Dita Von Teese

[indie_lauper]

what could be more feminist than having a choice? it's not like dita is a low-class hooker; she's a beautiful performance artist who is professional and is making quite a life for herself. while it is not the path for most, she has had to have a bunch of brains and balls to make it this far.

 

[tigerrouge]

I think every female figure in the entertainment industry, whether they're a singer, model or burlesque stripper, is surrounded by a fantasy of what their job is like, so I wouldn't single out Dita for being an unrealistic representation of her career choice.

After all, a model sells the fantasy that using your looks for a living is all about getting free clothes and constant adoration - leaving out the parts about having to rise at 3am for a photoshoot, constantly travelling and having to go on gruelling go-sees. And Dita's success makes it seem like stripping is all about having a fabulous wardrobe and performing in Las Vegas for film stars, leaving out the part about getting your start in a back street bar and having to overcome all sorts of stereotyping. But that's hardly her fault - like she says, she's trying to let her fans know about the reality of the situation.

 

[Natashaaa]

Love her. She is so beaufitul and unique,and her style is just great.

 

[colourmefashion]

Did she really leave Marilyn Manson on Christmas Eve ?

 

[serenade]

I really hate that interviewer.

 

[MissMagAddict]

Harper's Bazaar Japan September 2007
Hair by Alan White at Names Agency
Makeup by Nicola Burford at MAC
Styled by Mark Vassailo
Photographed by Lee Gunho






image source | scanned by MMA


Note: I know this is a reprint from HB Australia June 2007 but she didn't get the cover & I thought you might like to see the way they featured her

 

[style_savy]

Dita Von Teese at Music Summer Jamboree Festival in Senigallia, Itlay, August 23
celebutopia

 

[lelena]

Quote:
Originally Posted by lelena
it's not her, just a lookalike.
dita would never-ever wear denim!

First, Dita would definitely wear denim as long as it looked pin-up. I've seen her wear cute capri jeans for a Playboy show in New Orleans wear she eats oysters at a bar. It was a cute outfit. I'll try to find some pics.

Oh, yeah and that's NOT Dita in those pics. Darn



Maybe you're right, she wears pin up denims sometimes.
I got confused because I read an interview in which she said that she never gets crazy about denim, when she goes shopping, and she's always attracted by something shiny in a corner.

Said that, i'd love to see the pictures of her wearing denim...

 

[RoseMary]

celebutopia

 

[serenade]

Lovely new pictures

 

[naty]

MissMagAddict those are great

 

[susa31]

Thanks for sharing MissMagAddict .....btw I love your avatar.

And thank you style_savy and RoseMary for posting the pictures.

 

[Emilee]

Dita von Teese half naked @ "New Burlesque" Show in Senigallia, Italy aug 25




celebutopia

 

[Emilee]

Dita von Teese leaves her hotel in Senigallia, Italy aug 24



celebutopia

 

[HeaTk]

those Bazaar photos couldnt get any better!

 

[susa31]

Thanks for posting Emilee.


Maxim's 2007 Hot 100
9/2007

1. Lindsay Lohan
2. Jessica Alba
3. Scarlett Johansson
4. Christina Aguilera
5. Jessica Biel
6. Ali Larter
7. Eva Mendez
8. Rihanna
9. Eva Longoria
10. Fergie
11. Sienna Miller
12. Angelina Jolie
13. Beyonce Knowles
14. Katherine Heigl
15. Avril Lavigne
16. Ashlee Simpson
17. Maria Sharapova
18. Megan Fox
19. Cameron Diaz
20. Keira Knightley
21. Kate Beckinsale
22. Nicole Scherzinger
23. Hilary Duff
24. Sophia Bush
25. Elisha Cuthbert
26. Nelly Furtado
27. Kate Hudson
28. Carmen Electra
29. Sarah Silverman
30. Rebecca Romijn
31. Amy Smart
32. Lacey Chabert
33. Roselyn Sanchez
34. Vanessa Minnillo
35. Jennifer Garner
36. Jamie King
37. Ashley Olsen
38. Shakira
39. Rachel Bilson
40. Moon Bloodgood
41. Jessica Simpson
42. Minka Kelly
43. Kate Mara
44. Rose McGowan
45. Bar Refaeli
46. Kristen Bell
47. Katharine McPhee
48. Mandy Moore
49. Mischa Barton
50. Miss Maxim
51. Alessandra Ambrosio
52. Kate Walsh
53. Adriana Lima
54. Missy Peregrym
55. Halle Berry
56. Michele Merkin
57. Tricia Helfer
58. Penelope Cruz
59. Jamie-Lynn Sigler
60. Jessica White
61. Nadine Velazquez
62. Danneel Harris
63. Bianca Kajlich
64. Lena Headey
65. Autumn Reeser
66. Joanna Krupa
67. Gabrielle Union
68. Evangeline Lilly
69. Danica Patrick
70. Stacy Keibler
71. Willa Ford
72. Ciara
73. Mena Suvari
74. Tara Conner
75. April Scott
76. Diora Baird
77. Hilary Burton
78. Joss Stone
79. Adrianne Palecki
80. Abbie Cornish
81. Emmanuelle Chriqui
82. Dita Von Teese
83. Ivanka Trump
84. Hometown Hottie
85. Kelly Ripa
86. Michelle Trachtenberg
87. Padma Lakshmi
88. Raquel Alessi
89. Haylie Duff
90. Salma Hayek
91. Isla Fisher
92. Mary Elizabeth Winstead
93. Christina Milian
94. Kelly Carlson
95. The Avatars of Second Life
96. Shanna Moakler
97. Kim Kardashian
98. Yunjin Kim
99. Mia Maestro
100. Noureen DeWulf


superiorpics

 

[HeaTk]

i know this is Dita thread, but YAY LiLo!

 

[susa31]

fobo.ru

 

[susa31]

By Richard Abowitz, April 2007.:

I learned about the existence of Dita Von Teese while living in Las Vegas. I have seen her maybe twice: on a red carpet at a resort's nightclub and maybe once while covering the AVN convention. I say "maybe" because it could have been one of the dozens and dozens of women in adult entertainment (and, many more in mainstream culture) who have adopted, indeed, shamelessly copied, her look. Dita probably doesn't care since she would be the first to tell you that so much of her aesthetic and act comes direct from a long line including Bettie Page and Lili St. Cyr.

Of course, she has her own very distinctive personality and isn't afraid to speak her mind especially on a favored topic like model releases: "I've signed model releases that have come back to haunt me," she tells me. "I am on the cover of Penthouse right now for film I took around 1993. I got paid $1,000 back then. All these years later, I know what my image is worth now. I should have thought it through more back then. The message is don't sign everything away when photographers tell you it is standard. Especially for young models there is not one way to do things when photographers tell you that is the way it is. It is not that way. Young pinup, fetish and glamour models need to be careful."


Dita turns out to be more than a male fantasy of erotica and fetish. She is that, too. But Dita (the last name, Von Teese, was added by Playboy when she graced the cover a few years ago) has achieved the most powerful fantasy of so many young women in this town: Dita was once a stripper at Crazy Horse Too behind the Strip and now returns to town the conquering hero as the first guest star in the history of MGM Grand's offshoot of the revered Crazy Horse from Paris.


Here are Dita's thoughts on a guest spot she did at the original Crazy Horse in Paris:

Dita Von Teese: I've been a big fan of the Crazy Horse since I was seventeen. I read the history of it. I learned that it was open since 1951 and that it is an all nude cabaret and that the girls are highly respected in Europe which is unfathomable in America for a nude dancer. I took myself to Paris the first time when I was 18 or 19 years old and it was really the first place I went. I've seen the show in Paris maybe 20-25 times. Being a Crazy Horse girl would have been a dream come true. But those girls are the most beautiful girls from all over the world. They all have exceptional dance training. It was a real honor and privilege to be part of the show. It was daunting. I was the first guest star. And, these girls work 365 days a year, and two shows a night and never stop. As this American burlesque performer walking in there and not being the kind of dancer they are: it could have gone horribly wrong. But I had a real connection with the girls and I developed friendships with the grils. I think they are last great showgirls. I've seen a lot of cheese shows in Vegas. But this is what it should be in my mind. This is what I think of when I think of showgirls.

Richard Abowitz: Did you develop the act you are doing here or did Crazy Horse?

A: I've been taking bubble baths on stage for a really long time. The costumes change and the aesthetics have changed but it is an act I have been doing. It was chosen for two reasons. In part, because the clearance of the stage is very small. It makes the girls look very tall. All the girls have heels made different heights so they will be the same height. It is very uniform and it is very cool. Most of my props are too tall for the stage. The bathtub is the smallest prop. Also, the founder of Crazy Horse saw footage of Lili St. Cyr's famous bathtub act. And, that helped inspire him to open the Crazy Horse. It all started with Lili St. Cyr.

Q: You know quite a bit of history...

A: You have to. With everything I do I want to know the history. I want to know the history of the showgirl. How hard was it for women to do the same thing in the 1930's or the 1890's? What kind of stigma did those women deal with when they were going on stage. It still exists...

Q: I don't mean to interrupt you, but I guess it depends what you call a thing. But I don't think there is any stigma to being Las Vegas headliner topless or not.

A: Yeah, well there will always be people who say 'Oh that Dita, she is just a glorified stripper.' And, yes I am. And, I am proud to be a glorified stripper. That is what Gypsy Lee was too. Striptease is something that has a history. Most people think it was invented in the pole dancing clubs.

Q: What do you think of the art of striptease, the pole dancing clubs, as practiced in the strip clubs in Vegas?

A: Well, I used to work in Vegas at the other Crazy Horse (Crazy Horse Too topless bar). I worked there in the early 90's when I was nobody and just a little fetish girl. I went to Vegas to work every once and awhile. I hated working in Las Vegas as a stripper. I hated the hustle. I don't put down lap dancers because that is how I got my start. That set the groundwork for what I am doing now. You know what is funny, I auditioned to work at Club Paradise (across from Hard Rock) and they turned me down to work there. They wouldn't even let me audition on the main stage. I definitely had my moments when people didn't get what I was doing.

Q: Did you imagine you would go from the topless bars here to guest headlining in a show at MGM Grand?

A: No. No and no. There is a lot that has happened in my life I never thought would happen. I am very thankful. There is a lot of hard work that went into it too. I did feather dances in biker bars, you know. I was always up for the adventure.


vegasblog.latimes.com

 

[Cammy]

i cant believe lindsay was number one. ridiculous.