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Burlesque Lingerie

Stars of yesterday and today in Burlesque Lingerie

Lili St Cyr in burlesque lingerie

Burlesque is finally back in fashion -- five decades after the experts said it was dead! The style enjoyed a revival in the 1990s that is gathering pace today. Modern day performers like Dita Von Teese have taken their lead from the ‘50s artists who pioneered the style and look of burlesque. Here are some of the stars from yesterday and today.

Tempest Storm. She literally took the 1950’s by storm, appearing onstage and in films and magazines. She even had her "moneymakers" i.e. her breasts, insured by Lloyds of London for $1 million. Now in here eighties she still takes to the stage on occasion.

Lili St. Cyr. She was another early pioneer of burlesque in the fifties and not only because of her saucy  bubble-bath show. Often billed as the "anatomic bomb," she gained notoriety for steamy romances, pin-up photographs, films and even pioneering a line of large cup bras for the fuller figure woman called ‘Undies World’.

Pontani Sisters in Burlesque lingerie

Blaze Starr. The red haired entertainer earned the title "The Hottest Blaze in Burlesque" by taking the stage with a couch that would burst into flames as soon as she sat on it. The film "Blaze," was based on her notorious 1950’s relationship with Louisiana Governor Earl Long.

Bettie Page. Pinup, Fashion icon and Playboy model, Page did them all. She was also one of burlesque's enduring images appearing in burlesque movies such as "Striporama." Her hairstyle remains a contemporary icon to this day.

Dita Von Teese. The queen of the modern day burlesque movement got her chance working in an American strip club. Except that she didn't dress or act like any of the other strippers. Von Teese adopted a retro look and set out to "put the tease back into striptease", a bold move that led her into a modelling and acting career.

Pontani Sisters. Among the leaders of New York's burlesque scene, the curvaceous Pontanis put on a  show of physical choreography, bawdy come-ons, glitzy outfits, sexy lingerie allied to kitschy song-and-dance and comedy skits. This voluptuous troupe has performed at a variety of places from rock clubs, to Las Vegas to national burlesque shows such as ‘Tease-A-Rama’.

Dirty Martini in burlesque lingerie

Velvet Hammer Burlesque. The Los Angeles-based ensemble helped revive the art of Burlesque in the mid-1990s with a show that recasts burlesque as a mix of Vaudeville and Punk Rock, with dancers in all shapes and sizes, especially plus size models, all covered as much with tattoos as lace lingerie.

Suicide Girls. This troupe began in 2001 as a homage to their heroine Bettie Page. After that it became an online community and then a live show that mixes confrontational theatre with feathers, leather, tattoos and body piercing piercings.

Miss Dirty Martini. The Manhattan star has become a sensation on the burlesque scene and not just because she reprises forties style burlesque. She's a fuller figure woman and she just loves wearing plus-size lingerie, working her sexy curves into a show that's full of razzamatazz and style.