Time to voyage to the stars on a fuchsia pink rocket ship with the rocket man himself. One of a series of Georges Melies / HG Wells inspired illuminaries now at:
I love vintage pin ups and their clothing (or lack of in this case) and this is a tribute to some of the less well known risque performers of the 40's. The latin root for burlesque means ' to laugh & make fun of' & burlesque aimed to introduce risque themes into theatre through women who radiated self-confident sex appeal. burlesque queen lantern
