Posing at Dr Sketchy’s last night was an absolute ball! Working with Dangerboy was great and the whole night ended up being so much fun. I thought I’d share a few shots with you too.

xoxox
Miss Glamourpuss

How can you make everyday that little bit more special? Here’s three easy steps to get a little closer to an everyday domestic goddess:

1. Get a frilly 50s apron

Cooking & washing the dishes is oh so much more enjoyable while wearing a ’50s apron!  Depending on the audience you can combine it with a cute 50s dress, sexy lingerie or perhaps only a cute pair of stiletto pumps? You can find plenty of them online!

2. Do your not-so-pleasant chores in your sexiest lingerie

Washing the bathroom becomes more exciting if you do it in your most luxurious lingerie. (Just tried, works magic even without an audience!)

3. Get yourself a sexy satin slip & marabou slippers

Resist the urge to slip into a your comfy tracky dacks even if its cold and instead invest in a pure silk robe. Silk is divinely soft against your skin and delightfully warm in the winter and cool during the summer. Finish the look off with a pair of sexy marabou slippers and you’ll feel like a vintage goddess around the clock!

xoxox
Miss Glamourpuss

Wheels & Dollbaby‘s new Notorious designs must be the most divine clothing I’ve seen for ages!

xoxox
Miss Glamourpuss

*** Update ***

In fact, I went back a week later and bought myself the Bunny Girl Dress. I simply could not resist its glory.

Wheels & Dollbaby: Notorious! Bunny Girl Dress

I’ve have been searching for a new red lipstick for ages and accidentally found one today.

I wondered into the Make Up Store to pick up a new bottle of their fantastic Mixing Liquid (secret behind lasting diva eyeliners!) and just happened to ask if they had any nice reds in their lipstick range.

I fell in love with ‘China Red‘ at first sight and couldn’t walk out of the store without it. The product image doesn’t really do it justice. Its the perfect classy true red and looks divine on!

As suporting products I chose ‘Russian’ red lipliner and ‘Oui’ lipgloss pot to achieve an even more glamorous glossy look when necessary.

A dear friend of mine swears on NARS ‘Jungle Red’ and I am eager to try it as soon as I get my hands on one.

xoxox
Miss Glamourpuss

** Update

After rigorous testing and wearing I have to say that the lipstick stays on really well and doesn’t feather

Also, if you wish to have an update lesson on the best way to create your lush red pout:
The Perfect Red Lips Tutorial & some general guidelines on How to wear red lipstick.

These wonderful pinup shots of up-and-coming actresses are a great source of inspiration. Vanity Fair: Vanities Girls

xoxox
Miss Glamourpuss

Choosing your stage name is tricky. I agreed to model for a friend’s event and was faced with the decision on naming my fabulous on stage persona.

A good stage name is catchy, yet not obvious or too cliched. Too nice is just boring and anything too raunchy will only make you sound like a drag queen!

First thing I did was to head over to Striptease Symposium to consult this article by Penny Starr Jr.

She bans the use of the most common words like: Kitten, Kitty, Vixen, Honey, Von, Lux or Deluxe, Lola, de Ville, Violette, Pinky, Femme or Belle based on the simple fact that they have already been used by every other showgirl all over the world. I was already doomed by this point as I wanted to keep ‘Glamourpuss‘ as the latter part of my stage name.

I tried the porn name method she advocates (the name of your first pet and the first street you lived on), but I quickly discarded ‘Bella Shaft‘. Not quite what I was after.

She suggests that the use of legendary car models might be a good starting point. And I have to admit that Continental, Coupe, SuperSport, Zephyr, Valiant, Corvair, Mustang, Nova, Futura, Mercury, Rocket 88, Metropolitan, Citrone, and Fiat are actually quite interesting. Maybe just a tad masculine for my liking?

However, my favourite part of her advice was naming yourself after alcohol! How delightfully decadent! How about Martini, Campari, Negroni, Gin Fizz, Dubonet, etc. I was quite attached to ‘Martini Delight’, but gave it up as I still was hoping I might come up with a name that works with ‘Glamourpuss’.

There is plenty more advice in the article, so if you find yourself stuck like I was, go ahead and read some more.

In the end I relied to the good old Thesaurus method and the aid of a good friend. We looked up words that I related to and after a long night, my friend found ‘gally‘. Not only does it sound like a combination of ‘gal’ and ‘girly’, I loved the meaning of the word:

Definition: ridiculing
Synonyms: cheeky, cocky, contemptuous, crusty, disdainful, flip, fresh, gally, insulting, jeering, mocking, nervy, out-of-line, rude, sarcastic, sassy, scoffing, scornful, smart, smart-alecky, taunting
Anonyms: complimentary, flattering, praising, respectful

Also, I like the way the word doesn’t seem to officially exist at all, and another Thesaurus entry contradicted the previous definition entirely.

So there it is:

I’m done. How’s yours coming along?

xoxox
Miss Glamourpuss

P.S. If you’re really stuck and running out of time, here’s a Burlesque Name Generator that can spit out off the shelf stage names.

Photography & styling by Pixie from Boogie Bop Dames.

I just ran into an older article about Sherry Britton on Sydney Morning Herald. Well worth a read for anyone into 30s glamour goddesses.

“SHERRY BRITTON was a queen of the burlesque stage in its New York heyday of the 1930s. Her hourglass figure, jet-black hair and rambunctious presence made her a star as a stripper, but she also worked as a stage actor and singer.”

xoxox
Miss Glamourpuss

1. Know who you are and what you have got

Being glamorous begins from you. Study yourself from the mirror and see what sets you apart from others and play on that. That’s a good starting point. Know who you are and what are your best assets.

Got a fantastic pout? Great, never leave the house without red lipstick! Hourglass figure? Make sure all your outfits accentuate your waist! Pins to die for? Make them even longer with a stunning pair of stiletto pumps! Voluptuous bosom? Flaunt it darling!

Playing on your best assets draws attention away from little things you might not be so comfortable with.

2. Choose a style icon / era

Choosing a style icon gives you a good reference point. It helps, if you have something in common with them whether its body shape/size, hair colour or facial features.

Study the style you like. Identify the era/decade that you are most drawn to, in order to draw inspiration from a wider field. Know everything about your style icon in order to be able to learn from her style and fill in the gaps that you might not be able to reference from her pictures only.

Not sure where to start looking for a style icon? Here’s a list of goddesses from “Burlesque and the Art of the Teese‘ book:

’50s Bombshells
Lili St. Cyr
Tempest Storm
Dixie Evans
Blaze Starr
Marilyn Monroe
Brigitte Bardot
Elizabeth Taylor
Jayne Mansfield
Mamie Van Doren

’40s Cheesecake Pinup Dolls
Ann Corio
Gypsy Rose Lee
Sherry Britton
Betty Grable
Rita Hayworth
Gene Tierney
Lana Turner
Vivien Leigh

’30s Silver Screen Sirens
Gypsy Rose Lee
Sally Rand
Georgia Sothern
Marlene Dietrich
Jean Harlow
Mae West
Hedy Lamarr
Greta Garbo
Ginger Rogers

’20s Vamps
Mistinguett
Josephine Baker
Mae Dix
Theda Bara
Louise Brooks
Clara Bow

3. Practise, practise, practise!

In the end it all comes to doing it right. Whether it’s red lipstick, 50s eyeliner flicks, false lashes, curlers, hairdos or walking on skyhigh stiletto heels, it all takes practise to master the skill!

xoxox
Miss Glamourpuss

Let’s start with lingerie.

STEP 1

Do yourself a favour and go through your lingerie drawer.

•  Is it not divine? THROW IT AWAY!
•  Is it faded and tattered? OFF IT GOES!
•  Is it plain and boring? CHUCK IT!

Do it now, and be harsh. After all, what have you done that was so bad that you’d deserve being punished with bad lingerie?

STEP 2

The rest is about long term commitment: WEAR IT!

We are already used to treating ourselves to sexy lingerie, but why, oh why do we save them for special occasions only? So many temptresses out there have drawers and drawers full of divine lace and frills, but for most of the time all those treasures just stay locked away where no one sees them or feels them.

Repeat after me: NO MORE. I want you to choose your favourite set complete with stockings and garterbelt, and I want you to wear it to the office. Tomorrow, wear a different equally tantalising set.

PRO DAMSEL TIP

The frilly & skimpy garter belts that you can buy with most lingerie sets are not really designed to be worn all day. Personally I find that they creep down and don’t really secure my stockings properly.

Try to get your hands on some divine vintage-style garter belts and you’ll be much more comfortable throughout the day.

Oh, and pantyhose? Don’t even let me go there! There is no excuse for a damsel to wear such hideous contraptions, when there’s such delightful alternatives. Seamed stockings & stiletto heels all the way darling!

xoxox
Miss Glamourpuss

Quoting the divine goddess Dita, ‘I advocate glamour. Every day. Every minute.’ Life is simply too short not to.

Why should you only dress up on special occasions and spend most of your life wearing something inferior? What good does your nicest lingerie do rotting in the back of the drawer, when you could be wearing it every day? Who is going to treat you like a goddess if you don’t declare yourself as one?

It is my manifesto to bring back the glamour of the decades past. The ‘girl next door’ had her chance, now it’s time for something different!

Now its up to you to unleash your inner goddess/pin up girl/femme fatale/bombshell! Curl up your long locks into tantalising victory rolls* in the morning, slip your seamed stocking veiled pins into a pair of stiletto heels combined with a sexy pencil skirt, and paint a glorious pout with the most outrageous red lipstick you can get your hands on before you walk into the office.

I will dedicate this blog to pass on all you need to know on clothing, lingerie, make-up, hair, shoes & accessories, and all the other dirty little secrets a damsel needs to know to be classy & fabulous.

And remember, in the morning when you are trying to decide what to wear, don’t forget the mantra ‘What would Dita do?‘

(* Don’t worry, if you don’t already know how to do victory rolls, I’ll teach you how soon. Or in case you can’t wait, just youtube it, there’s plenty of videos teaching you how)

xoxox
Miss Glamourpuss

Photography & styling by Pixie from Boogie Bop Dames.