posted by ashleydc

Jun 28, 2007 11:14AM

I love Dita because she is womanly in a very natural way- the opposite of most porn stars and celebutants out there. And also the purple Vivienne Westwood wedding gown.

posted by canary

Jun 28, 2007 11:14AM

So she's a stripper - Gypsy Rose Lee and Sally Rand were as famous in their day as Dita is now. And she's got great red carpet style, which is all the fashion world cares about. Surely women have been embraced by fashion for doing much less.

posted by guest

Jun 28, 2007 11:38AM

Canary: yeah, like heaps of coke. (Kate, I'm lookin at you.)

Better a glorified stripper than a drug addict.

Dita is amazing,

posted by kenbot

Jun 28, 2007 11:38AM

No offense, ashleydc, but I think Dita is far from natural. You know what I don't like about her? The breast implants. Ugh.

posted by k122n

Jun 28, 2007 11:39AM

It's my opinion that the fashion world loves dita NOT b/c they all want to screw her, but because she is a woman with conviction when it comes to her personal style. She is unwavering in her "look" - and, well, she straddles the whore/virgin line quite nicely, which is really what fashion is all about, no?

posted by oy vey aka rachel

Jun 28, 2007 11:53AM

yes her breast implants are gross!

posted by Laia

Jun 28, 2007 11:54AM

She has great style. And even though she takes her clothes of (for a living?) she is a LADY. Like the way women were back in the day, and that's really cool and kind of admirable. I mean, Lisa Airan probably gets more photo coverage in Vogue and such (even in the safari lookbook on Style.com) and what has she ever done for anyone or for fashion? SERIOUSLY.

posted by ashleydc

Jun 28, 2007 11:55AM

Kenbot- none taken but she certainly doesn't have that bowling balls on an ironing board look. If you think about Jenna Jameson as the other sex worker du jour in the public lexicon, Dita looks more natural.

posted by h

Jun 28, 2007 12:08PM

I think her appeal is that, like Gypsy, she does burlesque--not full-on stripping (although granted, the pasties leave little to the imagination). She's essentially a well known performance artist. When she is fully clothed she goes for a very specific look, which is generally appreciated by fashion-folk. And she survived Marilyn Manson, she should get a medal.

posted by gracie o

Jun 28, 2007 12:15PM

THANK YOU!! I've been saying the same thing forever. Dita = glorified stripper.

posted by Anna

Jun 28, 2007 12:21PM

Those are very natural-looking breast implants, I think.

I like that when she's not performing, she is usually extremely covered up.

posted by Chels

Jun 28, 2007 12:49PM

I like that she isn't the same Mystic Tan shade of orange as everyone else. Her skin is gorgeous, no wonder she doesn't want to wear clothes.

posted by Venusia

Jun 28, 2007 1:00PM

Well, her body is far from natural, she's corseted herself down to a teeny waist. Apparently, she's 5'1" too? She's a fashion muse because she sticks to her vintage look.

posted by Kristen

Jun 28, 2007 1:07PM

I think Dita is incredibly STYLIZED, which the fashion world always likes. I think she's fascinating to rabid trend whores, basically because her look is so consistent and committed. And she's smart enough not to wear sack dresses, which everyone who is not pregnant is going to Truly Regret v soon.

posted by Sara

Jun 28, 2007 1:30PM

I think people see "glamour" when the look at Dita. She is always well put together. I love her sense of style and how she stays away from fads.

posted by Sara

Jun 28, 2007 1:31PM

I think people see "glamour" when the look at Dita. She is always well put together. I love her sense of style and how she stays away from fads.

posted by The Fashion Informer

Jun 28, 2007 1:47PM

Dita is a fashion world icon because she rocks a great, unique look - that never deviates - and has style to spare. Plus, I think her ladylike sensibility (I'm thinking of her off-duty attire here, not her pasties-and-g-string stagewear) has inspired many a designer recently. I love her. And no, I don't secretly yearn to be a stripper.

posted by The Fashion Informer

Jun 28, 2007 1:50PM

Also, she's very upfront about the fact that she started out as a stripper before turning to burlesque, so it's not like she's trying to pass herself off as anything other than what she is: A fair-skinned lady who likes to show her bits in public.

posted by dora

Jun 28, 2007 1:51PM

I'm probably the only person that thinks like this, But I don't think there's one sexy bone in that woman's body, she's too controled everything she does is too calculated.

I do not like her style at all, I don't see nothing special in copying text book the looks of a certain period,she's not being original, she looks like she's always in a costume for going to a fancy dress party.

posted by ab

Jun 28, 2007 1:51PM

those are so not implants. look at her site (with boobs). i love dita and her old glamour charms.

posted by dora

Jun 28, 2007 1:57PM

http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/von%20teese%20im%20proud%20of%20my%20fake%20boobs_1001638

Of course they are fake, It's no secret she admited it several times.

posted by Miss Jeffrey

Jun 28, 2007 2:14PM

Dita Von Teese gets her props because she is a burlesque performer of the highest scale. If you've seen Julie Atlas Muz perform then Dita, you would know the difference. Also, regardless of her boobs being fake or not, her style is consistent, controlled, lady like and flawless. If you've ever had a conversation with her (I'm sure most of you haven't) you'll find she's quite intelligent and well-read. Fashion fags women (adults in their 30s) respect and understand the lady-like, controlled, flawless, consistent, intelligence that comes with being a woman.

posted by Cassette Love

Jun 28, 2007 6:56PM

Her popularity merely stems from the fact that she is the antithesis of what is currently fashionable in pop culture, not to mention the adult entertainment industry- pale and cheekily demure in an ocean of rawhide skin and pantsless starlets.

You want burlesque, go see the Wau Wau Sisters. You want a fifth generation copy of a copy, Von Teese is your woman.

posted by Courtney

Jun 28, 2007 7:51PM

I think fashion loves her because she always looks amazing. She is always incredibly well put together. And women love her because she is sexy in a classy not trashy way, regardless of the fact that she likes to get naked on stage.

posted by Leigh

Jun 29, 2007 10:10AM

"Stripper" and "burlesque artist" are two very, very different things. Lohan and Paris and their ilk might as well be strippers due to the numerous times they've "accidentally" flashed their bits in public, but have we ever seen Dita's no-no spot without her express permission?

Nope. Dita has class and impeccable taste and always looks gorgeous. Yes, her breasts are implants, but they are the most natural looking implants in Hollywood as far as I'm concerned.

She is totally unafraid to consistently follow her own personal style, event if it is "fifth generation" as Cassette Love put it, at least it's not the same boho-chic/grunge-chic/slut-chic that gets garbled up again and again by endless parade of clones and wannabes on the red carpet.

posted by Kristen

Jun 29, 2007 12:31PM

I heart Dita! She owns her look, always looks glam and there's no one else like her out there....

I also like that she's about contradictions: glam/edgy; virgin/whore; straight-laced/sexy.
She's just one of the most interesting females out there today, period....