Dita Von Teese attends Sidaction’s Le Dîner de la mode 2012
Pavillon d’Armenonville, Paris, France
Thursday, January 26, 2012

Photos 1-2: celebutopia

Dita Von Teese Attends Gaultier Show
Jean Paul Gaultier Haute Couture Show, Paris Fashion Week
Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Photos 1-4: celebutopia; 5-9: justjared

“Loved @JPGaultier’s haute couture tribute to Amy Winehouse today. Beautiful and touching.”

“An “artsy” aka blurry pic from the @JPGaultier show say.ly/kIR1jJf“

“Video snippet from @JPGaultier’s Amy Winehouse tribute here at the Paris haute couture say.ly/sGj1jJm“

“Bravo, Pearl & @JPGaultier! RT @catherinebaba: A MR PEARL MOMENT! JADOOOR pic.twitter.com/w7WbbGDl“

“Suzanne&me wearing my signature stockings en route to the @JPGaultier show. teese.us/stockings say.ly/nGy1jTd“

- Dita Von Teese

Flaunt (USA) October, 2006
Photography by James White
Written by Bett Williams
Styling by Marina Nilsson
Hair by Robert Vetica
Makeup (Scarlett) by Shane Paish
Makeup (Dita) by Kathy Jeung
Location, Quixote Studios, West Hollywood

Been threatening to post this for quite a while. My copy’s in storage at present, so these scans are from scarlett-fan.com. I’d be surprised if you haven’t seen at least a couple of these shots before. The latest issue of Flaunt made me realise that I’d never actually posted about the previous Dita issues, even though I have both. Which is odd because I’m a great admirer of both Dita (obviously) and Scarlett Johansson.

I’ve also done some browsing to find what I could of the photo shoot in general (second set of photos above). It went viral quite quickly in 2006 and most of that content is still around. Again, some are from scarlett-fan.com. The image qualities provided are the best I could find for each shot. Most are high resolution.

Dita Von Teese’s Chartreuse Satin & Black Lace Louboutins
size 36.5, ankle & leg wrap sandals

If you follow Pocket Venus on twitter you may recall my delight at winning the auction for this pair of new Christian Louboutins, worn by Dita. They’re chartreuse satin with a black lace overlay and black satin ribbons which wrap around the ankle and leg.

I haven’t been as active in the online auctions as you might expect – I have one other item owned by Dita. I’d love to collect all that lovely memorabilia, but it gets out of my price range. So I was ecstatic about this auction. Absolutely gorgeous shoes, as you’d expect. These photos are the ones from the auction, taken by Jena Von Teese.

I was aware that Dita has small feet, but wow, tiny. But then, I have giant supermodel feet, (well, I like to think of them as supermodel feet), so the comparison may dwarf the shoes unnecessarily!

Dita Von Teese leaving nail salon
Hollywood, Calif.
Friday, January 20, 2012

Photos 1-10: celebutopia; 11-13; ontd.

Dita Von Teese with Louis Marie de Castelbajac
HARD’s Holy Ship! cruise from Florida to the Bahamas
January 6-9, 2012
Photo by Ian Witlen

Usually, I find couples with matching clothing nauseating, but I can’t help but love this.

Swarovski Press Preview with Cameron Silver
Dinner & cocktails hosted by Nicole Miller, Emmy Rossum and Luis Barajas
Thompson Hotel, Beverly Hills, Calif.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Photos 1-5: celebutopia; 6, Dita with Emmy Rossum, Nicole Miller: justjared.

Susan Bernard, Julie Newmar and Dita Von Teese
West Coast Launch & Signing for The Stephen Sprouse Book
March 10, 2009

An issue of Garage magazine featured an article on Bernard and Dita.

Vintage Dita by Peter W. Czernich (2008)
2008, Hardcover
Published by Edition Skylight

Vintage Dita is widely available, the Book Depository often has the best price.

“This book, a timeless vintage portfolio shows Dita Von Teese between 1996 and 2004, whose rise to celebrity status was just a heartbeat away. Today, Dita is a style icon and admired by countless women everywhere. She regularly models for the big fashion houses and has a permanent place at the Paris catwalks. It doesn’t matter whether it’s the Oscar Awards Ceremony or the Opera Ball, it’s not the same if Dita isn’t there.

This book reveals a side to Dita that is well known to the public, i.e. her fetish for corsets (she has more than 100 tailor-made ones), her fetish for shoes (‘I never leave home without my high heals on’), as well as other fetishes such as bondage and latex. For the front cover of the 25th issue of Marquis magazine, I was even allowed to paint her from top to toe in silver! Dita Von Teese has created a style of classic proportions, and she is certainly in a class of her own. People used to call her ‘today’s Bettie Page’ but the comparison is out of place, as Dita is better than Bettie ever was.”

- Peter W. Czernich

The highly anticipated Von Follies by Dita Von Teese Lingerie Collection will be arriving into stores around the country from February 8th, just in time for Valentine’s Day, with additional product stories introduced in March and April. The range will feature a total of 26 pieces across five collections including these wild animal print satins, and all over jet black lace with intricate ribbon detailing and bold red satin as showcased by Dita herself!

Dita Von Teese commented: “I’m pleased to announce that my Von Follies lingerie collection will be in stores in Australia just in time for Valentine’s Day, so it’s the perfect time to treat yourself or someone special to a glamorous piece from my new collection.”

“I am really looking forward to returning to Australia this March to celebrate the launch of my Von Follies collection, and I am excited to see my Australian fans again,” she said.

The range includes full-figured briefs and bra styles available up to E-Cups and briefs up to size 20 with key styles including balconette bras, hi cut briefs, g-strings, suspenders, bustiers and fitted corsolettes with each piece featuring intricate detailing and immaculate finishes.

As announced in December 2011, Dita will return to Australia in March this year to officially celebrate the launch of Von Follies by Dita Von Teese and will walk the runway for Target at the L’Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival (LMFF) on Saturday 10 March 2012.

Prices start from just $19.00 for briefs, $35.00 for bras, $45.00 for suspenders and $79.00 for exquisite bustiers and fitted corsolettes and are available at selected Target stores and online at target.com.au from February 8th, for your nearest stockist call 1800 814 788.

In case you missed my previous story on the Von Follies Lingerie Collection, you can check it out here.