burly!fest

Stage kittens are basically handmaidens-slash-living!props. We lace performers into their corsets and gather their droppings post-show. (The communal hamper is called the “litter box”.) In the meantime, we pose in our skimpiest finery with audience members who don’t know what’s just hit them. Left to right: Adora Bourbon, Isadora Drunken, Ezilie Cimitiere, & Baroness Von Phig. Callista Rugo is one of my foremost style icons. She’s a classic pinup-burlesque performer who makes most of her own clothes. She told us she whipped up this dress hours before wearing it on the grey carpet. Oh, and she blogs here .