All showgirls have to start somewhere and Miss Polly Rae was trained by Jo King. Jo King has just launched 'Burlesque showgirl 2012 UK' and will be hosting auditions until the end of 2011. The competition is open to girls based in the UK who are 'amateur'. Amateur means that their main source of income is not from burlesque. I'm not allowed to divulge too many details yet: but take my word, it sound like a good one!

Miss Polly Rae is hosting a burlesque workshop with us next month. I defy anyone to watch the video below and not immediately want to sign up! It looks like so much fun. Full details can be found on Polly's website.

We launched our AW11 collection in our London Boutique on 4th September.
Anthony Ratcliffe filmed if for us so it you missed it all is not lost!

Last week we took WKD on the road to set up our shop at The Goodwood Revival. Can you believe we've been there for five years now? The little film below shows that it's not all about motor cars - we're
about half way through.

October's Cosmopolitan (UK) features Kelly Brook. It's the second time we've seen Kelly in WKD this year: this time she wears our Glamour Bra (top pic) and Glamour Panty Girdle (bottom pic).

It looks like our CC09 Bra is the bra for September 2011! Last week it was worn by Lara Stone in V magazine, this week Downton Abbey's Amy Nuttal wears it in Look magazine.

Thursday 8th September saw the official launch of our Hollywood store. I still can't quite believe it's happened! Even 5 years ago it would have been inconceivable for a company our size to even contemplate opening a store the other side of the world... but I guess it goes to show where there's a will there's a way.

Our Hollywood store. Located at 7970.5 Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood, 90046

Model Smexcksy Ziza (you might remember her from our Las Vegas show at Easter)

Cakes and chocolates were provided by The Vintage Patisserie

Gabriela from Besame Cosmetics (far left, front) gives lipstick advice

Katie (centre) with the ladies of LA's Art Deco Society

Smexcksy strikes a pose

You can picture the scene...Hendrick's cocktails shaken but not stirred, Vintage Patisserie cupcakes delightfully displayed and a boudoir filled with a bevy of beauties. It could have only been our AW11 Fashion Show & Launch Party in our flagship London Boutique! Liberty Sweet was our adorable host for the day, making sure that no-one went without a tasty refreshment while browsing our latest collection of goodies.

The Boutique girls were dressed in their finest, along with the crowds of adoring customers, all eagerly awaiting the start of the Fashion Show.

Burlesque starlet and What Katie Did  Press Assistant Slinky Sparkles, lived up to her name with her eye wateringly glittery shoes: tutoring, advising and directing her posse of primed and preened models, all dressed in their WKD outfits, making it the highlight of the day. Ava Iscariot, Betsy Rose, Hotcake Kitty, Miss Cherry on Fire, Miss Miranda and Stephanie Jay strutted their stuff through the Boutique to the tunes of the “Take Your Shirt Off” band while looking smoking hot in our new AW11 collections! We were also elated to be joined by the one and only Miss Polly Rae, who took a break from her busy schedule just to come and see the show! Cameras flashed and smiles were a-plenty...roll on SS12 so we can do it all again!

Thank you to Steve Osborn for letting us use his great pictures.

Slinky Sparkles (centre) keeps
everyone up to date with the latest burlesque gossip!

Miss Polly Rae (centre) is hosting
an exclusive burlesque workshop for us soon

Betsy Rose in 'Deco lingerie'

Miss Miranda in 'Vicky lingerie'

Liberty Sweet was in charge of
cocktails - it's the first time we ran out of gin!

We've been eagerly anticipating the new issue of V magazine and it was worth the wait! Our CC09 Bra and
Harlow Deep Suspender Belt is modelled by non other than Lara Stone! I think this must be one of my favourite press pictures ever!