We are all very excited about welcoming back the girls from Lipstick & Curls on Sunday 30^th January here in the What Katie Did Boutique!

This is the second time that we are hosting our “Vintage Girls Guide To Glamour” where Natasha and Amanda will help you find your perfect red lipstick by Besame cosmetics and also teach you how to draw on that most seductive of pouts, just in time for Valentine’s Day! There is no need to book, just come along on the day between 1pm – 5pm and whilst you learn about lipstick you will be plied with Hendricks Gin cocktails and delicious cupcakes from the Vintage Patisserie – The perfect way for any scarlet lipped siren to spend their Sunday afternoon!

We are also counting down the days to our “Sugarlesque Sparkles Sunday” on 13^th February. Our resident Fascinator & Nipple Tassel Mistress Ruka will be holding her usual classes, but in addition to these we are over the moon to be graced with the presence of burlesque star Slinky Sparkles! Indulge your inner showgirl & along with crafting your very own tassels, why not finish  off the day with an exclusive burlesque lesson with Slinky Sparkles herself! Places are going fast so get in there quick. Find out more by visiting our
events page.

And finally, don’t forget to place your vote for Slinky to perform at this year’s Viva Las Vegas Burlesque Competition. Only the top 4 are invited and it's currently a close call! Once you have voted, you will receive an email which you have to click to confirm & only then will your vote count, so please get your votes in before the end of January to ensure Slinky’s place in the final

We look forward to seeing you glamour pusses on Sunday!

Yesterday Slinky Sparkles received a rather alarming email from Viva Las Vegas which hinted at vote rigging was taking place for their burlesque competition. Slinky needs to be in the top 4 to perform at Viva Las Vegas and currently she's about 60 votes behind number 4. But, it's not quite as simple as needing 60 votes when you vote you receive an email which then has to be clicked to confirm the vote. Viva Las Vegas told her that about 50% of her votes haven't been confirmed.

The voting closes at the end of January so we only have a few days. If you have voted for Slinky but haven't confirmed, please can you check your spam folders to confirm.

If you haven't voted, please take a moment to vote. We're taking Slinky to organize our Viva Las Vegas fashion show but it would be great for her to bring London burlesque to Vegas.

Thank you!

I've a feeling of deja vu today. Yesterday we had Gemma Arterton wearing our Harlow bullet bra in Italian Vogue (which she'd already worn last year in InStyle), today we have Victoria Beckham, shot by Ellen Von Unwerth, wearing our Padded Bullet Bra in Vogue Turkey: she also wore it on the cover of Harpers Bazaar in December 2009. Although our bullet bras are most frequently used in shoots, our SS11 range is proving very popular with stylists; our press department is rushed off it's feet; so hopefully you'll see it featured in some magazines soon.

We were so excited about Kate Moss being in Italian Vogue that it took Kate's boyfriend (Kate's in charge of stock in our warehouse) to notice that our Harlow bullet bra was also featured, worn by actress Gemma Arterton. It's the second time she's modelled our Harlow bullet bra - she also wore it in last Aprils' InStyle (US).

We were thrilled when we found out on New Year’s Eve that the last 2010 issue of Paris Match had just been released and its cover featured our Glamour Corselette on none other than French actress favourite Isabelle Adjani.

Paris Match is a leading French weekly celebrity and lifestyle magazine. Isabelle Adjani, born to an Algerian father and a German mother, has been one of France’s darlings pretty much since her career debut in 1970. She holds the record for most César Awards (BAFTA equivalent) for Best Actress, which she won for Possession (1981), L’Eté Meurtrier (One Deadly Summer, 1983), Camille Claudel (1988), La Reine Margot (Queen Margot, 1994) and La Journée de la Jupe (Skirt Day, 2009). She was also given a double Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award in 1981, and received two Academy Award nominations for Best Actress.

Isabelle’s media appearances and interviews are notoriously rare and therefore eagerly awaited, generally leading to much discussion about her look, clothing and unexpected statements. Stunning pictures taken by the fabulous Ellen Von Unwerth and styled by Sascha Lilic appear in this Paris Match issue. After a long absence since Skirt Day in 2009 and before the release of a new film, this would normally be an exceptional and rare occurrence of Isabelle: we are told that images from this shoot will be published in other magazines, since it is the only one she has posed for in a while. Unfortunately, this is now even more so the case: sadly on Boxing Day, only days after the shoot took place, Isabelle’s brother passed away. She kindly gave Paris Match permission to go ahead with the release of the interview and images, but we cannot imagine she will make any other appearances in the near future. So for now, we must be content with feasting our eyes on those few pictures, and we at WKD are certainly honoured to have been a part of this event.

On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love brought to me: the perfect red lipstick! Read the full story here.

I hope you've enjoyed looking back over 2010 with our 12 days of Christmas, and although you might think it's all over it's not quite: on the 13th day our sale begins!

On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love brought to me: tropical glamour from Barbados! Read the full story here.

On the tenth day of Christmas my true love brought to me: Dita von Teese and Slinky Sparkles! Read the full story here.

On the ninth day of Christmas my true love brought to me: a Las Vegas Showgirl! Read the full story here.