Fleur-ish

Adventures of a corset-making peeler. This blog is primarily a collection of photos of both my work as a burlesque performer, and the corsetry of my company, L'Atelier de LaFleur. minalafleur.com latelierdelafleur.ca

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Red Herring looking ultra foxy in her silk highback longline LaFleur corset with embellishments lovingly applied by the lady herself! Thank you for sharing this beautiful capture, Red! #Repost @aredherring (@get_repost) ・・・ Fox in the hen house! Slammed the stage with this in Orillia! Will we be back at the Geneva? Mark off your February ;) - #genevaeventcentre #redhead #fox #torontoburlesque #orilliaburlesque #featherboa #corset #hourglassfigure #hourglasscurves #booty🍑 #bootyfordays #thickthighs #corset #corsetry #tightlacing #waisttraining #showgirl #burlesque #embellishment #latelierdelafleur #burlesquecostume #foxy #livephotography #stagephotography (at Geneva Event Centre)

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I'm so excited to share this with you; Lucy is undisputably the Queen of Autumn in our Bur Oak corset ensemble, don't you think?  Model/h&mu: @lucycorsetry Wardrobe and retouch by L'Atelier de LaFleur #corset #couturecorsetry #couture #couturecorset #bespoke #lucycorsetry (at High Park)

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Aren't you glad the weekend is practically upon us? Even working from the comforts of home, I still am! A full length shot of the green velvet dress I've shared a few pictures of before, shown with the Sunny Maple leaf crown. A lovely lady at the Dita #artoftheteese show in September told me this ensemble looked part Satine from Moulin Rouge, part wood elf/fairy, which was just my intention. :)  (at Toronto, Ontario)

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Too-dark too-early Tuesdays are kind of blech, aren't they? A lumos for my fellow magical creatures, wherever you are! #potternerd #harrypotter #wizardingworld #magicalme #lumos #wandsattheready (at Borgin and Burkes)

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A #throwbackthursday to one of my favourite pictures in my Dracula dress (I was hoping to catch the costume discussion at Revue cinema tonight, but it's sadly not going to happen for me). I love this costume so much! If anyone was able to go tonight, please let me know how it was.  Photo by Alisha MacDonald @synthetikallure

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Some of the embellishments for Sunny Maple, reminiscent of maple buds. The iridescent green/gold shift is so pretty in person!

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Some binding and grommets and this 22" longline will be ready for a new home! Is that your home? Let me know! #corset #corsetry

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Wow, remember when I started working on these samples? Me neither! How's about I get these babies done? The pewter one will be part mesh with embellishments, the red brocade coutil will be done in either red or black binding, haven't yet decided. Both are standard size 22. #corset #corsetry #samplesale

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This photo was taken for a newspaper article that's been lost to the ether, and it's one of my favourites of all time. The colours, the lighting, the pose... It's amazing to think what a whirlwind it was, given that there were patrons all around, anxious to be occupying the space we were. By Sakana Photography (Kazuyoshi Ehara). #sakanaphotography #drakehotel #toronto (at The Drake Hotel)

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How magical is this capture of @lucycorsetry by @rosalindguder?! I'm in love with it! Lucy is wearing the Bur Oak corset from the Arboresque collection, along with a matching corset-style bra, and a fairytale shimmery gold satin and organza skirt. What Rosalind says is true, I did have a couple of sleepless nights to make the corset into a complete ensemble, but it was really worth it and I'm so glad I got to be at the shoot to dress and enjoy the fun! #Repost @rosalindguder (@get_repost) ・・・ I am so excited to share this image with you! It was a dream of mine to photograph Lucy. She granted me complete creative control to let my imagination run wild! Mina's workmanship is meticulous and she worked all night to create the extra wardrobe pieces to match the corset. A true collaboration with my Dream Team! Incidentally, if any of you are in Los Angeles for Costume College and want to do a photo shoot with me, hit me up! #corset #longhair #fantasy #laphotographer #masterpiece

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>>>swipe! Birthday date outfit for Spiderman! I love this shimmery lace capelet I whipped up last week. The shimmer comes from a filament of inoxidizable steel, which I thought was pretty neat. Pattern is the Millicent Capelet by @sweetpaprikadesigns.

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And here's one of my favourite shots of the rhinestone corset I mentioned in my last post, shot by @richardsibbaldphoto for Driven Magazine. Levitation is challenging! 😉 Kristopher is wearing all Alexander McQueen with Gucci boots and doing that very well. The full image is really superior to this splice job I managed, but I can't get a shot of it without all the glare of my living room. ✨I still can't believe I got to do this! #corset #corestry #burlesque  (at The Fermenting Cellar)

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Love how happy @lucycorsetry looks here as @rosalindguder shows her what she captured! #corset #corsetry

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Throwback to a couple of years ago, wearing a mesh and silk peau de soie overbust and Gaspar leather opera gloves. #throwbackthursday #throwback #corset #corsetry #latelierdelafleur

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Catching the fairytale princess in her natural habitat! 😜 @lucycorsetry behind the scenes showing off that gold metallic yardage! Did you see the gorgeous portrait shot from @rosalindguder? Go see!

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Pretty little corset style bra I conjured up for @lucycorsetry to wear at a photoshoot a few days ago. When worn with the Bur Oak corset, it emulates an overbust! #corset #corsetry #bra #lingerie #photoshoot #embellishment

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Happy Pride, friends!