Dita Von Teese says her new lingerie collection is “meant to be seen”.
The burlesque star is unveiling the new line, titled Von Follies by Dita Von Teese, in February 2012 via Target Australia stores.
The new lingerie line will feature luxurious vintage inspired garments and includes many of her favourites such as high waisted panties and overwire bras.
“There are so many vintage lingerie pieces I love that I haven’t been able to find in all my years of collecting,” she said.
“I wanted to design pieces that are tributes to my vintage obsessions, to make them beautiful and functional, while modernising them for everyday wear. I’ve had a long-time fascination with the 1950′s era over wire bras. It’s something that has been quite a task to create, but the end result is so chic, and so unique, I’m very proud of it. It’s a statement piece meant to be seen.”
The line is designed to flatter the feminine curves. With this in mind, Dita ensured that her collection catered for a wide range of sizes with selected bra styles available up to an E-cup and briefs up to size 20.
“It was very important to me to offer lingerie in a large range of sizes,” she explained.
“Size range was one of the first things I asked when I was approached to create this collection. It was important to me to accomplish the task of making these beautiful things in sizes that can make any woman feel sexy and glamorous, and I’m very proud that we have been able to do that, while keeping prices affordable.”
Prices start at $17, with more elaborate bustiers and fitted corsets ranging from $79.
This is Dita’s second underwear line. In 2008 she teamed up with Wonderbra to design a capsule collection.
For more photos of the new lingerie line, click here for a slideshow.
GLOBAL fashion icon Dita Von Teese will return to Australia for the 2012 LOréal Melbourne Fashion Festival.
Von Teese will appear on behalf of Target Australia on the LMFF Runway at Central Pier on Saturday March 10.
Her appearance at the festival will be a world first, with Von Teese taking to the runway to showcase some of her favourite designs from her new underwear range for Target.
The first pieces from the Von Follies by Dita Von Teese collection will be available in Target stores nationally from early February, with new product lines to be introduced in March.
“I am delighted to celebrate the launch of Von Follies by Dita Von Teese, my debut lingerie collection for Target Australia at the 2012 L’Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival. I look forward to appearing on the coveted runway for the first time in my very own designs,” said Von Teese.
Festival CEO Graeme Lewsey said he was delighted that Von Teese would return.
“Dita Von Teese is an international style icon and we look forward to welcoming her to the LMFF Runway. She will add undeniable glamour and a sense of theatre to the show,” he said.
She may be the Queen of Burlesque, but Dita Von Teese still has her shy moments – just not when she’s shopping naked Words: FRANKIE MULLIN
The dominatrix name, unnervingly polished look and fact that she’s a star of fetish porn leads me to expect a certain hardness from Dita Von Teese. She’s made her living as the pin-up girl of new burlesque; a raven-haired, ghostly faced strip artist whose martini glass routines took the movement to new levels of creativity. I’m braced for someone brash; the Dita I meet is anything but.
Softly spoken and reserved, it’s hard to reconcile this demure but glamorous woman who tells me she’s “really shy” her raunchy vixen image.
Von Teese is tiny, a doll-like figure in her satin frock, making other women in the room look as though they lumbered in from Brobdingnag. She’s the most immaculate human being I have ever met. From her all-masking make-up to the chip-less manicured nails and shiny coiffed hair, it’s like looking at a painting.
So does she always keep it up, this gloss? Surely she must bowl around in a baggy jumper sometimes, I ask hopefully.
“I’m highly motivated by the fact that I don’t want to be recognised looking terrible and paparazzi come out when you least expect it,“ Von Teese says.
“I have a trick. I always wear red lipstick and sunglasses and put my hair back in a chignon, but underneath I have no make-up on. And, sometimes, under my coat I have nothing on.
“I’m notorious for going to the grocery store with nothing on under my coat, because I just don’t feel like choosing a dress. It’s too much trouble, I’ll just go naked under here.”
Popping to the corner shop naked? That’s more in keeping with my image of Von Teese. This is, after all, the girl who began a career – under her birth name Heather Renée Sweet – working in the strip bars of Orange County, US.
“I was performing in seedy strip bars for six people,“ she recalls. “I remember being in a small town called Fon Du Lac, Wisconsin, where I had an ad in the newspaper and I thought that was it. I was like, ’this is the height of my fame. This is my 15 minutes!’“
Von Teese was born in Rochester, Michigan, the daughter of a manicurist and a machinist. It was her mother who fostered her love of retro style and 1940s glamour. As a teenager, Von Teese says she didn’t get too involved in school activities.
“I just kind of minded my own business, worked in the lingerie store, hung out with my best friend and my boyfriend,” she explains.
Many celebrities claim they were ugly ducklings as teenagers. Not Von Teese. “Me and my girlfriend weren’t ‘popular’, but we were pretty cool and hot,” she says.
This contrast between personal reticence and sexual confidence is the crux of Von Teese’s allure.
She sits primly on her chair, talking in a soft voice; the model of gentle femininity. It almost feels wrong to question her about anything risqué and, in the event, I can’t bring myself to ask about the hardcore fetish videos she made in her 20s. But her shyness does not extend to the realm of her sexual power; about this she is supremely confident.
Von Teese’s performances are showcases of the female body; in this case, one that is damn near perfect. At 39, Von Teese is as firm-buttocked and perky-breasted as she was a decade ago, and her commanding, sexually charged stage persona seems at odds with the woman I sit talking to.
It’s a contradiction Von Teese acknowledges.
“I’m not shy about what I do for a living, making my show, and going on stage,” she says. “I created all of the rules for what I do. But I feel shy when I’m asked questions I don’t know how to answer. I feel shy that I’m speaking in my funny American accent that some people make fun of. I realise I built up an image, but I don’t have any interest in changing my persona.”
She even claims to be bashful around men, however unlikely that may seem. “I’m not very aggressive when I see a guy I like. I’m still the girl that gets really nervous. I don’t have a plan on how to seduce someone that I don’t know,“ she says.
I wonder if being Dita Von Teese, the rightly crowned Queen of Burlesque, is a huge pressure to live up to. Do men expect her to stay in femme fatale mode 24/7?
How exhausting. Does she ever, I ask, just want to have boring sex and wear her manky period pants.
“When I’m with somebody who really cares about me they like seeing both sides of me,” she says.
“It’s funny because when you wear garter belts and stockings every day, it becomes old hat for men and then they’re just excited to see those manky period pants you were talking about!”
The image of Von Teese in baggy, greying underwear is not one I can conjure, but I’m grateful to her for making me feel better. Von Teese lives usually between her homes in LA and Paris. She is in London promoting the exclusive Piccadilly speakeasy she has co-designed, Cointreau Privé.
“It’s a really luxurious bar where you can have dinner or a cocktail. I’ve chosen everything on the menu,“ she says. “It’s a really sexy place.“ The speakeasy is decorated by select objects from Von Teese’s LA home, a place she describes as being like a dolls-house, but with “good lighting“.
Cointreau Privé is one of many sideline projects she works on: Von Teese also writes books, designs lingerie and dresses, just launched her first fragrance and has campaigned for AIDS awareness. She has been the global ambassador and face of Cointreau since 2007.
But Von Teese’s heart belongs to burlesque and watching her perform – behind fans, feathered, nipple-tasseled, sometimes galloping atop a fairground horse, once naked save for £3million of diamonds – it’s hard not to be impressed by the artistry of it all.
But is it really so different from straightforward, sliding-around-a-pole stripping? Burlesque has become a socially accepted stalwart of middle class nights out, while strip clubs are largely seen as seedy and morally questionable.
Crazy, agrees Von Teese, who says she always tells people she’s a stripper when they ask her what she does. “If you were sitting here with Gypsy Rose Lee in the 30s and you asked her what the difference between stripping and burlesque was, she would be completely baffled.
’Stripping’ wasn’t a bad word back then. The trick is, can you change people’s minds about what it is to be a stripper?“
Watch Dita talk about shyness, naked shopping and ‘manky pants’ here.
Dita Von Teese launches the Cointreau Privé, London’s most exclusive speakeasy, open for a limited three-week period from November 30. Visit www.cointreauprive.co.uk
Burlesque star and style icon Dita Von Teese visited London this week to launch Cointreau Privé, a lavish pop-up bar at 215 Piccadilly (in what was the Pigalle Club). Dita is global ambassador for Cointreau and along with performing her ‘Be Cointreauversial’ show in a giant cocktail glass at the celeb-studded bar opening, last night she hosted a cocktail-making class which the Catwalk Queen team were lucky enough to attend.
Dita – looking as polished as ever in a Dolce & Gabbana lace dress with seamed stockings and Christian Louboutin shoes – claimed she never drinks alone, so with her guidance (and a bit of help from a master mixologist) we whipped up the bar’s signature cocktail, Cointreau Citrus and Spice, and joined her in a toast!
Cointreau Privé itself is modelled after Dita’s own home, with boudoir decor reminiscent of her signature style, and the amazing corseted costume she wore for her performance is now on display at the venue. The Cointreau Privé is guestlist only, but you can book a place and see Dita’s world for yourself by visiting Cointreauprive.co.uk . The pop-up bar is open until December 17th.
I’ve added three sets of candids of Dita from the past few days. She was seen attending ‘The Cure’ concert, arriving in Heathrow airport and outside ITV Studios. Enjoy!
The sizzling beauty, Dita Von Teese attended the Lavazza marquee during Victoria Derby Day at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia on October 29, 2011. 39-year-old diva chose to wear a ravishing red dress and looked nothing less than amazing. Hot and sexy, Dita Von Teese was looking super beautiful in red draped one-shouldered dress from her Dita Von Teese ‘Muse’ Collection. She teamed her dress with a pair of matching pumps. The stunning hottie carried a bright red clutch. She rocked an alluring Philip Treacy red hat adorned with flower and feathers. Dita accessorized her red dress with a pair of lovely earrings. Dita Von Teese opted for hot red lipstick and cat eye design. In short, this was gorgeous look for Dita Von Teese. She was truly looking magical in her red look.
Dita Von Teese insists her “natural look” takes “a lot” of make-up.
The burlesque beauty is famed for her ever-glamorous vintage aesthetic.
Dita likes to dress down for Halloween, and has worn a blonde wig, fake tan and jeans in the past. The stunning star loves fading into the background at times and says her make-up artist is her secret weapon when it comes to transforming.
“I’ve [dressed up] a few times and no one ever recognises me,” she revealed in an interview with the British edition of OK! magazine.”A few years ago, I was at this club in my jeans, tan, blonde hair and beige nails and this couple were dressed as me and my ex-husband. It was so funny. I met them and they had no idea it was me!
“My friend Gregory does my make-up every year. He loves doing the transformation with all the shading – it’s a lot of make-up to get that natural look, I have to say!”
Dita has a very distinct style. The raven-haired beauty also likes a man to dress a particular way.
“I don’t like guys to wear too much jewellery or wear weird clothes,” she explained.
“I like really classic, well-dressed masculine style. I don’t like anything rock ‘n’ roll or crazy.”
When broaching the subject of ex-husband Marilyn Manson – who is famed for his eccentrically gothic style – Dita dismissed such preference.
“That was a different story!” she quipped. “I like guys who dress like guys.”
Burlesque superstar Dita Von Teese and Cointreau have teamed up to create the “My Cointreau Travel Essentials”—an on-the-go bar that fits perfectly into an elegant, yet retro-style hat box. For a libation enthusiast such as myself, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to sit down with Von Teese at the Royalton Hotel in New York City and find out more.
“When I travel, I like to be surrounded by beautiful things,” Dita Von Teese says coyly about what inspired her to design the bar kit. How can you argue with that? In addition to a beautiful design, she also wanted it to be fully functional and serve a purpose. So, when you drink through all the Cointreau, you are still left with a coffret that is perfect for your travel needs. The relationship between Dita and Cointreau seems to be a perfect fit, a vintage inspired beauty who is famous for her burlesque performance that includes bathing in a cocktail glass and one of the world’s most famous spirits that is synonymous with elegance and taste. And with Cointreau’s slogan “Cointreauversial,” it seems like a match made in heaven. So what does Dita keep in her personal “My Cointreau Travel Essentials” bar? All the ingredients to make a classic margarita of course.
Aside from her Travel Essentials bar there a few other items that Von Teese can’t travel without. “It takes a lot for her to be her,” she says playfully. Of the many essentials she keeps by her side on the road, she always has her tech items: iPad and camera. It’s an easy way for her to keep in touch while traveling and to interact with her fans through Twitter.
Find out more about Dita Von Teese after the jump…
When asked about some of her favorite collaborations, she tells us she she is very proud of her MAC Viva Glam campaign. It is a message that she stands strongly behind, and an important one for young women to hear, that they can elegantly protect themselves against HIV/AIDS and educate themselves. The MAC Viva Glam campaign has raised $200 million since it started. Paying tribute to the diva herself, Dita says she’s inspired by RuPaul and the work and effort he has put into the campaign. She doesn’t want to be just a face on a brand for the sake of exposure, she truly gets behind every project she is a part of. She still continues her fight against HIV/AIDS through different outlets such as the Lifeball in Vienna.
Of course, once RuPaul was brought up we had to ask if she would return as a guest judge in season 4. She couldn’t say, but she does hope to make an appearance. So, if the drag gods are listening, make this happen. Though, judge or not, it’s one of her favorite shows, and one of the few that she doesn’t miss when it’s on. As a woman that embodies glamour and never seems to have a hair out of place she let us in on a few secrets to stay glamorous on the go. Invest in a really great coat and sunglasses and always wear shoes that you can walk in through the airport and, of course, red lipstick. She says it’s all an “illusion”; if that’s an illusion then David Blaine can pack it up.
Va va voom! Burlesque beauty Dita Von Teese breezed into town Thursday night to make an appearance at the Mondrian Hotel. The always impeccably dressed beauty was doing her part as Cointreau International Ambassador, introducing South Beach jetsetters to “My Cointreau Travel Essentials,” a retro-style coffret containing a minibar with all the right cocktail accessories, including a jigger, hot pink shaker and atomizer.
Dita also kicked off a travel package with her name all over it. Guests staying at the Mondrian or other Morgans Hotel properties through Dec. 30 can get the luxe box in their rooms as well as “Drinks by Dita” suggestions.
We talked Von Teese, 39, who was born Heather Sweet in Rochester, Mich.
You are the expert on cocktails. What’s your favorite right now?
I’m loving margaritas. I never realized how easy they are to mix. There’s a misconception, but they only have three ingredients: lime juice, Cointreau and tequila. I mix them at home; they’re absolutely perfect and fresh.
Is this the drink you’ll be pulling together on Thanksgiving?
I already know that I’m going for a classic sidecar. It has the warmth of cognac, and I like that in the winter time. I live in L.A. but it can get chilly, in the 40s. I’m learning how to make the perfect one.
What are your plans for the big day?
I love entertaining. This year I’m bringing my family out from Boise, Idaho, to see me. My mother will help me, which is nice. A lot of years I had to do the cooking on my own. We’ll do turkey; I love the leftovers! I might do a healthier option for stuffing this year. I’ll see if I can make it with a wonderful quinoa and brown rice.
What other things do you have going on?
My [signature] scent is out in Germany, but is on its way to global access. It’s really elegant and sophisticated, sort of day to night. My motto is more femme totale than f emme fatale. I’m putting the finishing touches on my lingerie line and have a small dress line, a capsule collection. It accommodates voluptuous women, too.
Which celebrities do you think have great style?
So many celebrities have stylists and I don’t use one, so I admire people like Diane Kruger. She’s one of those girls who always looks great but doesn’t have a huge glam squad. Tilda Swinton always so looks so chic and interesting.
What is your beauty secret these days?
I am always glad to see the red lip is back. Really, it never leaves. It really is also about taking care of your skin.
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