Howard, Author at Burlexe

Jolie Papillon with her hands on her waist and wearing a golden corset and white feather boa

Over the past ten years, Miss Jolie Papillon has gone from burlesque ingenue to powerhouse as both a performer and producer of the much-loved and (now) long established, Gin House Burlesque. We catch up with her on the eve of…

Image of Kele le Roc in a sparkling dress, gloves and golden headdress

V’s Anchor Studio Burlesque Photography for Kele le Roc

Howard

Collaborations

Anyone on the burlesque scene knows the burlesque photography of Veronika Marx, aka V’s Anchor Studio and her delicious images of performers, artistes and (increasingly) celebrities. (more…)

Image of Kele le Roc in top hat and evening gloves, posing with her hand resting on her top hat

Burlesque Inspired ‘Star of the Show’ track with Kele le Roc

Howard

Collaborations, Featured

Burlesque-inspired track ‘Star of the Show’ is a unique take on the genre that teams Burlexe with r’n’b and garage legend Kele le Roc. Listen to it via Spotify below but it’s available on all good streaming services. This is…

Hurrah for World Burlesque Day 2022

Howard

Burlesque

World Burlesque Day has now become an institution, thanks to the stewardship, glamour and hard work of its creator Sapphira. And World Burlesque Day celebrates its third anniverary on 26th April 2022, the date of Gypsy Rose Lee’s death…

What it Takes to be a Cabaret Stage Manager (Stage Hand or Stage Kitten)

Howard

Burlesque Shows

Longtime friend of Burlexe, Cynthia Franklin gives her eight top tips on what it’s like (and what it takes) to be a stage manager for a cabaret, burlesque or drag show. The job of a stage manager There’s a difference…

The Burlexe Online Burlesque Course with Jo King

Howard

Collaborations, Popular

Burlexe is collaborating exclusively with burlesque teacher Jo King, the only British Burlesque Legend, founder of the London Academy of Burlesque and originator of Kingesis confidence choreography to bring you a fabulous online burlesque course. You can even call it…

TikTok Burlesque Performers To Follow

Howard

Burlesque Basics

With over 800 million active users worldwide, video sharing social network service TikTok isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, so even if you’re not going to indulge your inner showgirl, it’s worth shortlisting TikTok burlesque performers to follow. TikTok Burlesque Performers…

Meet 5 LGBT Icons and Burlesque Pioneers

Howard

Icons

Originally founded in 1994 by American high school teacher Rodney Wilson, LGBT History Month is an annual celebration and honouring of the history of the LGBT+ community and it wouldn’t be right if we didn’t celebrate LGBT icons and pioneers…

Janie from Tinsel Cosmetics surrounded by feather boas

Burlexe + Tinsel Cosmetics

Howard

Make Up

We’re so thrilled to be stocking Tinsel Cosmetics fabulous range of burlesque lipsticks. And of course, we wanted to find out more about the inspiration for these fabulous products and of couse the woman behind them. (more…)

Anna Fur Laxis

Howard

Collaborations

We’ve known Anna Fur Laxis pretty much as long as we’ve been working in burlesque. Back in the early days, she created us this blog on cheesecake burlesque. We caught up with Anna Fur Laxis recently for the first of…