Since 1999, Katie Thomas has been bringing the elegance of 1940s and 1950s lingerie to life through her brand, What Katie Did. She runs the business with her husband and daughter, balancing vintage glamour with a love of yoga, gardening, and life between Berkshire and Somerset.

I discovered Katie's work from doing Burlesque BUT it turned out that Katie and her husband (photographer for What Katie Did) had been doing my yoga class for years before I realised their other roles.

In this episode we speak about:

• a bit about Katie and her background that led her to 'What Katie Did'
• how clothes/the way you dress can make you FEEL
• the art of corsetry and choosing for your body type
• how Katie made her own clothes during pregnancy and the shock of her body changing
• adjusting to the changes that come with being a Mum; Matrescence
• 1950's style, bullet bras, Marilyn Monroe and more
• shapewear; girdles, corselette, waist cinchers, power mesh
• boobs and breast-feeding in my wedding dress
• wigs, wig-fitting — and how great they can look!!
• why corsets are not for partners but for ourselves

At the end, I share a poem by Nikita Gill.

You can find out more about Katie via her website www.whatkatiedid.com and/or find her here on Instagram.

We mention Bettie Page, Rosie the Riveter, Roland Mouret, Good Wood Revival, and Zoe Charles' TED Talk on Femininity.

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For more insights and to contact me you can find me on Instagram, and at www.lucywyldecoaching.com.