11th-14th February. Kitty, Dashy and the very cream of Ministry of Burlesque have been invited to host the VIP and press room for the elite and lavish Metropolitan Hotel on Old Park Lane for the forthcoming Fashion Week (11th-14th February).

The infamous Pink Drinks Party on the evening of 12th will also see the Victorian Values cast making a daring show with top theatrical designers including What Katie Did, Yuki (of Yukiness Wigs) and Terry De Havilland couture shoes.

With her own selection of handpicked burly inspired designers, interactive games and tuition featuring performers from Britain’s best, this exclusive 4 day fashion highlight is the word on every fashionista’s pout.

Having risen to some notoriety as a burlesque artiste under the name Kittie Klaw, Victorian Values creator Kirsty L Allan has been a much talked about figure in her pursuits of both art and science courting scandal and controversy.

Interviewed by Matt Salusbury last year, the current edition of Fortean Times features a fascinating article on “London’s Burlesque Queen” Kittie Klaw. Get a copy today to read up on her darker, spookie side. Before becoming an international burlesque star, Kittie was well known for her expertise in the ‘paranormal’ - it’s totally true!

Having been an official paranormal investigator for private investigations, a lab research student, a consultant to the BBC and as a graduate of the renowned Koestler Parapsychology Unit of Edinburgh University, Kittie might just surprise you a little more than usual this month.

After a life time of ‘unusual experiences’, Kittie makes for a rather unusual pinup icon - one who evokes the avant-garde in both art and science. Article features images by Doralba Picerno and Tas Kyprianou.

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Kittie Klaw: interview on her Saucy Victorian Values
By Simone Baird.  First Published in Time Out London : Aug 2007

Ministry of Burlesque founder Kirsty L Allan (aka Kittie Klaw) tells Time Out why harking back to the Victorian age is a necessary step in looking to the future…

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Part of the Shoreditch Festival, Victorian Values sold out it’s two night debut to a delighted musical hall and burlesque audience. On 8th and 9th August, Hoxton Hall (an original Victorian music Hall) in Shoreditch was proud to host the debut production, Victorian Values.

Created, co-written and directed by Kirsty ‘Kitty’ Allan, this full length burlesque show is a play which sends up Victorian Britain’s system of etiquette, morals and ethics. The show stars the very cream of Kittie’s MoBstars and an original score by Mr. Desmond O’Connor.  Kirsty also makes appearances as Britannia and Miss Kitty De Winter-Fairbotham.

Tipped by Time Out as ‘breaking new ground’, this show is arguably the first full length burlesque show in true 19th century style, since Gilbert and Sullivan.

Kirsty Allan (aka ‘Kittie Klaw’) performs the infamous ‘Britannia’ sketch for a stunned Las Vegas audience, before going on to judge the Miss Exotic World contest.