ABOUT HARLOT
Harlot is more than fashion. It’s a movement.
I didn’t set out to build a brand. I set out to make space... and Harlot grew from there.
I spent years working in strip clubs, and this is my homage to my lived experience and to all the magical working women I’ve encountered.
I wanted to see more: more visibility, more space, and more honesty about where the aesthetic of this culture culture comes from.
Harlot is built from the strip club, the back rooms, the long nights, the hustle, and the bodies and identities that represent it.
You don’t need a job title, a label, or a certain look to belong here. Because at the end of the day, we’re all Harlots.
Strip club culture is everywhere. The credit isn’t. I'm changing that.
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Where Harlot Came From
I’m June Jones... a former stripper from Melbourne, a mum, and the sole person behind Harlot.
I was dancing in strip clubs for years before I built Harlot. This isn’t the result of a team or a boardroom. I built this between shifts, late nights, early mornings, motherhood, and a lot of learning as I go.
In 2023, I opened the Harlot physical store in Collingwood, Melbourne, because I wanted a real space for workers. Somewhere you could walk into and just exist. No explaining yourself. No shrinking. No feeling watched or out of place. And it was stocked with the hottest stripper bikinis around, the kind you’d normally have to hunt for.
The store was about clothes, yes... but it was also about community and visibility. About taking up physical space in a world that often wants us hidden, diluted, or kept at arm’s length.
But even with the store, there was still a gap. There wasn’t enough that reflected the confidence and energy I saw every day in the club.
And if I’m honest... I wanted more than a store.
I wanted to take back what mainstream media and fashion had already taken from our culture. Louder. Better. On our terms. That’s when I started designing.
In 2026, I closed the physical shop and moved Harlot online so I could reach more people and take it global.
The store was where it started. Harlot was always bigger than four walls.
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Who Is a Harlot?
A Harlot is anyone who's been made to feel like they’re too loud, too much, or too sexy. A Harlot is anyone who’s proudly living in their own skin.
It isn’t a job title. It’s not one look, one body, or one way of living. It's the girls, the gays, the theys, the creatives, and the outsiders.
It’s knowing exactly who you are, even when the world tries to quiet you or shrink you into something easier to digest.
★ Are You a Harlot? ★
What We Make and What We Stand For
I design bikinis, dancewear, and loungewear for the Harlots who love to slay.
★ Born in the club and made for the world ★
Harlot exists to honour where it came from, the strip club, while unapologetically taking up room in the world.
HARLOT HOTLINE
Harlot Hotline is our podcast hosted by June Jones, retired stripper and founder of Harlot.
Each episode brings real conversations with sex workers and industry adjacent voices- the shadow banned, the iconic, and the ones with stories far more layered than the stereotypes still thrown at us. It’s honest, unfiltered, and led by people who’ve actually lived it.
We also say this clearly, stripper culture wouldn’t exist without Black, Indigenous, and POC sex workers. Their legacy shaped this industry, and that deserves respect. This space exists with that in mind. It’s not polished. It’s not performative. It’s real life.. messy, funny, confronting, and everything in between. Listen, learn, unlearn..or just tune in.
Available on all major podcast platforms + YouTube
