Queen Bea - Burlesque Glamour

On Saturday 30th November our online shop will be closed as we are attending Edinburgh’s Stafford Street Christmas Market. The shop will reopen as soon as we are able to update stock and have a wee rest! As most of our items are one-offs, we cannot take the risk of selling things simultaneously online and in person.

So, we’re closed right now. Sorry!

Please do browse around though, and come back to buy later.

Burlesque Glamour

Bring out your inner vixen with this pin-up inspired collection! Awash with feathers, lace, beads, sequins and bold colours, this is by far our most decadent range of accessories. Whether you’re a 50s cheesecake, a rockabilly bad girl, a 30s starlet or a modern showgirl, as long as you have a sense of drama then this range will suit you from your feathered headpiece down to the tips of your stilettos.

Vixen set

This is a saucy little set of matching hairclips and necklet for when your inner bad girl is begging to be set free. These pieces are a perfect match for tattoos, fishnets, tartan, chunky boots and lots of attitude. “Misunderstood” bad boy is, unfortunately, not included.

£14.00
Ice Queen set

This is a stunning set of a necklet and a hair comb. Each one features a ring of pale ice blue marabou with a beaded flower detail nestling in the centre. The flower features five wired petals of periwinkle glass bugle beads topped with a pale blue ribbon flower and a glass bead centre. The necklet is mounted on a narrow ribbon of palest blue...

£16.00
Strumpet set

Lush, jewel-toned and practically steaming with sensuality, this set of matching earrings and necklet is simply stunning. The necklet is festooned with five-petalled flowers in purple and hot pink shot ribbon, centred with purple beads and mounted on purple velvet ribbon. The matching earrings feature the same flowers mounted portrait style (that is, with a very slight drop) on ear wires. A versatile, sexy and...

£15.00
Sideshow set

Sometimes you just have to give in to the seedy side. Sideshow is inspired by seaside piers, carnivals, fairgrounds and all things bright, neon-lit and tawdry. Wear it and become the main attraction.

£15.00
Cherry Bomb earrings

Once upon a time, Queen Bea created a cherry necklet. And it was good. It was so good, in fact, that she decided not to sell it but to keep it for herself. And then every time she wore it, it got so much attention that she decided she simply had to make a signature range. These, then, are the earrings. They are one of...

£8.50
Cherry Bomb necklet

Once upon a time, Queen Bea created a cherry necklet. And it was good. It was so good, in fact, that she decided not to sell it but to keep it for herself. And then every time she wore it, it got so much attention that she decided she simply had to make a signature range. So without further ado, I give you the cherry...

£7.50
Black Russian cocktail hat

One of our most decadent designs, this hat uses a truly stunning Russian ecclessiastical brocade as a base. It’s such an incredibly gorgeous fabric that really, it would be an insult to embellish it too much. So we have limited ourselves to a chenille-spotted black veil and a silver braid trim. Sheer drama. Our cocktail hats are constructed like a larger version of nipple tassels....

£18.00
Tiger Lily cocktail hat

This hat is perfect for rockabilly girls who like a large helping of cheesecake with their fashion! Tiger print velvet is set off with a ruffle of wine red satin, floppy ribbon bow, and a pair of cheeky cherries. Wear this and release your inner pin-up girl! Our cocktail hats are constructed like a larger version of nipple tassels. We use a card base –...

£18.00
Victoriana hair clip

Here’s something really different for all you romantics with a darker side. The main spring clip is covered with black velvet ribbon and further embellished with black beaded flowers and swags. The whole thing is finished with a deep ruffle of black beaded and sequinned lace. And luckily you don’t have to be Victorian, or in mourning, to wear it – you just have to...

£7.50
Black Widow hair ornament

This comb-mounted veil has all the drama and mystique any femme fatale could wish for. A double layer of stiff black net is edged with black braid and topped with three black grosgrain roses. Wear this to your next soiree and the mysterious stranger everyone’s talking about could be you!

£8.50
Gypsy Rose handbag

A very rich, jewel-toned bag for the most sophisticated of evening looks. Thick purple velvet is complemented with a handmade rose and feather spray in contrasting shades of purple, and topped off with a handle of thin silver bangles. If you don’t buy this, I’m having it for myself. Approximate size is 10in x 6in.

£20.00
Madame Butterfly handbag

Pure glamour, this one. Elegant asymmetric shape reminiscent of 1920s designs in a purple crinkle velvet which has been tie-dyed for a subtle multitone effect. Enhanced by a sequinned and beaded butterfly in dark, iridescent petrol shades. See this bag and fall in love. Approximate size is 10in x 6in.

£20.00
French Maid necklet

A simple style, but you couldn’t ask for more drama. Wide black grosgrain ribbon is trimmed with unusual vintage white lace at top and bottom. Demure as can be, but incredibly sexy in its evocation of French maids and gothic lolitas. This would take your favourite LBD in a totally unexpected (but entirely welcome) new direction. NB: All necklets are designed to simply knot round...

£7.50
Rio de Janeiro necklet

This necklet was inspired by sun, sea and samba, and it’s definitely not for the faint-hearted. One of our most outrageous designs, this features a bright purple velvet ribbon with fuschia sequin trin. The centrepiece us a hot pink organza rosette with puffy fabric centre, and long feather drop in hot pink and purple. Choose this when you want to turn up the heat. NB:...

£9.00
Moonglow necklet

A very dramatic necklet for the true sophisticate. This uses as a base a soft satin ribbon woven in shades of blue and purple. This is complemented with a dark peacock sequin trim with swags of peacock bugle beads for added drama. Perfect with an understated evening dress when you want to make everyone wonder who the mysterious stranger is. NB: All necklets are designed...

£7.50
Scarlet Woman necklet

This is a more modern style of necklet for fans of our patchwork flower brooches. For this particularly dramatic version, scarlet synthetic dupion diecut flowers are backed onto black velvet ribbon and secured with a sparkley black vintage button. The edges are left unfinished so it will fray a little with time for a more modern look. Could dress up a casual ensemble or complement...

£5.00
Duchess necklet

Somewhere between a French maid and a romantic heroine is where this necklet lies. The base is a broad black pertersham ribbon. The centrepiece is a double rosette of white netting and lace, topped with a petal pink rosebud. Whether you pair it with saucy black lace or a demure dress is up to you. NB: All necklets are designed to simply knot round the...

£7.50
Black Magic necklet

One for the dark and mysterious mistresses of the night. Simple shapes take on a whole new look when recreated in the most dramatic fabrics. This necklet combines rich deep purple crushed velvet with our lush Russian brocade,topped with a swirly black vintage button and backed onto black velvet ribbon it should satify any self-respecting vamp.

£5.00
Emerald Eyes brooch

When Irish eyes are smiling…it’s probably because you’re wearing this brooch! A big blooming ribbon rose, green as any emerald, is set off with a curling vintage green feather trim and embellished with a few artfully placed green leaf sequins. Will add drama (in spades) to a hat, bag or coat, and needless to say, perfect for St Paddy’s.

£6.50
Belle Epoque handbag

This lush velvet handbag celebrates the romance of a bygone era. Deep pile black velvet forms a backdrop as dramatic as any stage curtain. Contrasting cream lace frames a clutch of sparkling vintage buttons. Team with a black dress, necklet and cocktail hat for all the attention you could ever wish.

£25.00
Valentine cocktail hat

Our most romantic cocktail hat… A heart-shaped base is covered in deepest rose silk dupion, edged in gathered white lace and finished off with a froth of ribbon rosebuds in co-ordinating colours. Very pretty and extremely sweet – best teamed with a naught corset to keep from cloying! Our cocktail hats are constructed like a larger version of nipple tassels. We use a card base...

£25.00
Candyfloss cocktail hat

Simple but eyecatching, this hat features a metallic lame’ covering in deepest cerise pink, edged with a silver braid trim and topped with a vintage costume brooch in the form of a silver coloured filigree bow. Perfect for performers as this will catch those spotlights beautifully, but just as effective for eveningwear! Our cocktail hats are constructed like a larger version of nipple tassels. We...

£18.00
Queen of Hearts nipple tassels

They will go off their heads when they see you wearing these cheesecake-y tassels in cute loveheart-printed cotton with white lace ruffle trim and white tassel.

£12.00
Tiny Bubbles handbag

A bit more understated than our normal burlesque range, this is a perfect “goes with anything” understated evening bag. Lovely black taffeta with a fabulous crinkled texture in a 1940s clutch shape, with a wrist strap at the side for carefree dangling. But what really gets us going is the three vintage pearl buttons in graduated sizes fizzing like bubbles up theassymmetric flap. Oh my,...

£20.00
Moulin Rouge earrings

Sexy and sophisticated version of our ribbon flower earrings. These are hand-sewn from black satin ribbon and topped with faceted iridescent peacock beads. They aer finished with a glass leaf bead in matching peacock finish, and mounted portrait-style on ear wires for a slight drop. Would look fabulous with that little black dress.

£8.00
Hundreds and Thousands nipple tassels

These pasties are covered in pastel-striped cotton and scattered liberally with hand-sewn beads in candy colours. Topped with a pink tassel, they look sweet enough to eat! We recommend pairing them with our co-ordinating Hundreds and Thousands cocktail hat for the whole sugarspun package!

£20.00
Dominatrix nipple tassels

If you’ve had your fill of cheesecake and you’re looking for something a bit rougher, these might be the ticket. The pasties are covered in shiny, shiny black satin and the tassel is made of silvertone chain. Simple, striking, and just a little bit scary. Chain tassels come highly recommended by one of our favourite performers, Miss Sunday Blue. She swears that her pair are...

£12.00
Sunday Blue nipple tassels

Easy-twirl! We’ve named these tassels after one of our favourite new burlesque stars. They are classy, sexy and sophisticated and so is she. A royal blue satin base is finished with an unusual silver sequinned braid trim and metallic silver tassels. Sometimes the simplest things are most effective.

£14.00
Suzie Wong cocktail hat

Gorgeous little Asian-inspired cocktail hat with just a hint of seediness in the bright colours and gaudy gold. We don’t like our fun to be too clean here at Queen Bea HQ! This hat features screamingly hot pink Chinese silk brocade edged in gold sequins, topped with a scattering of vintage goldtone buttons, and finished off with a showy double tassel in bright purple. We...

£20.00
Hundreds and Thousands cocktail hat

The “sweetest” little cocktail hat! Covered in a pastel candy-striped fabric, scattered with co-ordinating bead “sweets” and topped with handmade “candies”, this is one for the serious cheesecake perfomer. Team with our co-ordinating nipple tassels and the sweet-themed song of your choice, and you’ve got yourself a routine! Our cocktail hats are constructed like a larger version of nipple tassels. We use a card base...

£30.00
Odalisque cocktail hat

Designed with all the mysteries of the Orient in mind, this is our most exotic cocktail hat. featuring an unusual teardrop-shaped base covered in metallic gold fabric, this is trimmed with lots of gold braid and turquoise glass beads. Would look fabulous with gossamer pantaloons split to reveal a touch of thigh, bronzed skin, the smell of spices…. Our cocktail hats are constructed like a...

£20.00
Cheesecake cocktail hat

One of our biggest attention-getters, this cocktail hat is just too cute. Ladybird-spotted satin is topped with a puff of black marabou and a red bow for a cute and sassy look perfect for cheesecake, vintage, and rockabilly girls and just as easy to wear on the town as onstage. Co-ordinating handbag available separately. Our cocktail hats are constructed like a larger version of nipple...

£18.00
Voodoo nipple tassels

Easy-twirl! One of our latest innovations is the use of our own hand-beaded tassels to ensure perfectly co-ordinated twirling. These tassels feature a black satin pastie with hand-sewn beading in a starburst design. We have used the same pale blue glass bugle beads (with slight aurora borealis effect) topped with a silver-effect cap for the tassel itself. Cast a little black magic tonight.

£20.00
Rockabilly pasties

This is our first pastie design – ie, it is designed to cover the nipples and look good rather than twirl. Because sometimes you don’t want to twirl, and frankly, having some juicy cherries hanging off your chest is pretty damn enticing! Black and white gingham effect pasties are edged with a hand-sewn pleated ruffle in scarlet taffeta ribbon and topped with a hand-tied bow...

£16.00
Passion Flower necklet

Sexy, soft, and sophisticated, we love this necklet so much we made it in three different burlesque-inspired colourways! Black velvet ribbon is a base for a puff of black marabou and the whole thing is topped off with a dainty hand-sewn (by us!) ribbon rose in passionate purple, sexy scarlet or naughty noir. Choose your favourite or buy one for each outfit! We especially love...

£7.50
Paint the Town Red scrap badges

We are always looking for innovative ways to recycle – both cast off fabrics from other sources as well as our own leftovers. And we think these funky badges fit the bill nicely. They are a unique way to recycle some of our smallest scraps and showcase some of our most desirable fabrics, and they will add a disproportionate amount of flair wherever you pin...

£2.50 - £3.00
Paint the Town Red cocktail hat

One of our new favourites, this very hat can be seen in the November 2008 issue of Bizarre magazine on our delicious model Miss Viva Misadventure! Black satin provides a dramatic backdrop for a double layer of wide lace ruffle with a shaped edge, designed to overhang the eyes a little for a veil effect. This is topped with a puff of black maribou feathers...

£25.00
Moonglow cocktail hat

We recommend this hat by moonlight…deepest purple crushed velvet is edged with black peacock-effect sequin trim and given drama with a few blck feather plumes and a handmade wire flower in peacock-effect beads. Easy to wear, it’s a great way to add drama to any outfit from clubbing to weddings! Our cocktail hats are constructed like a larger version of nipple tassels. We use a...

£25.00
Bijou Fleur necklet

The sweetest little necklet, easy to wear but guaranteed for impact! Black velvet ribbon is the base for a delicate 5-petal flower, handsewn using traditional ribbonwork techniques and finished with a faceted peacock bead. Works just as well with jeans, corset or Little Black Dress.

£5.00
Cheesecake handbag

You can see this bag went down a treat with Viva Misadventure at our recent photo shoot, and frankly why wouldn’t it? Red satin with big bold black polka dots in a cute little vintage shape, topped with a big black satin bow. Neat and easy to carry, sure to turn heads, especially when teamed with our Cheescake cocktail hat for full effect.

£25.00
Rockabilly handbag

In case you hadn’t already guessed, we love gingham and we love cherries. And most of all, we love big bold designs that get you noticed. Try stepping out with this cute 50s-inspired handbag in gingham and black fleece with an adorable 3-D cherry motif and you will see exactly what we mean.

£25.00
Pink Lady set

We can’t get enough pink, and we can’t get enough marabou, and we think this set is a stunning combination of two of our favourite things. We’ve used a puff of baby pink marabou as the focal point, with a central wire flower beaded in multiple candyfloss pink hues. The hair ornament is sewn onto a clear sidecomb and will sit beautifully, trembling delicately with...

£15.00
Romantic Flower scrap badges

We are always looking for innovative ways to recycle – both cast off fabrics from other sources as well as our own leftovers. And we think these funky badges fit the bill nicely. They are a unique way to recycle some of our smallest scraps and showcase some of our most desirable fabrics, and they will add a disproportionate amount of flair wherever you pin...

£3.00 - £3.50
Can-can scrap badges

We are always looking for innovative ways to recycle – both cast off fabrics from other sources as well as our own leftovers. And we think these funky badges fit the bill nicely. They are a unique way to recycle some of our smallest scraps and showcase some of our most desirable fabrics, and they will add a disproportionate amount of flair wherever you pin...

£2.50
Saucy Tartan scrap badge

We are always looking for innovative ways to recycle – both cast off fabrics from other sources as well as our own leftovers. And we think these funky badges fit the bill nicely. They are a unique way to recycle some of our smallest scraps and showcase some of our most desirable fabrics, and they will add a disproportionate amount of flair wherever you pin...

£3.50
Bewitched nipple tassels

Easy-twirl! These are some of our current favourites featuring, as they do, some of our favourite elements. We’ve started with our lovely dusky lilac silk dupion as a base. This is accented with a scattering of hot-fixed crystals in aurora borealis-effect amethyst colourway. And the crowning glory is a handmade tassel of aurora borealis purple seed beads set in a silvertone cap. Very dramatic, these will...

£18.00
Valentine nipple tassels

Easy-twirl! Beautifully romantic tassels featuring a brand new (to us!) heart-shaped base. This has been covered with a deep rose-red silk dupion and edged with a hand-sewn ruffle of cream vintage lace and topped with a cream tassel. Extremely pretty with a real Victorian feel, would look gorgeous with a luxurious bustle (available soon!).

£16.00
Odalisque nipple tassels

Easy-twirl! The perfect companions for our Odalisque cocktail hat, preferably in an exotic Eastern-inspired dance routine! These are a slightly larger version of our new diamond-shaped tassels, covered in metallic gold fabric and edged with gold sequins and turquoise glass beads. The tassel itself features three graduated strings of the same turquoise glass seed beads with a larger bead at the ends. Opulent, exotic and most...

£18.00
Rose Gold nipple tassels

Easy-twirl! Pretty, delicate nipple tassels in our newest shape. Dainty little pink diamonds are covered in a vintage 1960s fabric of bright pink with a metallic gold thread running through it. They are edged with two rows of hand-sewn gold beads and finished with a tassel comprising three loops of gold glass bugle beads. Brassy but still classy.

£20.00
Treasure Chest nipple tassels

Easy-twirl! Hidden treasure, sunken ships, pirate’s booty, Aladdin’s cave… We love imagining that secret jumble of glittering exotic jewels in every colour of the rainbow, piled in greed-inducing abundance and and just waiting to be discovered! We think we have managed to evoke some of that same aesthetic of chaotic opulence with these tassels. A black satin base is covered with acrylic gemstones in various colours...

£20.00