!

Although an enourmous post-festival entry is on its way I thought I would share something very special with you... a new and simply devine little blog witten by my dear friend, Miss L'amour!

As well as scrumtious little tid-bits on her favourite things, you can also see her wonderful bedazzled creations which she custom makes for an ever-expanding list of customers...

All her items are super cute, hand-sewn with love and ooze luxurious glamour! Check out the gorgeous cream and dusty pink silk garter from the gold leaf charm series below... sigh...

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