Royal Black – Get Victorian Goth there.
Get Victorian Goth At Royal Black Shop!
If Lewis Carroll’s mind could be morphed into a physical manifestation, Royal Black’s shop of couture and corsetry would depict it perfectly. Awe-inspiring works of art, these corsets and costumes have as many twists and turns as Wonderland itself.
Foto: Philipp Ganzer
Models: Desireé Kaddatz, Nada
All pictures with friendly permission by Royal Black
Barbara Pesendorfer breathes life into the very bones and meat of unusual art. Living and striving in Vienna Austria, Barbara sews all her imaginative corsets and eccentric wear by hand. She molds beautiful and exquisite fabrics into form fitting corsets and extravagant Gothic evening gowns. The glamorous collections that can be found inside Royal Black Shop are not simple designs, they’re a smooth and fluent mixture of imagination and silky elegance.
Foto: Ophelia
Model: Renata F.
For over ten years Barbara has been crafting her own fairy tale designs and patterns for vintage and creative spirits. Royal Black Shop is an enchanted garden, sprouting and twisting like emerald green vines around one’s body.
Foto: Ophelia
Model: Katja Wagner (Stella Models)
Blossoming rose inspired corsets, red and black Gothic mermaid dresses, butterfly themed ball gowns and handsome masquerade-styled suits for the gentlemen are what fills this lively garden of bewitching garments and delightful concoctions of the mind.
Ophelia Overdose (Model, Hair & Make Up, Styling)
Fotografin Jamari Lior
Royal Black Shop is a cozy haven for the darker minded ladies. Ladies who prefer a mad-hatter styled tea party compared to a home-cooked meal, prepared by a 1950s housewife. Royal Black’s collections are still timeless in their own unique way though.
Foto: Hart Worx
Model, Make Up, Styling Ophelia Overdose
Pin-up and burlesque loving ladies will still find stunning show-stopping outfits that can be incorporated into everyday vintage wear. Of course, one might have to possess a very off-beat taste to showcase most of Royal Black’s brand of decorative goodies.
Artdirektion / Foto / Postproduction: Zum Schießen Photographie
Model: Barbara Pesendorfer
This doesn’t mean that the collection of corsets and costumes are not to be desired, it’s just the opposite. Royal Black Shop has thousands of fans from all across the world who admire and follow the store’s success. With a little red lipstick, a pair of long black gloves or the touch of a little black bird-cage veil – Royal Black can be the ultimate shopping destination for those who prefer the wails of violins and cellos to the sound of old rock n’ roll. Thanks to Barbara, artwork has never looked so wearable!
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Colour Me Bad: One Stop Shop For Bombshell Beautys
Colour Me Bad: One Stop Shop For Bombshell Beautys
Through hard work, dedication, passion and a heart’s desire, Colour Me Bad was born early in the year 2011 in Germany. Bringing with it the love for the most sultry time periods in history, creating a simple collection of all things classic and sexy.
A style that’s best seen under the warm glow of a golden spotlight, Colour Me Bad specializes in transforming an average women into a desired vixen, through show stopping corsets and playful hosiery. Colour Me Bad’s exclusive Burlesque wear features full burlesque outfits and accessories to complete an aspiring dancers wardrobe needs. From colorful pasties, seductive stockings and garters, bustle skirts, miniature hats, elegant lace gloves, glittery heels, and even masks.
If becoming a strip tease isn’t on the agenda but becoming a little more timeless and classy is, then Colour Me Bad has a great selection of 1950′s inspired fashion pieces. To become coloured bad, an edgy twist was added to such inspired pieces giving them Gothic flares, such as artistic skulls, adding ribbon laced corset backs to the pencil skirts and keeping the colors dark and smoldering.
Colour Me Bad can get a little more bad than that though, bringing back the oozing sex appeal of retro lingerie. High waistted panties with garters and stockings, black satin bullet bras and sequenced V-neck leotards. Colour Me Bad also offers full body ensemble jewelry and fashionable chokers.
Colour Me Bad is an international website based in Germany, they excel in shipping to parts all over the globe. Even though their currency is set in Euros and most of the text is in German, everything is still easy to find and order. For over 2 years now, Colour Me Bad has excelled in helping ladies, of all shapes, all around the world, create an eccentric wardrobe for a modern day pin-up girl.
Creating unique fashion pieces that attract vintage souls, enticing them with dreams of being a coy burlesque dancers or a playful model in the 1950s. The only thing missing now is the option to buy a personal hair dresser and make-up artist to complete the look of soft curls and red lips on a daily basis.
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Miss Moss
Miss Moss Corsets
Hand-made corsets are always something special. Experienced wearers, such as Bernie Dexter, swarm again and again to the quality and fit of a hand-sewn corset. German and especially Berlin rockabellas may now look forward to a new corset designer: Miss Moss.
Photo: The paul Green: Model Marlene von Steenvag
The fashion designer, Gemma Moss comes from England. After her training she settled in Berlin to sew and teach. Why Berlin? Well the charm of this city is like a magnet. The precious lingerie can be found on her DaWanda shop, selling chic burlesque corsets and pin up accessories. Detailed information can be found on her website about her work.
Ray Damski, Model: Stephanie Peregrinus
Before we carry on about the fashion, now a word about her second passion. Miss Moss teaches sewing courses attracting interested vintage and pin up lovers offering a variety of workshops. Private lessons can be made via an appointment to learn how to sew corsets and other pin-up style clothes. Its a great opportunity to learn first hand from your new favourite designer!
Rajesh Gurung, Models: Hurricane Irina
Now back to vintage clothing and underwear. Miss Moss designs clearly show inspiration from Victorian, Burlesque or Rococo. What else can be found is sweet rockabilly accessories with lots of polka dots and mini bows. Occasionally one finds a couple of traditional dresses like 1920s style or antique Elizabethan collars, aprons and other vintage pin-up fashion.
Jose Bäßler, Model: Hurricane Irina
Those who prefer to examine first hand these things they should stop by the Savage Store in Friedrichshain. As a true designer, Gemma naturally offers custom made couture. You could also simply contact her through her Burlesque online shop.
Rajesh Gurung, Models: Marlene von Steenvag
The style of Miss Moss is alive and plain at the same time. Just think of cotton candy, a delicate string of pearls, rock n roll and blood red lips. You’ve got an idea of her fashion sense (or a light chaos in the head!) Rockabellas should check out these lovely designs and hope to see many more ideas and styles!
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Burlesque Costumes
Burlesque Costumes
Burlesque costumes are worn for a variety of reasons, whether a woman is doing a genuine burlesque performance, wants a burlesque-inspired look for a costume party or event, or just wants to add some retro sex appeal to her lingerie collection. Burlesque costumes are classic, iconic looks, with styles that go all the way back to the 1920s, gaining popularity in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s with icons, theatre performers, and dancers around the world.
Burlesque costumes are incredibly diverse, and can be as simple, colorful, revealing, or complex as any woman desires. Women who are tiny and petite love burlesque costumes just as much as women who are curvy and voluptuous, so there’s no shortage in available stockings, corsetry, and accessories for women of all ages, shapes, and sizes.
When creating a burlesque costume, one of the most important components is the corset. Finding a corset that suits your needs, whether it’s layers of fabric or a sturdy steel-boned corset, is simple with the amount of customization available by corset designers. Search through shops such as KaosCorsets, SugarKitty Corsets, Maya Hansen, Bibian Blue, Miss Katie, Burleska, and Redcat 7. Most times the designer will allow you to choose everything from the sturdiness of the bone to the colors of the fabric, lace, ruffles, and trim.
Of course, a corset can’t do it all. Burlesque costumes have plenty of necessary accessories such as pasties, garter belts, ruffled panties, stockings, floral hair pieces, and suspender straps. You’ll find a great assortment of burlesque costume accessories at Gothesque.de, Starlets and Harlets, and Feisty Cat. For luxurious stockings and hosiery that will stand the test of time and last more than one wear without snagging, browse shops such as Sweet Pins, Hepburn and Leigh, Secrets In Lace, Girdlebound, and Cervin Paris. Some of these shops also allow for customization, so whether it’s pasties, stockings, or a garter belt you want to adjust and tailor to your own needs, the talented designers will work with you to make that happen.
Burlesque costumes are always worn with confidence, so don’t be afraid to flaunt your body in the perfect outfit. Check out these shops for the most luxurious and high-quality burlesque looks on the market.
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Stockings Fashion
Stockings Fashion
Women of all ages, shapes, and sizes wear timeless looks with stockings fashion for a style that is as sexy, sweet, or professional as necessary. Stockings fashion was popular in the retro and pin up eras, with stockings worn for a variety of purposes and functions. Burlesque and flapper performers commonly wore stockings fashion to cover their legs, and women in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s often wore stockings to protect their legs and provide support in dresses.
Model: Bernie Dexter, Photo: Levi Dexter, Thx to: Ars Vivendi
Stockings fashion comes in a variety of styles and colors, everything from a simple nude for a barely there look, or bright, bold colors for a statement that either blends or contrasts with the dress or skirt accompanying them. Stockings fashion can also turn any basic look into a pin up, retro, vintage, or rockabilly style, providing a drastic change to an otherwise modern and unnoticeable style.
If stockings fashion is something you want to incorporate into your wardrobe but you don’t know exactly where to find the perfect pair, there are plenty of shops across the Internet that provide luxurious stockings fashion in a variety of colors and sizes, at all sorts of price ranges. One of the most popular boutiques for stockings fashion is Stockings HQ, one of the world’s largest sites for all things stockings and hosiery. For more of a lingerie and burlesque-inspired stocking look, Hepburn and Leigh is the perfect shop. For something sweeter, check out the selection at Sweet Pins, and for a large assortment of colors and styles, Cervin Paris is the shop for you.
Pouty pin up girls love Secrets In Lace, Pandoras Choice, What Katie Did, Ars Vivendi, and Lucky Lola for stockings that pair perfectly with play suits, dresses, and pencil skirts.
For lingerie stockings, you will definitely love the selection at Dollhouse Bettie. Looking for the perfect stockings to wear for a burlesque performance or costume? Burleska is the place for you, offering everything you need for a burlesque outfit.
It’s easy to find stockings fashion that can be ordered according to your body shape, measurements, style, and personal preferences, all without breaking the bank. Browse through these shops for the greatest selection of stockings fashion money can buy!
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Burlesque Wear For Women
Burlesque Wear For Women
Burlesque wear for women is a popular lingerie, performance, costume and formal type of dress for women who love the pin up and retro looks of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. Burlesque wear is typically inspired by burlesque theatre performances of these eras, often done in a satirical form by women wearing corsets, stockings, garter belts, feathery hats and masks, pasties, stilettos, and other lingerie-like pieces of clothing. Burlesque wear for women may often look like costume wear or lingerie, but the diversity of burlesque components means the pieces can be used for a wide variety of styles.
Burlesque wear for women can be as colorful, revealing, simple, or complex as any woman prefers. If you see burlesque wear and immediately think of a corset with a sexy pair of stockings, that may be all you need for the perfect outfit. If you’re looking for a burlesque-inspired look to enhance a dress, skirt or outfit you’re wearing to a formal affair, there are ways you can wear it to enhance your look as well. Many burlesque pieces accompany sexy, slinky lingerie, and they are also popular additions to costumes.
If you’re on the hunt for burlesque wear for women, there are plenty of boutiques across the web that cater specifically to women looking for a customized, sexy, and affordable burlesque outfit. For a steel-bone, custom made corset that’s tailored right to your needs and specifications, check out SugarKitty Corsets, Bibian Blue, KaosKorsets, Redcat 7, Burleska, Versatile Corsets, Miss Katie, and Maya Hansen.
For burlesque accessories such as pasties, garter belts, and even burlesque-inspired dresses, check out shops such as Feisty Cat, Starlets & Harlets, FairyGothMother, and Gothesque.de. Looking for the perfect pair of stockings or hosiery to complete your outfit? Girdlebound, Sweet Pins, Stockings HQ, Hepburn And Leigh, Cervin Paris, and Secrets In Lace. These shops all sell accessories that will accompany your burlesque look whether it’s for a formal affair, work, or play.
Burlesque wear for women is to always be worn with confidence, so tease your hair, strap on your favorite stiletto heels and swipe on some of your favorite red lipstick; you’ll have heads turning left and right the minute you leave the house.
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Sweet Pins
Sweet Pins
Sweet Pins is an online boutique specializing in lingerie and hosiery that is inspired by classic vintage, pin up and burlesque looks. When you make a purchase from Sweet Pins, it will arrive gift wrapped in a bow and box, leaving a special surprise in your mailbox that will have you super excited to discover their luxurious items.
Inspired by an obsession with hosiery and tights as a child, Lidia opened Sweet Pins as a way to offer fine luxury items to women who want nothing less than the best. Her shop offers upscale and modern hosiery from some of the finest designers around the world, making up one of the best selections of lingerie, stockings, fashion tights and stockings available on the web.
You don’t have to be on the lookout for lingerie in order to shop at Sweet Pins. Women who want to enhance their pin up wardrobe, need hosiery for a burlesque costume, or just love having an assortment of colorful tights to wear with different dresses and outfits can all find something perfect for their style at Sweet Pins. Colored tights come in virtually every color of the rainbow, from simple to bold, and for something more simple, the fine selection of everyday tights offers basic nudes and blacks for a sexy, sleek look.
The assortment of fashion tights is one of the main attractions at Sweet Pins. Leopard suspender tights, vampy sheer tights with black accents, silver tights, bondage tights and seamless tights are just some of the styles you’ll find in this selection. You’ll even find toeless and summer tights if you have a specific type of dress or shoes you need them to work with.
Need burlesque-like accessories to go along with your tights? Sweet Pins also offers an assortment of suspenders, garters, socks, knee-highs, and bridal wear to complement your look.
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One of the best parts of Sweet Pins? They also have maternity options, plus sized hosiery, shapewear, extra tall selections, fishnets and gift ideas if you’re in need of something specific. Other brands they offer include Trasparenze, Faire Frou Frou, Lascivious, Kiss Me Deadly and you can also purchase the Dita von Teese lingerie set.
Sweet Pins is a luxurious one-stop shop for all of your hosiery needs. Visit the shop today to see what a great pair of stockings can do for your look.
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Pandoras Choice
Pandoras Choice
Pandoras Choice Pandoras Choice is a UK-based retro and burlesque lingerie boutique, offering a variety of sexy lingerie pieces in pin up, retro, burlesque and rockabilly inspired styles. You’ll find burlesque accessories, boudoir lingerie, bridal corsetry, and sexy pieces for when you want to look your best even underneath your clothing. Shapewear, corsets, panties, knickers, stockings and garter belts can all be found in a wide variety of styles at Pandoras Choice.
Some of the most popular pieces for everyday lingerie wear are found in the “lingerie” section, where you’ll find pieces that range from sweet and frilly to fierce and sexy leather looks. Girdles are ideal for creating a seamless silhouette, showing off your sexy hourglass figure and leaving plenty of room for the imagination. Frilly knickers are an adorable piece to pair with a garter belt and pair of thigh-high stockings, topped off with a bra, corset or set of pasties.
If you’re in search for a silk or mesh robe to wear over your lingerie, the boudoir section offers many styles that perfectly complement any piece. In this section you’ll also find babydoll tops, thong panties, striptease knickers and bras, and garter dresses for a look that is filled with sex appeal. You can also find luxury designer lingerie suppliers, including What Katie Did, Angelic Weapons, Diki and the beautiful Tallullah love luxury lingerie range.
Looking for a more fierce leather look? The fetish section is filled with leather, lace and latex pieces such as girdles, bras, dresses, gloves, corsets, and more.
At Pandoras Choice, you’ll also find a clothing selection that is just as sexy and retro-inspired as their popular lingerie. Capri pants, dresses, fishtail skirts, pencil skirts, and blouses can all be worn for a day-to-day office appropriate look, or a classy evening look for a fancy night out. You’ll find pieces for every layer of your outfit, from the inside out, with each piece leaving you feeling completely sexy and confident.
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Burlesque Costumes For Women
Burlesque Costumes For Women
Burlesque costumes for women are a sexy way to dress up, stand out from the crowd and make a statement. Many burlesque costumes for women are worn for actual burlesque performances that are inspired by pin up retro dolls such as Marilyn Monroe, Edie Sedgwick and Dita Von Teese, and other times they are worn by women who simply feel their sexiest in a corset, girdle, pair of stockings and some knickers.
Burlesque costumes for women are ideal for any woman who wants to look and feel sexy because they come in such a wide variety of styles and sizes. Women who are petite, curvy or full-figured can all find burlesque costumes that fit perfectly, flaunting their natural assets and showing off their gorgeous body and confidence.
If you’re looking for the perfect burlesque costumes for women, there are many shops that specialize in corsetry, stockings, garters, pasties, and everything else necessary in order to create the perfect burlesque costumes. Pandoras Choice is a popular go-to shop for everything burlesque, whether you’re looking for simple pieces with a lingerie flair, or full-blown fetish looks with leather, latex and lace.
For burlesque corsetry, check out shops such as SugarKitty Corsets, Redcat 7, Kaos Corsets, Deadly Dames, Miss Katie, Bibian Blue, The Pin Up Peep Shop, Versatile Corsets, and Burleska.
A corset cannot stand alone in the world of burlesque costumes, which is why it’s important to find the perfect stockings and hosiery. Nylons, garter belts and pasties are all part of the burlesque costumes for women experience. Find an array of pieces at shops such as Savage Wear, Girdlebound, Emerald Angel, Freddies Of Pinewood, Feisty Cat, Feel Funky, Kiss Me Deadly and What Katie Did.
Burlesque costumes for women can be created in a diverse number of ways. Mixing and matching pieces are all part of the process and a way to help each woman find the perfect style and costume for her and her body. Once you find the perfect over or underbust corset, a set of pasties, your favorite brand of stockings and a sexy garter belt and pair of knickers, all you’ll need to finish it off is confidence and your sexiest smirk.
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Burlesque
Burlesque
Burlesque is a musical, theatrical and sometimes literary or humorous type of production, often put on by women, with a specific type of fashion and style that has lasted through many decades and eras, even centuries. Burlesque performers, particularly women, are of varying ages, sizes and body types, typically wearing specific types of outfits inspired by looks of modern and victorian corsetry, garters and suspenders, hosiery, pasties, and more. Burlesque in modern times has become more of a fashion statement, with many women coveting the sexy, timeless appeal that comes with a woman dressed in pin up, retro, vintage and burlesque-inspired corsetry.
Burlesque outfits can be worn for a variety of purposes, whether it’s to enhance a formal outfit, for a burlesque-themed costume, or for a sexy lingerie outfit to be worn in the bedroom. There are many fashion designers, stylists and boutiques that specialize in burlesque-themed looks, creating a variety of accessories that can be pieced together for the perfect burlesque outfit.
For a corset that perfectly hugs your curves and flaunts your body, check out designers such as Kaos Corsets, Redcat 7, The Pin Up Peep Shop, SugarKitty Corsets, Bibian Blue, Maya Hansen, Burleska, and Deadly Dames.
Corsetry isn’t the only attraction for burlesque outfits. Hosiery, garters, stockings and accessories are also important. Find everything you’ll need to complement your corset at boutiques such as Sweet Pin, Pandoras Choice, Freddies Of Pinewood, Outsiders.biz, Girdlebound, Feisty Cat, Feel Funky, and Emerald Angel.
Whether you love the look of classic, true-to-form burlesque, a little bit of pin up, a hint of retro or the sassy look of rockabilly edge, a sexy corset paired with frilly knickers, thigh-high stockings, a garter belt, suspenders and a pair of patent leather sky-high stilettos is the perfect way to feel absolutely sexy while resembling the look of a burlesque queen back in the day. Known for their sexuality and femininity, burlesque women never left without their confidence and ability to silence a room with their attitude.
If burlesque is something you’d like to try or a style you’d like to use to enhance your wardrobe, check out these shops for everything you need to have heads turning everywhere you go.
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