Dressed in seductive corsets , fishnet tights and glittering heels , they enticed audiences at burlesque theaters with strip shows . And decades on , these former burlesque dancers - some of whom are aged over 90 - have shown they can still draw attention and strike a pose . The pensioners , who were successful performers in their heyday , were photographed by Marie Baronnet for her book , Legends : The Living Art of Risqué . While some are pictured flashing their flesh in sensual bodices , others are seen donning less revealing , but just as glamorous , gowns and jackets . Striking : La Savona is among many ex-burlesque dancers pictured by Marie Baronnet for her book , Legends : The Living Art of Risqué . Glamorous : Stephanie Blake , who was a successful performers in her heyday , poses on her bed in a glamorous green outfit and gloves . Born performer : While some of the women are seen flashing their flesh , others are donning less revealing , but just as glamorous , costumes . Above , Bambi Jones is pictured posing outside her home in Henderson , Nevada , in 2012 , donning a skimpy pink outfit . And one particularly brave woman is captured wearing only black underwear and leopard-print heels ( with a pair of sunglasses completing her look ) . Speaking to CNN , Ms Baronnet said that despite all being over the age of 65 , the women are 'very self-sufficient ' , with a wealth of knowledge . ' I really enjoyed being around those women , ' she told the news station . ' I found that they had a real knowledge of life but also of this work . 'We would put on the costumes and makeup , we 'd do the hair and the lights , and then suddenly they would just know how to move . ' The LA-based photographer described the pensioners as charismatic , rhythmic and artistic - three things that she said are vital for burlesque dancing . 'They have to have personality and rhythm , they have to know how to dance , and they have to be an artist because they have to do all those costumes and create a choreography , ' she said , explaining how stripteases empowered many women in the 1950s , 60s and 70s , often enabling them to travel abroad . Seductive pose : Ms Baronnet said that despite all being over the age of 65 , the women ( like Kitten Natividad , above ) are 'self-sufficient ' Charismatic : ' I found that they had a real knowledge of life but also of this work , ' she said . Above , Angel Carter , of Nevada , strikes a pose . 'Legends ' : 'We would put on the costumes and makeup , we 'd do the hair and the lights , and then suddenly they would just know how to move ' . Above , a former burlesque dancer named Wild Cherry is pictured sprawled across her bed at her New Orleans home . But while the women thrived off enticing audiences with glamorous , feathery outfits during these decades , they were soon asked to bare more flesh . They were told by their bosses to throw away their outfits and 'show more ' amid an influx of strip clubs across the US in the 80s , Ms Baronnet said . The transition , she told CNN , was extremely difficult for many of the performers , some of whom were in their later forties and early fifties by this point . It caused some retire from their beloved profession . Animal lover : Ms Baronnet , who became interested in burlesque after meeting dancer and stripper Dixie Evans in Las Vegas in 2011 ( two years before 'The Marilyn Monroe of Burlesque ' died ) , captured the pensioners in their own homes . Above , Suzette Fontaine . Athletic : She also gathered quotes from the ex-dancers , some of whom have names like Eartha Quake and Monique Marlow ( pictured ) 'Dominant ' : Ms Baronnet describes the pensioners online as 'dominating characters of the quintessential American art of strip tease ' . Above , Lottie the Body from Detroit is pictured posing on the purple sheets of her bed in 2012 , while donning a skimpy gold outfit . Ms Baronnet , who grew fascinated with burlesque after meeting dancer and stripper Dixie Evans in Las Vegas in 2011 ( two years before 'The Marilyn Monroe of Burlesque ' passed away at the age of 86 ) , captured the pensioners in their own homes , situated in various cities across the country . She also gathered quotes from the former dancers , some of whom have names like Eartha Quake , Bambi Jones , Isis Starr and Velvet Ice . In an online description of her book , Ms Baronnet describes the women as 'dominating characters of the quintessential American art of strip tease ' . For more information on Legends : The Living Art of Risqué , visit a dedicated Facebookpage or Idea Books 's website .
These ex-burlesque dancers , some of whom are aged over 90 , were captured by photographer Marie Baronnet . Some are pictured flashing their flesh in sensual bodies ; others are seen donning eccentric gowns and jackets . The women enticed audiences at burlesque theaters with glamorous strip shows during 70s the 1950s , 60s and . They are described by Ms Baronnet as 'dominating characters of the quintessential American art of strip tease ' They feature in photographer 's book , Legends : The Living Art of Risqué ; all photos taken in pensioners ' homes .