Dear Constant Reader,
I was cleaning up my sewing room (a Sisyphean task) and found these undies, which were made for a big group number in 2006. 
This was the finale for our “Centennial” show, celebrating a hundred years of the Boston Babydolls (one of our dates was April 1st — get it? We hadn’t even been performing as a troupe for a year at that point). We were supposed to perform it at Viva Las Vegas, but the organizers freaked out when we said there were 6 people in the act. Instead, we sent a trio (I wasn’t in it, alas). The following year (and I believe, ever after) the Viva burlesque competition was limited to solos.
When we were accepted to perform at Miss Exotic World that same year (the first year it was in Vegas), we decided the costumes needed an upgrade. We had all been wearing plain black panties, as I recall. Mine were from Victoria’s Secret, as the days of making my own were still in the future. Back then we very deliberately wore full-backed panties. My g-string era was yet to come.
I think it was Pinky Petite that took all the undies and added these cheeky martinis to the backs. As you can see, we were using sequins and glitter paint. So high end. I thought they looked fabulous. Somewhere there’s a photo of the six of us leaning against a fence, butts out.
These days we would probably have martini glass-shaped g-strings, encrusted with rhinestones, and complimentary pasties, which I’m sure would read better and look more luxe. However, I’m kind of nostalgic for the days of sequins and hot glue and getting really creative with bargain basement finds. We were all fumbling our way through this burlesque thing, figuring stuff out as we went.
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Oh, The Glamourous Life! 
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