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House of the Broken Dragon GOES WILD!

'Twas a whirlwind of activity March 3-5 in our beautiful city of Sarasota, FL -- full of delightful and memorable experiences!  Highlights includeds: Our first television appearance on ABC 7 Suncoast View   A photoshoot with our Official Spokesmodel, Cherry Von Topp   Announcement of our business collaboration with fOOfOO slippers   Introduction of our Signature Cocktail, the "Broken Dragon," sponsored by Pusser's Rum   Our first fashion show featuring the ladies of Black Diamond Burlesque   And last, but not least, a Sultry Sunday Evening at the LBar, with guest, International Burlesque Performer, Bettina May! #swoon #celebration #grateful #smallbusiness #hardwork #exhaustion  Need I say more?

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Goodbye 2016 and Hello 2017!

It's hard to believe another year has come and gone!  In reflection, we had a very good year -- wonderful experiences with some really talented people.  These creative interludes took place not only in our own beautiful home town of Sarasota, Florida, but NYC, Brooklyn, and Ybor City.     We crossed a lot of things off our business "bucket list" this year, including the creation of a three minute full feature film produced by Canadian Burlesque Ambassador, Bettina May.  If you haven't seen it, we encourage you to check out our 1920's promotional film introducing our newest product, the Kimono Coat; and be sure to turn up the volume to listen to some original time-period music!    So, first of all,...

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New HOTBD advert as seen in Burlesque Bible Magazine (UK) - Autumn 2016

 We are thrilled to have our newest advertisement, "What Every Woman Wants" in Issue 16 of Burlesque Bible Magazine -- the "International Magazine for Everything Burlesque."     This House of the Broken Dragon ad features Sarasota local burlesque performer Cherry Von Topp kissing the rhinestone dragon in our show-stopping Phoenix Dragon long kimono ON SALE NOW!   What makes it even better?  1. Our ad shares an intimate interview spread with Perle Noire, The Mahogany Queen of Burlesque and 2. this is a "Special Curvy Issue" to celebrate body confidence -- which we love!  In the words of the editor, "...this issue will hopefully show you that the shape of your body doesn’t define who you are, but the way you use it does!"    Speaking...

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