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What is Glitzkrieg? The Extended Dance Mix VersionGlitzkrieg is a term --well, an exclamation really-- that I first heard squealed out by one of my more flamboyant colleagues in the theater. It totally cracked me up but at the same time it resonated somewhere deep in my psyche. Looking back at what helped shape my aesthetic I don't have to dig very deep to recall a sustained campaign of shock and awe throughout my artistic development and why I wanted to call my business "Glitzkrieg". I rarely missed a Cher Show which always opened with Cher standing in silhouette over the song's moody intro, followed by a tight head shot to get a full gander at those lashes, lip gloss and bling and then right when the verse kicked in, she'd rip open and toss aside whatever fabulous wrap she was wearing to reveal a glimmering belly-baring hip-skimmin' Bob Mackie confection to end all. All that is, until the following week where it would start all over again. Ka-BLAM! While I really enjoyed the actual show, I thought that by far the best part of the Ice Capades was the dazzling technicolor souvenir programs which I poured over a hundred gazillion times to take in every sequined, beaded and fringed costume and drool over every skyscraping feathered head piece. Ska-POW!! Then there were the Saturday afternoon TV movies where I was glambasted by the likes of Mae West, Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell, Carmen Miranda, and all of those ridiculous Busby Berkely extravaganzas. Jeepers! Liberace? The King of Bling! Prancing color-lit water fountains, the rhinestone covered limo, the capes, the boots, the frock coats, ruffled cuffs, and gigantic diamond pinky rings. I never considered his orientation, just appreciated immensely the huge effort for fabulousness and spectacle! I was a Barbie junkie by the age of 4 and by the time I was 8 I had to start making my own doll clothes cuz I was over the nylon mini dresses and plastic go go boots Mattel had to offer. I twisted my Barbie and Diana Ross doll's hair into elaborate Jo Ann Worley-esque up-do's and hand stitched ultra glam fantasy frocks and found my bliss. Okay, just so you know--I do love all this girly stuff, but I'm also very much into enjoying all facets of what it is to be a modern woman. I'm all about celebrating every body type and honoring our uniqueness. Of course men are welcome here, too! It really makes no difference whether you want to make a sexy strapless spangled dress or a burlap placemat --the main thing for me is that you use your hands to make something that makes you happy. It's all fabulous to me and getting to see that child-like glee in the faces of my students makes me blissfully happy. For more info about Leslie's work, visit these sites: Contact Leslie via email or call 512-440-0712
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