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.
Harlot started because I wanted more: more visibility, more space, and more honesty about where this culture comes from and who it belongs to.
Harlot is rooted in sex work, not as an aesthetic, but as lived experience. It comes from the club, the back rooms, the long nights, the community, and bodies and identities that don’t fit neatly into what fashion usually caters to.
It’s sex worker led and culture rooted- but it’s not closed off. You don’t need a job title, a label, or a certain look to belong here.
This culture has always been visible.
It just hasn’t always been respected, or made for the people it came from.
Where Harlot Came From
I’m June Jones.. a former stripper from Melbourne, a mum, and the sole person behind Harlot.
I spent years dancing in strip clubs while figuring out how to build something of my own. Harlot 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.
I opened the Harlot physical store 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. The store was about clothes, yes.. but it was also about visibility. About taking up physical space in a world that often wants us hidden, diluted, or kept at arm’s length.
Once the store existed, I realised there was still a gap. There weren’t enough designs that felt right. There weren’t enough pieces I actually wanted to stock. 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. Not to fit in, but to push Harlot further and share that ethos globally.
What Is a Harlot?
A Harlot isn’t a job title. It’s not one look, one body, or one way of living. A Harlot comes from sex work culture- but it extends into queerness, nightlife, creativity, and people who’ve always existed slightly outside the lines.
It’s someone who knows who they are, even when the world tries to soften them or make them easier to digest. It lives in strippers, escorts, dancers, cam workers- all sex workers. It lives in the girls, gays, theys, creatives, and outsiders. And it lives in people who don’t fit any category at all.
What We Make and What We Stand For
We design bikinis, dancewear, and loungewear informed by lived experience. Pieces made to move, to be seen, and to feel good on real bodies, in real life.
Nothing watered down.
Nothing borrowed without credit.
Nothing made just to fit in.
Sex work is real work.
Community comes before trends.
Culture deserves respect, not extraction.
Harlot exists to honour where it came from- while unapologetically taking up room in the world.
Are You a Harlot?
You know if you are.
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
