Hurly Burly by the Houses of Parliament One cold blustery Friday night I found my slinky self at the Volupte Lounge in Norwich Street stood drinking a ‘Dietrich’ waiting to watch The Hurly Burly Girly Show. My chaperone for the night was my boyfriend, a burlesque virgin by his own admission. Having...

Chapter 1: The Death Of Enid Brown Allow me to introduce myself; my name is Enid Brown. I am not (as the title implies) dead, but rather have found a new lease of life in the form of a career change, my new business being… Burlesque. Born in the wilds of the English countryside, I discovered the joys...

Beautiful Bernie Dexter If you haven’t seen this girl yet…where have you been?!! After Miss Page herself, Bernie must be the most iconic pinup presence on the internet. Go to any pinup site - she’ll be on it. Go to any retro or rockabilly clothing e-store or label - she will have modelled...

Sat there twiddling my thumbs, listening to the boss drone on and on about preserving the company’s good clean, respectable image. Usually I could switch off and pretend that I was listening intently of course. Not this time however, as the speech was directed at me, and so my complete attention...