She's quick to point out that it isn't about the nudity, but the teasing and art of seduction. She is a burlesque dancer and the artistic director for LaRiva Follies, a dance and dinner theatre just launched in Belgium. Held at the retro-styled La Riva event centre in Antwerp on the first Sunday of the month until June, each show centres on a different theme.
The shows feature a crooner duet from Brussels, the Flemish burlesque duo Rebelles, an international performer and, of course, Lady Flo. She serves as your host - singing, dancing and presenting with her stage kitten Mademoiselle Ô from Paris.
LaRiva Follies is the brainchild of Ben Mouling, driving force behind the swing dance parties of Radio Modern. He wanted to premiere in Belgium a dinner show a la Paris' Folies Bergère or Moulin Rouge.
While Ben might be the engine, Lady Flo is the gasoline that gets the party moving. Her passion for the retro scene is evident: It isn't simply a job but a lifestyle. "Lady Flo is my stage name and Neo Retro is an association I created to promote retro culture," she says. "It's a big family of passionate artists, historians, collectors and more across Europe, who participate in a number of shows, parties, exhibitions and workshops all related to this lost lifestyle. It is a period of elegance and glamour, a mix of nostalgia, energy and beauty."
For her, this lost lifestyle is closely linked to fashion. "At the end of the 19th century, showgirls were starting to be better known because of the evolution of photography and printing. It's a turning point in the history of show, fashion and women," she says. "Today, there is no more style. Everybody dresses the same, and there is a strict beauty code.
Getting inspiration from the women of the 1900s offers every type of woman a style adapted to her natural shape. You've got curves? Be a '50s pin-up! You're skinny? Be a '20s flapper!" She also recognises that it isn't just the clothes (or the removing of them) that makes the dinner theatre so appealing.
"There is a worldwide trend with retro," she says. "The world seems nostalgic and in search of traditions, roots. People want more human relationships, which includes going out with the possibility of talking. In dance clubs, music is so loud that you cannot have a conversation."
This Sunday, titled Années Folles!, is focused on the "elegant but decadent era of Prohibition and Charleston" and showcases UK starlet Vicky Butterfly.
LaRiva Follies includes a three-course meal, champagne, coffee and show for €82 or show only for €25
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