SILVER TRIMMINGS & CHRISTOPHER GARNER
Fashion & MillineryPoppy Pennington

SILVER TRIMMINGS & CHRISTOPHER GARNER

Charlotte Pacelli (Primp My Costume) - This month we are celebrating the Pride protest and have been speaking with successful LGBTQ milliner...
HARROD’S FESTIVE TREE WITH PRECIOSA CHRISTMAS SPARKLE!
Crystal Parade In The SpotlightPoppy Pennington

HARROD’S FESTIVE TREE WITH PRECIOSA CHRISTMAS SPARKLE!

The famous Brompton Road Harrods store is home to some amazing, creative Christmas displays that fill passers by with the spirit of the season. Thi...
CRYSTAL COSTUME DESIGN
Performance CostumePoppy Pennington

CRYSTAL COSTUME DESIGN

by Dot Speight of Rumpelstiltskin and designer of the Dolly Board CRYSTAL COSTUMER DESIGN BEGINNINGS From as far back as I can remember th...
CRAFTING SHOWSTOPPING BURLESQUE COSTUMES
Performance CostumeCharlotte Pacelli

CRAFTING SHOWSTOPPING BURLESQUE COSTUMES

This month, I am pleased to bring you the experience and insight from one of my oldest (vintage?) friends in the industry. I first met Del...
CRYSTAL NAIL ART IN THE IBIZA SUN
Nail Art & BeautyPoppy Pennington

CRYSTAL NAIL ART IN THE IBIZA SUN

Crystal Parade teamed up with Souz and Co to create crystal nail art at the Ibiza Fashion Festival. How did this marvelous opportunity to cr...
STRIKE A SWAROVSKI POSE THIS PROM SEASON
Performance CostumePoppy Pennington

STRIKE A SWAROVSKI POSE THIS PROM SEASON

Make your prom a Swarovski prom this year! You've spent hours scrolling through websites, flicking through magazines, looking at colour swatches to...
BOYLESQUE & THE BEJEWELLED BANDANA
Performance CostumeCharlotte Pacelli

BOYLESQUE & THE BEJEWELLED BANDANA

Charlotte and Boylesque chat about the bejewelled bandana and other costume faux pas in this one-on-one interview. COSTUME FAUX PAS Ch...
HULA HOOP DANCE COSTUMES
Performance CostumeCharlotte Pacelli

HULA HOOP DANCE COSTUMES

Charlotte Pacelli and Storm Hooper dish on burlesque-style hula hooping, hula hoop costumes and the music which brings it all to life. HULA...
MAKE A SWAROVSKI STATEMENT: SWAROVSKI SHAPE MIXES
Performance CostumeHelen Cinderhellie Nails

MAKE A SWAROVSKI STATEMENT: SWAROVSKI SHAPE MIXES

SWAROVSKI: NEXT LEVEL Last month I introduced you to the basics available in Swarovski crystals, and now we are taking it to the next lev...
HOW TO SPARKLE ON STAGE
Performance CostumePoppy Pennington

HOW TO SPARKLE ON STAGE

STAGE SPARKLE Stage sparkle is what makes a performer pop. Being on the stage as a drag queen, singer, dancer or theatrical performer is the ...
THE GROUP COSTUME PROCESS WITH CRYSTAL STYLE
Performance CostumePoppy Pennington

THE GROUP COSTUME PROCESS WITH CRYSTAL STYLE

Charlotte Pacelli delves deep with performer Ooh La Lou, who shares her process of creating group costumes with rhinestones, feathers and ooh...
SIMPLY SWAROVSKI - STARTING YOUR CRYSTAL JOURNEY
Swarovski Preciosa & ZodiacHelen Cinderhellie Nails

SIMPLY SWAROVSKI - STARTING YOUR CRYSTAL JOURNEY

SWAROVSKI NAIL ART With Swarovski crystal nail art, there’s no fiddly painting and you don’t have to create anything, you just have to glue o...