City Paper 11/30/05



Fit to Be Tied
STORE OPENING

'Tis the season to splurge on a corset and behold, the perfect place to get laced has arrived. Direct your mashed rib cage to the ever-expanding Liberties Walk, where Psydde Delicious and Amy Schmitz have finally opened their two-story Delicious Boutique. The effervescent Delicious has been cinching waists around the world since 1995 but is more psyched than ever to introduce his signature corsets to the fetishistic masses. The ambitious corseteria, which does all of its manufacturing and custom work on-site, names its corsets after the literary figures and authors that inspired them (the Chatterly, the Cocteau). If you're fascinated by the handmade fashions, get ready to suck it in for the opening bash this Friday. Ringmaster Delicious wants customers to get their freak on with what promises to be a wild romp at the carnival-themed boutique. Custom fittings will take place alongside performances by the Hellcat Girls burlesque troupe and the Sideshow Prophets. Also on the bill: fire breather Rev. Hell, unicyclists and wine and munchies with punk legend Mothra Stewart. It's an indoor/outdoor party, with Delicious supplying the heat lamps. You know, for all you cold-blooded, corset-bound types.

Delicious Boutique grand opening party, Fri., Dec. 2, 6-10 p.m., free, Delicious Boutique, 1040 N. American St., Liberties Walk, 215-413-0375, www.deliciouscorsets.com.

—Kelly White