Ladies! Love corsets, diamonds and complimentary cocktails? Wondering what to do next weekend?

As recommended by Time Out: Corset & Diamonds presents The Rocky Horror Burlesque Show

Corset and Diamonds hold themed monthly events where ladies (and accompanying male friends) are invited to dress up, be glamorous and love their curves! When: Saturday 27th February Time:9pm - 3am, complimentary cocktail reception from 9-10pm Where: The Hobby Horse, 281 Kingsland Road, Hoxton, London E2 8AS Theme: Rocky Horror Preferred dress code: Burlesque, Janets, Brads, Rocky Horrors, Columbias, Magentas, Riff Raffs and Dr. Frank-N-Furters.

We’ll be offering a 10% discount to all Corset & Diamonds members and ticket holders on all purchases made at our Lulu and Lush boutique in Old Spitalfields Market, until Saturday 27th February. As a special treat for you, Corset & Diamonds are offering 2-4-1 VIP memberships through this link to all customers and friends of FairyGothMother and the Lulu and Lush boutqiue, which entitles you to free entry to all their events, plus a VIP area and guestlist for all your friends on your birthday! Simply follow the link and enter ‘FAIRYGOTHMOTHER’.

Corset & Diamonds partygoer at the ‘Pin-Up’ themed event, wearing a Swarovski-encrusted overbust corset by Eternal Spirits and a tutu petticoat.

Corset and Diamonds will be welcoming guests from 9pm with a complimentary cocktail reception until 10pm, followed by performances by some of London’s finest burlesque acts and dancing until 3 in the morning - not to mention the afterparty at Shoreditch’s favourite late-night party venue, The Russian! Burlesque entertainment will be provided by the talented WORLDMISTRESS, Chiqui, Nyx Lenoir, VJ Spankie and of course… Dr. Frank-N-Furter. Make-up artists will be around to help you put the finishing touches to your fabulous outfit, whilst photographers will be snapping away, immortalising you in your full Rocky Horror glory! Prizes will be awarded for the best costumes.

Not sure what to wear? How about one of our red and black corsets, a tutu, or some hotpants and a bustle, or perhaps a red and black lingerie set with an underbust corset, with fishnet holdups and long satin opera gloves. Still not sure? Take a look at our burlesque lingerie, burelsque corsetry and the Corset & Diamonds galleries.

Sequin and silk overbust corset with matching tutu	Overbust corset with sparkle lace overlay and ruffles	Overbust corset with satin apron and bustle	Overbust corset with matching tutu knickers

Advance tickets available at £12.50 from our Lulu and Lush boutique in Old Spitalfields Market (click for details and map).

Limited tickets on the door: £15 before 10pm and £20 after.

Please see the Corset & Diamonds website for full details, and confirm your attendance on the Facebook event page.

Look forward to seeing you there! x

Valentine’s day may have passed and now we’ve eaten our chocolates and forgotten to water our flowers, we’re all back to work, staring gloomily out of the window at the grey and miserable February afternoon. It’s definitely time to cheer up by treating ourselves to an extra Valentine’s surprise present We haven’t been able to take our eyes off Gilda & Pearl’s irresistible Parisienne lingerie set since it arrived at our boutique, and it seems that we’re not the only ones - we’ve also spotted it featured in the Independent’s ‘50 Best Lingerie’ guide last week. Exuding French chic in deep garnet silk satin and pale pink French chiffon overlay with ruffled lace edging, each set is finished off with a centre bow and silk straps.

Parisienne set by Gilda & Pearl - bra £65; knickers £37.

Inspired by ’40s and ’50s Hollywood glamour, Gilda & Pearl hand-make each piece to order, from the most sumptuous silks and delicate laces. As well as the sophisticated Parisienne, we also love their blue Frou Frou set with its pleated satin edging and soft velvet straps, the filigree Nottingham lace and indulgent silk bows of the Snow White set and the Something Blue tie-sided lace knickers which are perfect for the bride-to-be.

Above: Snow White lingerie set - bra £70; knickers £48. Frou Frou set - bra £66; knickers £38. Something Blue - knickers £34. All by Gilda & Pearl.

Also charting highly in the Independent’s favourites list were Mimi Holliday by Damaris‘ elegant silk bras and knickers, hand-crafted corsetry by Eternal Spirits and items by haute shapewear specialists Made by Niki. Check our our clearance sale for massive discounts on these brands and many others!
	Made by Niki	Mimi Holliday by Damaris	Clearance Sale, including Eternal Spirits

Celebrate the arrival of spring and beat those January blues with a splash of pink! It’s nigh on impossible to feel down when you’re draped in silk, in such a beautiful, vibrant colour…

L-R: Isobel camisole (£68) and french knickers (£38) by Ayten Gasson; Lounge pants (£150) and camisole (£110) by And God Created Woman; Giselle babydoll (£185) and tie-side knickers (£60) by Sally Jones.

With their vintage Nottingham lace trims and luxurious silks, we’ve all been lusting after every item in Ayten Gasson’s new collection! The delicious combination of magenta silk with latte-coloured ribbon trim makes the ‘Isobel’ camisole and knicker set seem good enough to eat. As well as the mouthwatering Isobel set, we also love Ayten Gasson’s other new ranges - Eva and Tia. Toast the forthcoming spring with Champagne, in the matching silk Eva teddy, or underwired bra and knickers set for a little more support. Her signature open-backed kimono makes a comeback in the black Tia range, which goes perfectly over the ruffled knickers or bias-cut teddy, also in black silk. For more Ayten Gasson items, click here.

And God Created Woman’s silk satin bias-cut camisole and lounge pants form the most comfortable and glamorous outfit in which to spend the long January evenings. Carefully created to suit every need, the camisole features adjustable straps whilst the wide-leg lounge pants have an attached sash, which crosses over at the back and ties at the front, for a perfect fit. Also available is their opulent full-length silk kimono with contrast obi belt, in the delicate spring shades of peach, lilac and plum.

The alluring ‘Giselle’ babydoll from Australian designer Sally Jones fastens at the front with diamante buttons, which provide the finishing touch to the magenta silk skirt and sheer French eyelash lace cups. Trimmed with scalloped lace, the set is completed by matching tie-side knickers. This is the latest addition to Sally Jones’ decadent hand-made collection, which also includes silk chemises in pewter, lilac and midnight blue.

If you’d like to get your hands on some gorgeous Ayten Gasson or Sally Jones lingerie for a fraction of their regular price, pop down to our boutique in Old Spitalfields Market - we’re having an in-store January lingerie sale on many of our popular ranges, so grab them while you can!

Sequins and leather are massively hot right now - and if, like me, that’s what you wear all the time anyway, you’ll have been raiding all the high street shops to stock up on clothes and accessories to last you the next three years! The Lulu and Lush boutique is no exception - we’ve got a new, ubersparkly range of corsets which would give even the biggest disco ball a run for its money, as well as adding leather to our new collection of starter corsets, which provide a nice, easy introduction to the world of corsetry without breaking the bank.

Combining exquisite black silk dupion and sewn-on sequinned panels, these dazzling corsets will reduce your waist comfortably by about four inches. Hope on the animal print trend with our black and silver zebra corset, or emphasise your teeny tiny waist with the black version with red slimming, inward-curving panels. Whether you’re off to a burlesque night and team your corset with a tutu or matching silk dupion skirt for to a more formal party, you’re sure to be the centre of attention!

Above left: ‘Zebra’ silk and sequin corset, 20″-30″, £155; Lulu and Lush ‘Sally’ bustle, S-XL, £35; seamed tights, available directly from boutique, one size, £6.50. Above centre: ‘Bow’ silk and sequin corset, 20″-30″, £155; tulle skirt, UK 8-20, £150. Above right: ‘Curve Panel’ silk and sequin corset, 20-"-30″, £155; two-colour tutu, one size, £55; ruched opera gloves, one size, £18 (please specify ‘ruched’ when ordering).

Celebrate the rise of feminism (and hemlines!) in our 1920s flapper dress, covered in thousands of huge black sequins which dazzle and sparkle as you walk. And don’t forget underneath - no glitzy outfit could be complete without matching sequinned underwear! The ruched, white frilly knickers and bandeau bra of the Lola set are adorned with pearlescent sequins to catch the light, and the delicate chiffon Zepherine set by Mimi Holliday is starry with tiny black sequins and a sheer back.

Above left: ‘Sparkle’ dress, UK 8-16, £125. Above centre: ‘Lola’ ruched white bandeau set, S-XL, £35. Above right: ‘Curve Panel’ silk and sequin corset, 20″-30″, £155; ‘Zepherine’ black sequin bra and brief set, 32B-36DD/S-XL, £47/£36.

Hourglass silhouettes are beautiful on everyone, and if you’ve always fancied a teeny waist and curvy hips and bust but weren’t sure where to begin, the Lulu and Lush starter corset range is for you! If 4″ seems a little daunting at first, ease yourself into the world of corsetry with a gentle waist reduction of 2-3″, nipping you in without squeezing you too tightly. The quickest way to turn a work outfit into eveningwear is with our corset belt - at only 7″ deep, it’s perfect to keep in your handbag for cinching emergencies! Our starter corsets are all steel-boned, but are lighter than our standard corsets and also much cheaper so without having to spend too much, you can see why here at FairyGothMother we’ve become so addicted to corsetry

Above left: Lulu and Lush starter underbust in leather, 20″-32″, £110; black stretch satin pencil skirt, UK 8-20, £99. Above centre: starter overbust, 20″-30″, £125; skirt as before. Above right: Leather corset belt (pictured in red satin), 18″-28″, £140; skirt as before.

Of course, all our most popular styles are also available in soft black leather. Pictured here in purple taffeta, Revanche de la femme’s overbust is one of our best-selling styles, flattering on almost any shape and suitable for up to a D cup. A similar cut for larger cups is also available, as is a plunge style for the super-daring!

Above left: leather overbust corset (pictured in taffeta), 18″-40″, £395. Above centre: leather overbust for larger cups, 18″-40″, £395; black satin opera gloves, one size, £18. Fishnet hold-ups available directly from boutique. Above right: leather plunge corset, 18″-40″, £395; black frilly knickers, S-XL, £14; suspender clips, one size, £1.25 each; seamed nylon stockings, XS-XL, £11.

If you have a particular corset style in mind and sequins or leather aren’t options shown on our website, please email or call us as we are sometimes able to take special orders, or even design bespoke corset just for you. Don’t be shy - we love hearing from our customers and working with you to create the perfect outfit for your special occasion

I know, I know - Hallowe’en has only just happened and everything’s still covered in fake blood, but Christmas decorations have already gone up in shops around the country, the streets are illuminated with dazzling Santas and you can’t find anything useful in Tesco as all the food seems to have been replaced with mince pies and Christmas crackers. So I apologise in advance for encouraging this trend of starting Christmas whilst it’s still warm outside - but as you know, although our Spitalfields boutique is brimming with beautiful corsets and lingerie, much as we’d like to, we can’t keep everything in stock. So if you’re after a Christmas gift for yourself or your loved one, or a ballgown for New Year’s Eve, now is the time to make your decision and get in there before it’s too late!

L-R: Buskless overbust with ribbon lace front, corset size 18″-32″, £250. Matching blue satin skirt with ivory satin lining, UK 8-20, £295. Cut-out pinstripe overbust corset, 18″-30″, £335. Fit and flare satin skirt, UK 8-16, £145.

It’s always really difficult to pick the perfect ballgown, so whether you’re after something classic or want to go full-on Snow Queen, we’ve put together a few ideas to get you started. We’re really liking buskless corsets and colours reflecting the icy weather we’re expecting, so here are our favourite new ballgowns, perfect for winter. Brand new from Eternal Spirits is the sophisticated Audrey satin corset, in navy which according to October’s issue of In Style magazine, is the new black. Steel-boned, of course, the corset laces up at the back with navy ribbon, with decorative lacing over a chiffon panel. Available with matching navy satin trained skirt, both items in the set are lined with soft ivory satin, so this outfit will feel amazing on your skin as well as looking fantastic on. A twist on the classic plunge corset, the cut-out pinstripe Delilah overbust also by Eternal Spirits will really get you noticed, especially worn with this fit and flare black satin skirt by Voller’s Corsets, cut to really show off the curves of your hips and your cinched waist.

L-R: Buskless overbust with lace appliqué and Swarovski crystals, corset size 18″-32″, £495. Full trained pure silk skirt in ivory, UK 8-18, £350. Florence corset and skirt, UK 8-24, £445 and £295, or £695 for complete outfit.

The white lace appliqué with twinkling clear and black Swarovski crystals over black satin make the Bettie corset by Eternal Spirits irresistable, especially when teamed with Voller’s Corsets’ full trained ivory skirt in pure silk. Buskless corsets have their advantages and disadvantages - on one hand, it’s easier to make matching buskless corsets and skirts look like they’re a one-piece dress and it’s easier to match them with different coloured jewellery if the silver busk isn’t visible, but on the other hand you either have to have really long laces at the back so you can slip it over your head or re-lace yourself entirely every time you wear it. Revanche de la femme’s buskless corset bustiers with their concealed heavy-duty zips are a great way to get the look without having to make the effort - pictured here in electric blue silk taffeta, they’re available in hundreds of different colours and styles, with or without matching skirts.

Most of our items take between six and eight weeks, from the time you place your order to the time it arrives, as each item is made especially for you. With the current postal strike and the annual Christmas rush, we advise that you place your orders as soon as you can, so we can ensure you won’t be disappointed! If you need your outfit for a specific date, drop us a line and we’ll be able to let you know if we can rush it through for you, as we have a large selection of corsets and skirts in stock so if you’re lucky and we have your size, we can send it to you straight away