 Cabaret Chic: Step Into the Spotlight with a Black Glamorous Crystal Bodycon Dress “Willkommen, Bienvenue, Welcome!” Step into the decadent world of 1920s Berlin, where the nights are wild, the performances are dazzling, and the fashion is utterly sensational. Inspired by the glamorous costumes of Cabaret (1972) and the sultry, gender-fluid styles of Weimar-era nightlife, our Black Glamorous Crystal Bodycon Dress is the ultimate show-stopping piece for anyone who loves the allure of burlesque, vintage cabaret, and high-fashion performance wear. 1920s Berlin Meets Modern Cabaret Glamour Whether you’re channeling Liza Minnelli’s Sally Bowles, embodying a mysterious cabaret performer in top hat and tails, or dressing for a dazzling burlesque performance, this crystal-embellished bodycon dress is the perfect mix of elegance, seduction, and show-stopping style. 1. The Ultimate Showgirl Silhouette This black bodycon dress is designed to hug your curves in all the right places, accentuating your figure with crystal embellishments that sparkle under stage lights. Perfect for a cabaret performance, vintage-themed party, or a night of burlesque decadence, it’s the ultimate head-turner. 2. Inspired by Weimar Berlin’s Cabaret Scene In the underground clubs of 1920s Berlin, fashion was bold, theatrical, and unapologetically glamorous. Performers wore sequins, corsets, top hats, and tuxedo tails, pushing gender norms and embracing androgynous, sultry styles. Pair this dress with a classic black top hat and sleek tuxedo jacket for an unforgettable Berlin-style cabaret look. 3. A Crystal-Embellished Masterpiece for Performers & Fashionistas If you love the artistry of burlesque, the flair of vintage showgirls, and the drama of movie-style cabaret, this dress is a must-have. The glimmering rhinestones catch the light, making it ideal for: ✔ Cabaret performances & burlesque shows ✔ 1920s Great Gatsby & speakeasy parties ✔ Vintage-themed club nights ✔ Drag performances & theatrical events ✔ Alternative weddings & red carpet looks 4. How to Style Your Cabaret Look Looking for the perfect Cabaret-inspired outfit? Here’s how to complete your look: ✔ Classic Cabaret: Pair with a top hat, fishnet stockings, and T-strap heels ✔ Androgynous Glam: Add a tuxedo jacket and bow tie for a sleek, gender-fluid style ✔ Showgirl Luxe: Go all out with opera gloves, a rhinestone choker, and feathered accessories ✔ Burlesque Drama: Finish with smoky eyes, a bold red lip, and pin curls Step Into the Spotlight – It’s Show Time! Whether you’re performing under blazing stage lights or making an entrance at a Great Gatsby or burlesque soirée, the Black Glamorous Crystal Bodycon Dress ensures you’ll be the star of the show. ✨ Shop the Look & Transform Into a Cabaret Icon ✨ Click here to order your Black Glamorous Crystal Bodycon Dress and step into the glamorous world of cabaret, burlesque, and vintage high fashion.
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 Step into the shadowy, candlelit world of New Orleans vampires, where 1920s elegance meets gothic seduction. If you dream of embodying the dark romance of Anne Rice’s vampires or channeling the mystique of the French Quarter’s underground cabarets, our 1920s Red Velvet Great Gatsby Dress is the perfect way to bring your vampire fantasy to life. 1920s Meets Vampiric Elegance: The Ultimate Gothic Flapper Dress This floor-length red velvet flapper robe is a stunning vintage reproduction that oozes Roaring Twenties sophistication with a seductive, gothic twist. Whether you’re attending a vampire ball, a dark burlesque show, or a Great Gatsby-themed masquerade, this gown guarantees you’ll turn heads in the most hauntingly beautiful way. 1. Deep Red Velvet – A Shade of Mystery & Desire Nothing screams luxury and danger like the rich crimson hue of this velvet masterpiece. This Great Gatsby dress drapes effortlessly, flowing like liquid temptation, making it the ideal choice for a New Orleans vampire queen. 2. A Dramatic 1920s Cocoon Coat for a Ghostly Entrance The sheer, flowing robe design is reminiscent of the decadent fashion of 1920s cabaret performers, perfect for swirling dramatically through the gaslit streets of the French Quarter or making a mesmerizing entrance at a midnight gathering of immortals. 3. The Perfect Look for a Gothic Great Gatsby Party Whether you’re stepping into the world of vintage burlesque, dark cabaret, or New Orleans vampire lore, this gown is ideal for: ✔ Vampire balls & masquerades ✔ 1920s Great Gatsby parties with a dark twist ✔ Burlesque performances & cabaret shows ✔ Halloween & gothic-themed events ✔ A vampire-inspired wedding or alternative fashion shoot 4. Handmade for True Gothic Elegance Unlike mass-produced costumes, this handmade vintage reproduction is crafted with the highest quality materials for an authentic 1920s aesthetic. The delicate details, luxurious velvet, and sheer fabric layers make this gown an unforgettable statement piece. How to Style Your 1920s Vampire Look To fully embody the elegance of a 1920s vampire, pair your red velvet Great Gatsby dress with these essentials: ✔ Dark, dramatic accessories – A beaded headpiece, lace gloves, or a feathered cape ✔ Gothic jewelry – Art deco chokers, blood-red gemstones, or vintage-inspired pearls ✔ Footwear – Velvet T-strap heels or lace-up Victorian boots ✔ Makeup & Hair – A deep red or black lip, smoky eyes, and vintage finger waves Embrace Your Inner New Orleans Vampire Queen With its 1920s flapper elegance and gothic undertones, this floor-length velvet robe is more than just a dress—it’s an experience. Whether you’re channeling the dark romance of Interview with the Vampire, the opulence of the Roaring Twenties, or the mystery of a cabaret performer in the heart of the French Quarter, this gown will ensure you leave an unforgettable impression. 🩸 Shop the Look & Transform into a 1920s Vampire Seductress 🩸 Two Burlesque Dance Routines with Talulah!
The new costume shop!!We have launched a whole new website to specialise in. Talulah Blue Costumes! Here is some of the new collection. 1920s style gowns in velvets, lace and satin, with or without faux fur collars. This is the beginning of the new range, we are developing new colours as I speak! So, for all of your Great Gatsby adventures you know where to find the perfect jackets and gowns. Head on over to www.talulahbluecostumes.com to have a look!  1920s velvet flapper dress coat with faux fur collar by Talulah Blue Creations  1920s Satin flapper dress coat with faux fur collar by Talulah Blue Creations  Let's share some Peaky Blinder highlights from the past two years! It started with an idea, and a casting for dancers ~ which turned into a mountain of work, so I had o bite the bullet and stop trying to do everything myself. I hired a choreographer, and a head dancer, handed over all of my ideas and research, while keeping an ever beady eye on everything, and I set to work making the costumes for the dancers. With a great team everything came together, and has continued to develop. We now have a cast of 8 peaky blinder themed dancers, fire performers, stilt walkers, burlesque performers. Anything else you want, I'm sure I can get! We have been all over the UK, from Hotels to Big Birthday bash's. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE having the peaky blinder showgirls on stage with my for burlesque routines! Let's keep adding to the drama with fun filled Peaky Blinder events and parties. Photos: Grace Elkin 
Think Kill Bill // Pulp Fiction // The Hatefull Eight // and my personal favourite Death Proof!
Oct was a busy one!
With 19 events in the diary I decided to take advantage of the opportunity and experiment with make up. Looks ranged from 1930’s pin up starlet for the corporate events to ‘somebodies been eating the crayons’ for the Halloween Scream Park. I didn’t have the time to spend hours creating flawless make up, and for my outdoor fire performance bookings it really wasn’t necessary. The audience are so far away they can’t really see my face, and soon as you light the fire everyone goes turns into moths and stares at the flame. Time spent on make up ranged from 90 mins to 20 mins, you can probably tell which is which! I had wanted to bleach my eyebrows previously, so this year I took the plunge. It looks cool, though it can age you. I thought I could just dye them back, but it didn't work! haha. So I have let them grow out. It was a good chance to allow them to fully grow back, and I'll get them professionally shaped after 8 weeks, ready for the winter shows. I’ll admit Oct nearly broke me, halfway through the month my shoulders felt like lumps of broken concrete from spinning fire every day, an ultra sound massage really sorted me out (highly recommend it) After years of being a classic performer, and Halloween not being as popular as other seasons, it was great to try out lots of looks (some more successful than others) and unleash my inner creepy little demon. I found out recently, after someone else informed me, that I have been performing for 7 years, that makes it nearly 10 years in the burlesque scene! From the get go I worked a full time job, made costumes in the evening and produced a few shows a year. Working a whopping 10-16 a day, 6 days a week. I did that for 3 years while I got started and over the years managed to manipulate my business to suit me. 10 years down the line, I have achy knees from dancing, a fully fledged and healthy little online costume shop, shoulders that are constantly stiff as a board, I bought my first property, I get up after 9am, train, cook myself lunch, go into the office for 3-7 hours depending on the workload, and am looking set to be fully booked for Halloween month and 6 weeks over the Christmas season. I take holidays whenever I want, though there are entire months where I work like a donkey non stop, and the anxiety sets in as I try to juggle managing a business, keeping agents and clients happy & managing my own small events business, if you can call it that – I manage about 6 shows a year for various venues and then the odd private party where I bring in performers.  Talulah Blue by Neil Kendall The last two years I have had bursts of feeling disheartened or even bored. I want to be creatively challenged while at the same time having too big a work-load, so creative projects don’t get the time they deserve. I began to wonder what was wrong with me. I spent a long time creating an incredible and flexible career, knowing as a child that most of your life is spent working, so make work something that you love! It only dawned on me recently that frankly, I am burnt out! I can’t believe I managed to go so long and so hard without it happening before. I joke with friends that I am a machine, but in truth a human does lurk inside me somewhere, and that human is tired. Achy tired, sleepy tired, lack luster tired and bored tired. I bash myself for being ungrateful, that nothing is ever enough. It’s human nature to always want more and I’ve always been willing to work for it. I do yoga to calm the anxiety, I sleep 8-9 hours a night, greedy I know! I eat well, I exercise, and although it’s incredible how far you can push the human body …. body and mind are now saying no.
How do we cure the burlesque burn out? We need to pay for this, finish that, reply to so and so, choreograph the act for a show in 2 weeks time, deal with a dispute, chase the invoices going out …… STOP! Stop and breathe. Chill, you are not super woman! Though I beg to differ, I fucking am! But super woman needs to stop, for more than an hour, more than a day, more than a week. This modern world is crazy, we are all so busy ALL of the time. You can tick all of the boxes, at the end of the day your mind and body will do what they do, every box ticked doesn’t mean you are happy, every box ticked doesn’t mean you are doing it right.  Talulah Blue at the Meat Market in Hong Kong So now what? Take a break, simmer down, say no to some work and step back? I recently read a blog which basically said stop doing things you can get other people to do for you, pay them to make your life easier. I’m not rich by any means, but step two for the winter season is hiring a cleaner. I highly recommend this, for £60 a month you eliminate a chunk of stress. Step one started months ago for me, I am meant to just be focusing on the big jobs that bring in the money instead of getting caught up in lots of little jobs. I have of course gotten caught up in the little jobs again, because they are more fun than the big one’s. Step three, forced breaks, I never take an hour for lunch, I should. I should switch my brain off, give it a break, as this is the very reason it is currently sizzling away like an over heated car radiator. I have however moved my office out of my house, so I can’t do work non-stop at home. This interestingly has not effected my earnings at all, it gave me more free time in the evenings. I work fast at the office, I want to get in and out and I don’t waste time checking social media every 20 mins. I have found myself desperately selling off stuff and having big clear outs to try and free up my life and mind from an overload of crap. Other options are hiring an admin assistant for a day or so a week, I’m struggling to get my head around how to pass the multiple streams of admin onto someone else, or to work out if I can afford it – logically if someone else is dealing with the admin I can focus on the big jobs and probably cover the wage no problem, along with them hopefully creating a system that’s better than my current mess. Massages, sounds like a luxury, really as a full time performer it should be a necessity. I don’t know about you guys, but within a week of a massage my back is tense again. Maybe I should just make a list of the least favorite parts of my business, and pass them onto other people. Boring sewing, admin, accounts, cleaning, being polite to people who behave like dicks or any form of interaction with the general public. Perhaps I should hire a minder to speak for me and randomly push people over if I don’t like the look of them #talulahmademedoit Final step … stop being so frigging uptight? What can you do, have you done to make life more simple? Can you bully siblings or partners into doing everything for you so you Maria it up, buy a Pomeranian and lounge around in fluffy slippers? Do the maths, will hiring someone to do something for you, giving you free time to do other work actually make more sense? Final final step, get off the computer love, you ain’t no Carrie Bradshaw. Talulah Blue  Talulah Blue by Nic Gaunt  Grace, Grace Elkin my trusted photographer & amazing friend, and myself wanted an excuse to have some fun, tie it in with a cool new place to take pictures and also an excuse to eat and drink together, as we do at every given opportunity. That pretty much went to plan. Grace found Malham Cove, and interesting landscape with lots of rocks, textures, and a waterfall. The English weather did it thing of course, luckily we managed to grab a two hour slot when the weather was clear, the ground was dry, and made the several hundred step ascent to the top of the waterfall, to find the unusual rocks formations on top and a stunning view. Just as we were coming to the end of this section of the shoot Grace slipped on a rock, I had my back to her, but with both heard the crack of her rib! We finished up, yep that's right, Grace refused to loose the last few shots, and took the underwear image where I am looking out over the horizon. We headed back to camp, after pub grub and some questionable 'live entertainment' a lovely chap with a mic and backup on keyboard, and slept in our tent with the rain hammering down on the tent all night long!
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