BurlyCamp 2012

 

BurlyCamp is an exciting new event produced by and for the London burlesque community. Taking place at the gorgeous surroundings of Hoxton Hall on the 19th-20th May 2012, BurlyCamp will provide an opportunity to discover or develop your Burlesque persona with two days of skills workshops, performances, vintage crafts and classes.


Whether you're new to burlesque performing or are hoping to take your career to the next level, BurlyCamp will have workshops to educate and inspire you.


Even if you can't quite imagine yourself on the stage, you can simply come along for fun, or perhaps to learn some craft skills to help out your new burly friends. BurlyCamp is open to women and men of any age, so come and join us for a weekend to remember!

Here are just some of the amazing workshops included:

Beginners Ballet - Giving you the run-down on some basic ballet moves to add into your burlesque act.

Burlesque Life Drawing - Sue Dray helps you release your creative side with this arty workshop

The Burlesque Name Generation Game - helping you to market and develop your burly identity, expert Jo Breeze gives you her tips and tricks of the trade.

Fire 101 - TeTe Bang guides you through the basics of fire performance, including vital safety aspects through to fire eating!

Tips and Tricks for Creative Costumes - Miss Lolly Pops teaches you how to create stunning costumes for movement and photographs.

Pose Your Way to Pin Up Perfection - Understanding how to pose is an integral part of your burlesque career, from live shots to promo images. Photographer and Burlesque star Tigz Rice shows you how it's done.

If that wasn't enough, attendees will be in with the chance of winning a Playful Promises Love corset!

Find BurlyCamp on Facebook and Twitter for up to the minute news!

Burlesque and Beating Hearts at Boxpark!

To RSVP and for more details, check out our facebook event page!

And here is a little look at Roxy Velvet's performance for our press event at The Box! 

Vintage Southbank 2011

 

It has been a rather busy (not to mention hot!) weekend for us at Playful Promises! While Emma was off gallivanting in New York at the Curve lingerie show, I headed down to the Southbank to check out the Vintage festival. Fun and frolics were aplenty in this celebration of all things 1920s to the 80s! Food, music, games and, most importantly, shopping were packed onto the riverside promenade, attracting a vast amount of families and vintage fanatics.  

The Vintage Village consisted of dozens of stalls packed full of authentic vintage and vintage inspired clothes, shoes, hats, bags, furniture and music! Ranging from big brands to avid collectors; drawing in customers of all ages. Food and drink had not been forgotten, with old-time popcorn vendors, traditional fish and chips, ice cream trucks and the stunning Art deco mobile cocktail lounge. There was even a hair and beauty salon dedicated to recreating era-specific styles for the festival-goers!

The gorgeous Stephanie Jay in our Vintage Stitch Overbust corset!

One of the big draws of the day (also, my favourite event!) was The Chap Olympiad, an eccentric sporting event for the well-groomed and waistcoated. Chaps and chapettes compete in a range of games designed to test their cad skills, such as sandwich tossing and butler baiting, with points added for devilish trickery and maintaining one's finesse. Audience-members are actively encouraged to join in, resulting in much merriment – I was almost dragged into sandwich tossing, but declined gracefully as I would not want to spoil my training for next year!

 

The contestants celebrate the end of a tiring battle of tug-o-moustache, in which the chapettes were victorious!