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7th May - What Katie Did on This Morning

This Morning featured our Harlow lingerie range as part of a feature on retro style lingerie. Although most of the clip can be viewed on This Morning's website unfortunately they clipped our little bit off the end! Never mind, we'll keep our fingers crossed for tomorrow when they're doing a burlesque fashion feature which will hopefully include some of our corsets.

25th April - Nude Magazine

Last night Tony Nylons and myself headed over to the Horse Hospital for the launch of Nude magazine number 13. It's a bit freaky spending time back in London as I keep on bumping into people from the past and last night was no exception as Ian (co producer and editor) used to have a stand right behind us back in our Camden market days. It's a small world and all that.

For any naughty boys out there: Nude magazine has very little to do with nudes (although they might make an appearance from time to time). It's a 'music, graphics and hip lit' magazine or alternative-arty as I call it! Ian and Suzy came to Clare's SS08 collection party in our boutique a few weeks ago and the new issue of Nude has a quarter page feature on it - but much more interesting is Nick Clement's '50s photographic feature (left), the Barry Clifford (Wild at Heart, Peridita Durango author) interview and  the article about retro illustrator Mitch O'Connell's work.

23rd April - Move Over Agent Provocateur!

No it isn't us getting big-headed: it's what the Alison Tay over at Now magazine is saying!

'I only have three vices: spending my hard-earned Style Editor salary on designer handbags, black cabs and Agent Provocateur underwear.

But thanks to What Katie Did's faux vintage lingerie collection, I may have found a way to my expensive underwear habit in check.

Expect a tongue-in-cheek range of full and under the bust corsets, bullet bras, opera gloves – every girl should own a pair – stockings and hold-ups that wouldn't look out of place in Bettie Page's bottom drawer.'

The model is wearing our Sophia corset, frilly knickers and long sheer gloves. View the feature here.
 

22nd April - What Katie Did in The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph devoted a page to Katherine Jenkins yesterday and along with an interview they copied 4 of Marilyn Monroe's most famous looks including a fabulous pink dress for 'Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend'. Unfortunately our picture is one of the less famous - it could be 'There's no Business Like Show Business', 'Bus Stop' or 'A Prince and a Showgirl'.

The picture above features our seamed fishnet tights, and although the gloves aren't ours we do very similar ones. The corset is by Vollers. We've wanted to get into The Telegraph for ages as the fashion pages are so great, fingers crossed they'll include What Katie Did again.

The full feature can be found here.

18th April - We're still here! Plus news about Nylon Flash...

It's over a month since I last posted here and I thought I'd better keep in touch to let you know we're still here! The last few weeks have been pretty crazy, even by WKD standards so the news page has slipped a little. I don't have time to update recent press (not even for I-D!) as I'm working on far more important things: getting a few limited edition lines ready for a launch on 1st May and lots of other things that unfortunately I can't make public yet!

Someone who is ready to go public is Mr Tony Nylons who is launching his new photographic pin up club 'Nylon Flash' on 15th May (the date was chosen as it's the day nylons first went on sale in New York in 1939). Nylon Flash is a club for lovers of nylon stockings and comprises a bi-monthly full colour newsletter featuring exclusive photographs by Tony, along with various special offers and events. Find out more about it here.

 

11th March 2008 - What Katie Did SS08 Collection Launch Our boutique manager, Clare, had a little party in our boutique to launch our new SS08 collection. Although plenty of time had been allowed to ensure everything ran smoothly, the new ranges arrived very late which meant they made it on to the shop floor with minutes to spare (thank you to Ruby Rouge who came early to drop off bustles and immediately got stuck in hanging up our new items).       Slinky Sparkles (top picture) and Millicent Binks (bottom picture left with Naomi from Vintage Secret) performed in the new ranges whilst Clare (middle picture left - seen here with Trixie Malicious and Fiona from Black Pearl) ensured that the champagne was topped up.           Elsewhere wholesale manager Richard was soon discussing Bristols (the cars!) whilst Tony Rusecki took time out from the Casting Couch to ensure the proceedings were all caught on film. And me? Well, I'm saving myself for Polly's bash at the Soho Review Bar tomorrow.

11th March 2008 - What Katie Did in Look Magazine

Look magazine have done a little Bardot inspired hair and make up feature this week (cover dated 17th March), all back combed hair and eyeliner. They've dressed the model in our powerlace corselette and Maitresse bullet bra. Update: Gina's pointed out that our Maitresse bra has also been used on the main High Street Fashion section on page 85.

11th March 2008 - Frilly Knickers in Lilac

We've had so may new items arrive over the last couple of weeks I feel I really should mention our best selling frilly knickers are now available in lilac - otherwise you'll probably miss them.

29th February 2008 - What Katie Did on the cover of Time Out magazine.

Our red Gina and Sophia corsets, along with our Maitresse bullet bra and frilly knickers make an appearance on the cover of London's Time Out magazine. Modelled by Miss Polly Rae and the Hurly Burly girls. It's a great looking cover even if I do say so myself!

28th February 2008 - What Katie Did Open Evening

Clare has been inspired by Fiona from Black Pearl (one of our stockists) who had a little Hula get together last week and wants to have one for our shop. As our new collection is arriving in the next couple of weeks it's ideal timing for us to crack open the champagne and have a little 'new collection shop launch'. Our get together will be taking place on Wednesday 12th March between 6.30 and 8.30pm at our London boutique. You'll have to come to the side entrance of the Portobello Green Arcade as the shutters will be down on the other two entrances. Miss Slinky Sparkles and friends will be showing off our new lingerie lines and Tony Rusecki will be on hand should you need any information about his Casting Couch pin up photo-sessions.

27th February 2008 - What Katie Did in Look Magazine

Our long sheer gloves are featured in this week's Look magazine (cover date 3rd March). Make sure you snap up a pair before the fashionistas spot them!

22nd February 2008 - New Collection Launch with the Hurly Burly Girls

I spent a rather glamorous afternoon this week shooting with Tony Rusecki and Miss Polly Rae at the extremely luxurious Gore Hotel. I felt a bit naughty taking the afternoon off as I had so much to do in the office, but I'd been trying to catch up with Polly for weeks to discuss plans and within 5 minutes she'd come up with a killer idea. Polly is head of the Hurly Burly burlesque troupe who have a monthly show at the Soho Review Bar. Their next show is on Saturday 16th March and Polly suggested using it as a launch for our SS08 collection. The show will include 4 pieces set around our lingerie: Striptease, Pigalle, Retro Swimwear and Harlow.

I'll be doing an official email newsletter next week with more information about the show (as well as our new collection which is due to arrive any day now) next Friday, but if you're desperate to book tickets now  they're £12 in advance from Ticket Web or £15 on the door (be warned the last few shows have sold out).

15th February 2008 - London Fashion Week News

We've spent the last week at the Metropolitan Hotel as part of London Fashion Week. To tell you the truth it's rather like being in prison: albeit a very luxurious prison with a never ending supply of ornate cupcakes, strawberry cream chocolates, sushi and champagne arriving at random times to the room we were sharing with the Ministry of Burlesque. Luckily wholesale manager Richard smuggled in a kettle so we could have a nice cup of tea (yes, you really can have too much of a good thing).

Due to good behaviour we were allowed out on Tuesday evening for the Met's infamous pink drinks party where performers from the Ministry of Burlesque, after a full day in 4 inch heels, swapped over to Terry de Havillands 6 inchers and WKD corsets to hand out yet more chocolates. In a high fashion environment it didn't come as a surprise that the champagne ran out way before the chocolates so myself, Tony Rusecki and Fiona from Black Pearl ran around the corner for some dinner and peace and quiet!

Notice the wigs? They're made by Yuki and really were spectacular.

7th February 2008 - Burlesque for Beginners by The Ministry of Burlesque

The Ministry of Burlesque's instructional DVD has arrived just in time for Valentine's Day. If you'd like to give your boyfriend a treat then we suggest you invest a mere £12.99 and learn the most seductive way to remove an evening glove. Although the DVD is aimed at beginners it really goes into a lot of detail including everything from tassels (how to twirl and how to make your own) to fan dancing to seductive pin up poses. The MOB run burlesque and costuming workshops all over the UK and the DVD gives you a taster of what you can expect. Here Kittie gives us the lowdown:

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