Katherine Harlow, the Park Avenue Pinup, is a burlesque showgirl, a published-pinup, a costumier, and a historian based in New York City. She is the muse of artist Nina Bogyeong Son of Boutiqiabe.

Katherine is a classic striptease artist, evoking the nostalgia of a bygone era, one that existed in film and in fantasy. Floating across the stage in “pastel showgirl confectionery,” she exudes elegance and poise with a girlish charm.

 

She flirts with the audience—concealing herself in large, luscious feather fans, and revealing herself in a costume with thousands of hand-placed Swarovski crystals.

She is inspired by ballerinas, bombshells, coquettes, courtesans, strippers, and silver-screen starlets, such as her namesake, Jean Harlow, as well as Marilyn Monroe, Mae West, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Gypsy Rose Lee, Lili St. Cyr, Sally Rand, Josephine Baker, and Bettie Page.

Her work is inspired by “sugar, spice, and everything nice.” She adores pastel colors, powder puffs, and porcelain dolls, as well as fresh flowers and French pastries. She is also inspired by champagne cocktails, couture, diamond jewelry, jazz, and the city of New York, itself.

She performs across the country, captivating audiences with a wink and a kiss, as she swans across the stage under blue lights, as “The Pastel Showgirl,” and “the sparkliest showgirl in New York City.”