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" I feel empowered the fact that I can look the way that I do on stage and in photos - I can look that way any time I want. And I feel like it's important message to other women that they can do it, too. "

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" I think as someone who collects beautiful things from the past, the thing that I miss the most about modernism and the things I lament about the past are everyday things that you would use were made more beautifully. "

Dita Von Teese

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Someone

Past

" Red lips don't look good on blotchy, uneven skin. "

" I started dressing vintage when I was a teenager because I didn't have money for designer clothes. "

" When I started performing, there was no Internet; I didn't really have anything to copy. I kind of had to just make up what I thought burlesque was, based on photographs of Sally Rand or whatever. "

" I'm more of an exaggerator than a liar. "

Dita Von Teese

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Than

" I really believe that beauty comes from health - sensible eating and exercise. "

" I don't work with a stylist, I don't work with a glam squad to get me together for the red carpet, I really enjoy the time it takes to do it myself, to choose my clothes and do my own makeup and my own hair. "

" I feel better about myself when I look my best. I always find the time to put on my powder and do my chignon. "

" People who follow all the rules and chase every trend tend to get forgotten - they look great, but they're not as memorable. "

" My beauty icons are women whose images are self-created. "

" But I'm not the girl who changes into flats because my feet are tired at the end of the night. I go the distance. I go all the way. "

" I've always loved the idea of not being what people expect me to be. "

Dita Von Teese

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Idea

" So I have the green smoothie every day for breakfast, and then sometimes even for lunch too, and then I have a normal dinner. "

" Thanks to my mother, people tell me I look younger than I am, especially without make-up. And I suppose my father had a part in making me more frugal with my money. "

" I like when people know who they are, know their limitations and what they want to do. It's the same thing for me. "

" I suppose women are attracted to the bad-boy image sometimes because it's fun to have an adventure. It's like eating junk food... it's fun at the time, but ultimately not the best choice. "

" Physical beauty isn't so impressive to me. "

" Anyone who says they don't like to receive a gift is lying. "

" I'd say the only time I ever get nervous is around great ballet dancers or people I really admire. "

" Me personally, I want to entertain people above all. When you look back at burlesque in history and the real golden age of burlesque, those entertainers were there to entertain, and there wasn't usually some big political message behind what they were doing. "

Dita Von Teese

People

History

" I like styling girls that don't normally dress in vintage clothes and don't normally wear red lipstick; I like seeing those kind of girls restyled in a retro way. "

" Corsetry is a body modification. "

Dita Von Teese

Body

Modification

" I was always intrigued by the idea of bringing things together that are considered taboo or risque and bringing them together with something of high elegance and sophistication. "

" I have been obsessed with seamed stockings my whole life, and I would collect vintage ones that were made in the '40s and '50s with the authentic styling of the keyhole, the welt, the reinforced toe and heels, French or Cuban heels, and hand-stitched seams. "

" I prefer the competitive atmosphere of a classroom setting, like yoga or Pilates. That keeps me going. Although performing on stage is great exercise! "

Dita Von Teese

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Great

" When I was a little girl, I watched all old movies. My mother liked old movies, and she loved shopping for antiques, so I was around old things all the time. "

" I was really, really shy when I was a little girl. "

" I don't feel I have an alter ego. "

" I advocate glamour. Every day. Every minute. "

" I'm not always in a full face of make-up! That's actually one of the things I like about make-up - that you can strip it away and show your vulnerability. "