Stylelist.com: Dita Von Teese: Performance Artist, Collector, Designer
by Jessica Robin Trent
September 4, 2012
Dita Von Teese (in custom Jenny Packham), Cointreau Global Ambassador. Beverly Hills Hotel. Photo by Charley Gallay/WireImage
Dita Von Teese is more than a burlesque dancer, she is a performance artist as intelligent, talented, and rigorous in her work as any fine artist I have seen in the best galleries or museums. Dita is also quite the savvy businesswoman.
Dita incorporates the formal ballet training of her small town youth into her performances. She is naturally elegant, feminine, and graceful. Sitting inches away from her on a loveseat at the historic Beverly Hills Hotel, her posture is as perfect as her milky white skin. Ever the artist and creative collaborator, when I inquired about her performance makeup, she replied “I do my own hair and makeup and I am working on a step-by-step beauty book with Rose Apodaca.” Dita told me unusual beauties such as Maria Callas and Marlene Dietrich inspire her.
