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VINTAGE 1960's CORSET
KITTEN NATIVIDAD ORIGINAL
BURLESQUE LEGEND AND RUSS MEYER FILM STAR
DESIGNED AND HANDMADE BY Burlesque Showgirl costumer BOBBY GERSTEN
Original Vintage 1960's Vivid Pink Under-Bust Corset. A rare Collectors piece and wearable. I purchased this corset from Kitten during the early 1970's.
Groovy psychedelic print under-bust corset.
Laced in black ribbon with a nude underlining.
Poly crepe. Boned and fully lined in pink poly crepe.
Metal break-away zipper in back. Excellent condition. Size Small.: Kitten performed her famous strip tease shows at the famous Classic Cat and Body Shop Clubs in Hollywood.

More on the Classic Cat...Part Four Bobby Gersten designs costumes for Kitten.

Bobby Gersten attended the Chouinard Art Institute and earned a degree in Costume design. One of his classmates was Bob Mackie. During the 1960's and early 1970's Bobby owned a design studio in Hollywood. www.hollywoodhangover.com He designed gorgeous costumes for Exotic Burlesque striptease dancers who performed at the Body Shop, Pink Pussycat clubs on the Sunset Strip and the Losers Club in Beverly Hills. The dancers toured the globe as Feature Striptease Acts. In the mid 1970's Bobby moved to Boston and he opened a larger studio where he designed fabulously beautiful lace, satin hand beaded, sequined, feathered and rhinestone stage costumes. Bobby Gersten's costumes are very rare. Some of his costumes are in private collections. A few of his costumes have been donated by Legends of Burlesque to the Burlesque Hall of Fame Museum.