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This month @primpmycostume speaks burlesques costumes with a shining star of the London burlesque circuit, the Cyd Charisse for a new generation, D...

Hello and welcome! My name is Helen and I own Cute as a Button Shoes based down in sunny Cornwall, creating amazing crystal shoes, among other thin...

If memory serves me correctly (and it does - I will NEVER forget this moment), it was a chilly day with that typical damp, grey, cloudy weather we ...

Fashion and trends change with each season, however, what remains unchanged and thus unique are the costumes of Irish dancers. They are still produ...

As I sit here typing up my June blog post for the ever so wonderful Crystal Parade I find myself reminiscing about a few things. The day of the off...

One of my greatest assets, the one I truly value the most, is my imagination. It has always been there and there are days, when anxiety raises its ...

This month @primpmycostume speaks with the multi-talented Louise Holland. Louise has worked to become London’s most sought-after (and impeccably dr...

This month's blog post was scheduled to be something I was going to be incredibly proud of. It was a moment in my career, a milestone reached, when...

Sometimes you just need a little sparkle in your life! If you’re preparing for a show, an exclusive after-party, or want something dazzling for a p...

Billy Porter is the style icon we’ve all been waiting for. Whatever gender, race or sexuality you are, you cannot deny that Billy Porter is drippin...

I remember the first week of my new found freedom and crazy amount of time after I left my career in London to pursue a career in Millinery and Dra...

Jean Paul Gaultier, the 'enfant terrible' of fashion, ended his 50 year reign of couture catwalks with a final show at the Théâtre du Châtelet in P...