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Calling all beauty queens: Pin-Up Pageant at Carmichael’s Pub

By Marisa Becker | Thursday, August 11, 2011, 08:45 PM

In a day and age where erotic images of nude women are not at all hard to come by, it’s hard to imagine a time when a curvy woman in a crop top, hot pants and fishnets was considered very risque.

Local burlesque troupe Timeless Entertainment and Carmichael’s Pub on Wayne Ave. in Dayton are ready to time-warp you back to the days when sexy meant posing on the hood of a hot rod in a polka-dot bathing suit.

Spectators and participants alike are welcome to attend the Pin-Up Pageant at 8 p.m. on Saturday, August 20 at Carmichael’s. The pub hosted another pin-up pageant just this past weekend, so if you want to see what you’re getting into before signing up, check out the photos at ActiveDayton.com.

Anyone can participate - no prior experience necessary. For those new to this style, Femme Fatale Fitness in Centerville is hosting a pin-up workshop the day of the pageant, where you can learn the secrets of vintage-style makeup and hair (including those tricky Liberty Rolls) and get tips on perfecting your pin-up pose.

The prizes include cash, vouchers for free classes at Femme Fatale Fitness, and the opportunity to be featured in the Carmichael’s Pin-Up calendar for 2012. The overall winner gets a free burlesque class at Femme Fatale and gets to choose which month she poses for in the calendar.

The cost to enter the pageant is just $20; for the workshop plus the pageant, just $35. If you’d rather just take it all in as a spectator, there is a $5 cover. Find all the information you need and RSVP on the Facebook event page.

I’ve been interested in burlesque since I knew it existed. There’s just something about it - the flashiness, the femininity, the luxury and seduction. When I think of burlesque and the pin-up style, I think of pearls and velvet, curls and curves, scarlet lipstick and big lashes - all with a wink and a nod. And even though this was all popular long before my time, I still see the appeal in it. It’s a type of entertainment that manages to be bawdy and classy in the same breath.

I highly recommend the documentary “Behind the Burly-Q,” which is available on Netflix, if you want to learn more about the history of burlesque entertainment and hear stories from veterans of the trade. Interested in the pageant but can’t make it this time around? You can follow Timeless Entertainment on Facebook to keep up with the burlesque events being hosted in the Dayton area.

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