Burlesque legends still got it

By Kyle Almond, CNN

Updated 1604 GMT (0004 HKT) February 13, 2015

A former burlesque dancer named La Savona poses at her home in Indianapolis in 2012. She is among those featured in Marie Baronnet's book "Legends: The Living Art of Risque."
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A former burlesque dancer named La Savona poses at her home in Indianapolis in 2012. She is among those featured in Marie Baronnet's book "Legends: The Living Art of Risque."
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Stephanie Blake poses in Simi Valley, California, in 2013. "The idea was to go to them and not to do something in a neutral place, because I wanted to feel the atmosphere of where they live," Baronnet said.
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Stephanie Blake poses in Simi Valley, California, in 2013. "The idea was to go to them and not to do something in a neutral place, because I wanted to feel the atmosphere of where they live," Baronnet said.
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Suzette Monique lives in Athabasca, Alberta. All of the burlesque legends in Baronnet's book are at least 65 years old. Some are even in their 90s.
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Suzette Monique lives in Athabasca, Alberta. All of the burlesque legends in Baronnet's book are at least 65 years old. Some are even in their 90s.
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Sometimes, the women's pets would become "extras" in the photographs. Here, Suzette Fontaine strikes a suggestive pose with her dog in New York in 2014.
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Sometimes, the women's pets would become "extras" in the photographs. Here, Suzette Fontaine strikes a suggestive pose with her dog in New York in 2014.
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Lottie the Body shows some skin in Detroit in 2012.
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Lottie the Body shows some skin in Detroit in 2012.
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Viva La Fever soaks in the sun from a garden in San Francisco in 2012.
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Viva La Fever soaks in the sun from a garden in San Francisco in 2012.
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