A PASSIONAL Herstory

A PASSIONAL Herstory:

Kali Wraps up Philadelphia (& the world) for 10 years!
- Kali Morgan started PASSIONAL (formerly Fetishes Boutique) to fit Philadelphia for genuine corsets and fantasy fashion in 1996 when she launched her online catalog and scheduled private fittings in her home.
- In 1997, Kali teamed up with local designers Delicious Corsets to create the Diabolique Ball, Philadelphia’s annual fantasy charity ball which is famous for over-the-top corset-inspired costumes and exotic fashions.
- In 1998, Ms. Morgan opened her storefront at 704 S. 5th Street with a ready-to-wear selection of dozens of corset styles sized to fit natural waistlines from 22” to 60.” She also added high quality adult accessories to the merchandise mix, at the request of her local customers.
- In 1999, Fetishes Boutique began fitting plus-sized teens into corsets and bustiers for proms and weddings, much to the surprise of the store staff.
- In 2002, Kali launched a gift cart for Valentine’s Day in the Cherry Hill Mall, where corseted salespeople laced customers into corsets on top of their clothes- in the middle of the Mall!
- In 2004, Kali changed the name of her store to PASSIONAL, and re-launched PASSIONAL Magazine as a full-color publication with a focus on corsets, fashion and passion.
- Currently, PASSIONAL Boutique stocks over 200 corsets sized XXS-8XL. Available in elegant brocades, velvets, silk, satin, denim, costume-inspired leather, vinyl, latex, and other unique fabrications, the PASSIONAL corset collection represents the talents of about a dozen international designers (some of whom have been making corsets since the days of Queen Victoria).