We first set eyes on Vivi Valentine at Romance Was Born’s Rosemount Australian Fashion Week show last year. In it Valentine played a near nude sprite and as her name might suggest, proceeded to enchant everyone in attendance.
With a penchant for all things feathered, pink and feminine Vivi Valentine stands as Australia’s answer to Dita Von Teese – a burlesque dancer who aims to entertain and titillate in equal measure. In our interview Vivi reveals who she’d like to have a beer with out of anyone in the world, the intersection of dance, performance art and costume design and why burlesque dancing and stripping are vastly different disciplines.