A certain style of dress comes to mind when you think of Burlesque... Corsets, red lipstick, and sexy black lace....The black lace is what pulls this whole look together! And what did the famous burlesque stars of the 40s and 50s use to trim their slips, and corsets?? Why Chantilly Lace of course! What is Chantilly lace? Chantilly lace is black cotton lace that usually has a large floral motif going all around it. Chantilly lace was very popular in the Victorian era... It is expensive and hard to find now, and not as good as the Chantilly Lace of the Victorian era... The burlesque dancers had instant access to black Chantilly lace because their grandmothers were young women in the Victorian era... Don't you wish you could knock on your grandmothers door for antique trims and laces now?? Maybe some of you can! But my great grandparents are deceased unfortunately.. I never even got to meet them. I do believe my great grandparents were married in 1915..You can find a huge variety of antique trims and laces on antiquelaceplace.com. Not to mention Halloween is on its way and you need to put your costume together!Above are a few fine examples of black Chantilly lace to get you inspired to make a burlesque corset of your very own.
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