Yesterday I went to see a Burlesque show with my friends and Tommy.
Actually it was the final show of a Belgian Burlesque dance school "Schoon Madammen" (look at their Facebook page, there are some nice pics of their lessons), organized as a competition between the girls that were participating.
I was amazed by one thing: the sexiest women of the group were all very curvy girls.
It was really entertaining and beautiful to see these buttery, curvy, sexy bombs moving on the stage almost naked without worrying if they had some kilos extra on their butt or belly.
I don't know if it's because I am part of the almost-plus-size category, but I was super excited in seeing how sexy and body-conscious you can be even wearing a 48 (Italian) size.
They were rocking those corsets and silk gloves pretty hard.
"Nikita" was maybe the most curvy, but I think she was also the sexiest. And in fact she won the contest!
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| My attempt in drawing the beautiful Nikita. Sorry girl, you're much more beautiful than this. |
I think it taught me something.
I always push down my mood when I have those period in which I see myself 30 kilos overweight instead of 6 or 7. I can't even look in the mirror and I feel I have to wear only extra-sized clothes to cover my curves.
Well, I shouldn't. I have got some boobs, a waist line and a round butt. Why should I cover them? From now on it's Nikita mood, I promise.
And yesterday night, going out of the theater, I was quite happy to have a dress and my red lipstick on. Walking chin up I felt quite sexy too.
Speaking of sexy things, one of the girls was dancing on Goldfrapp music (it was a non orthodox burlesque: some girls had a more modern show and also their music was quite recent). I love Alison Goldfrapp, I think she's one of the sexiest women of the world
This was the song in the show (it's not my favorite, though, but super-sexy anyway)
I always listen to Goldfrapp in the gym, it's like constantly thinking "gotta have a nice butt-gotta have a nice butt- gotta have a nice butt- harder-harder-harder-noooooo don't listen to your spleeeeeeennn!!!!"
Gotta go to lunch and I send you a kiss.
I'll maybe draw some more about this: you should have seen how many interesting people there were, also at the retro-vintage party after the show!! One girl that arrived with her bike was oh so cool, I will try to put her on the paper I think!
(I never have my camera with me when it's more needed, tsk!!)
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this sounds like such an amazing evening - i would love to see a burlesque show!
ReplyDeletebeautiful illustrations!
Awesome!! Would have loved to experience this myself. Amazing how in different contexts, all notions of beauty are reversed. I for one think that's amazing.
ReplyDeleteMeag xx
Isn't it amazing how much we beat ourselves up about our shape and size and yet when we see a women that might have those few extra pounds as well, carrying her weight and shape with utter pride and confidence it can turn our opinion around so fast. I think we just need to do what those content and confident ladies do and walk tall and proud :)
ReplyDelete@Zarna: it was great indeed! You should have seen how many people dressed in crazy way there were! And the party afterwards... seeing a photographer with banana-like hairstyle dancing rockabilly and an old couple dancing fox trot (surrounded by an incredible mix of people) on the same dance floor was just too good!
ReplyDelete@Meagan: It's amazing and it's true. I think it awakens your consciousness from the continuous hypnosis of seeing the same beauty models everywhere, everyday. When it happens it's overwhelming, it really has a great power.
@Veronika: Oh yes you're so right! By what you wrote I think you know... you really need to see it to convince yourself. I spend my days trying to convince myself I am OK, just need to lose those 5 kilos, and then BAM! you go out and there are beautiful pictures of skinny models everywhere, and clothes don't fit, not even in H&M, and of course becoming sort of a "fashion blogger" didn't helped... But now that I saw Nikita and that burlesque show it changed a lot. I will still diet of course and sport and go to the gym, but with a totally different point of view :-)
oh i have to check that dance school. unfortunately there will never be anything close to a burlesque show here in this region/country/city (even though they are actually really open here when it comes to clothing - i mean you should see the girls here on a friday night... they wear like, erm, nothing).
ReplyDeletecurves are good - unless you're only 1,57 m tall, don't have tits and the curves in the wrong places. :)
love, love, love the first drawing. ah, so cool that you just do it "like that".
note to myself: get some goldfrapp for my next workout!
But are you going to stay in Dubai forever? You can try a Burlesque school once moved :p
ReplyDeleteI saw some reportages on Dubai and I saw how girls go "dressed" in the night...ehm...
I don't believe that you have the curves in the wrong places! Liar! :D
Best of Goldfrapp for workout: "Supernature" album ;-)
kiss!