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Miss Pin Up USA is a campaign initiative created by aTrouver and Trouver to locate promo models for their client’s campaigns based on this specific era. Contestants will go a through a preliminary round where they will be judged on appearance and personality. Twenty girls will be chosen to compete...

Paula Kopczynski is a german-based fashion/vintage photographer who've just released her first photo book 'Grace and Glory‘ with about 200 pictures, all about rockabilly, 50’s, vintage, PinUp, Burlesque, HotRods and race car racing… "As a creative, free spirit, I dedicate this book to my passion fervor for the mid-century. I combine the self-conception...

The seductive art of Burlesque has been around for centuries and although it has a reputation for being sassy, saucy and really quite raunchy, it’s far more than just a strip act. As well as being erotic and sensual, Burlesque is also a celebration of feminism, independence and individuality with...

Glorian Gray explores the current debate on who should and shouldn’t be allowed to teach burlesque classes and questions if there should be a checklist or syllabus for teachers to follow… If you want to learn burlesque it’s not usually hard to find somewhere that teaches it. You can find...

Size is an issue that often comes up with regards to burlesque.  It’s a common view that the world of burlesque is accepting of women (and men) of all shapes and sizes but, other than the one and only Dirty Martini, are there really that many plus size performers who...

So you’ve got an act… Now promoter James Malach offers some tips on how to get a gig… All in a haze of glue and glitter, you add diamants and ribbons to your Anne Summers corset and within a few hours your sparkle factor has been turned up to eleven....