Here you can find the full list of LBF Diaries 2009. There will be new additions, and reports from us, so check back regularly!   London Burlesque Festival Diaries 2009: Winning UK Solo Performer Jubilee Swoon… Best UK Performer, Jubilee Swoon, tells us her LBF story  [click here...] London...

  Voted Best UK Solo Performer at LBF last year, Annette Betty came back in style this year, with a fantastic performance…   I was quaking a la tremble at the thought of the ensemble of highly fabulous, top notch debaucheries that we had last year as I slapped on another layer of iridescent...

I am so pleased to have made the acquaintance of an extremely creative and exciting milliner - Kat Toronto, the one-woman-wonder behind Hey Sailor! Hats. Hey Sailor! is an exquisite example of what I affectionately refer to as ‘hat-porn’ - when faced with all these beauties, I revert to...

The bad side of burlesque? Does that really exist in this day when women know their rights and stand up for themselves with the assertion of a warrior going into battle? It would appear that, to the dismay of us on the proverbial circuit, that it does indeed. Whether it’s promoters not promoting...

  Honey Wilde was a patriotic presence at the London Burlesque Festival… I arrived at Scala at six pm on Friday evening dragging my ridiculously large suitcase, just in time to help the lovely Bella de Jac with her equally unsuitable props. We sized up the multiple flights needed to climb...

  After writing her LBF diary for us last year, Emerald Ace, without doubt, the most exquisite octopus we have ever seen, has decided to share her 2009 London Burlesque Festival experience with us … It hardly seems a year has passed since I was writing about my adventures at the London Burlesque...

  Best UK Performer, Jubilee Swoon, tells us her LBF story…   Waiting at Leeds train station for the 11.40am to Kings Cross and I’m getting a little nervous. I’ve finished my latte and I’m ready with my elbows to get to the luggage rack first with my massive suitcase crammed with...

  Diva Hollywood and Warren Speed share their LBF experience…   Diva Hollywood I was really looking forward to LBF 2009 and I was not disappointed. I was very pleased to be asked by Chaz to perform at the opening night press party at the amazing Café de Paris. What a venue! When you...

  It’s Wednesday April 1st, the opening night of the London Burlesque Festival – The Glitterati Gala. I’m sat on a train heading into London, listening to Metallica on my IPod and wondering what tonight will be like. It’s happened so fast; I got the phone call and was asked to cover the...

  The sumptuous new ranges at La Magia are blowing our minds here at 21:CP Towers! It would be selfish to keep them all to ourselves!   Rapturous Range No. 1: Elegantly Scant Based in Sydney, Australia, this exclusive label crafts its own distinct handwriting and personality into every piece....