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" 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
Classroom
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Me
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" My beauty icons are women whose images are self-created. "
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" 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. "
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" I love glamour and artificial beauty. I love the idea of artifice and dressing up and makeup and hair. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" I can't stand wearing the same clothes all day. It makes me insane. I like to dress for the afternoon and for dinner. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" I started dressing vintage when I was a teenager because I didn't have money for designer clothes. "
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" I don't have long-standing regrets; they pass as I see how things are meant to be. "
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" I really enjoy watching people like Madonna, or Cher, or Barbra Streisand on the red carpet. I want to see people wearing exciting things that are different and to know that they're not just looking for the latest, most normal thing. "
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" I like having my cellphone. I like the Internet. I like being different. "
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" I think the beauty looks I most regret are those I was persuaded into. "
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" Corsetry is a body modification. "
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" I've always loved the idea of not being what people expect me to be. "
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" I advocate glamour. Every day. Every minute. "
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" 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. "
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" I'm a designer, producer and I am hands-on for every project I undertake. The creative side of what I do is really something I think people overlooked for a while. "
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" I like when people know who they are, know their limitations and what they want to do. It's the same thing for me. "
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" Red lips don't look good on blotchy, uneven skin. "
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" 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. "
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" Every one of my products - my lingerie, my perfume, and everything that I do beauty-related with regard to building my burlesque shows - is just me. "
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" When people say I look intimidating, it's hard for me to relate to. I hear that a lot. I don't know why. "
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" Anyone who says they don't like to receive a gift is lying. "
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" Some days are just bad days, that's all. You have to experience sadness to know happiness, and I remind myself that not every day is going to be a good day, that's just the way it is! "
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" Physical beauty isn't so impressive to me. "
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" I want to remind people of a different kind of glamour, a different look, and breaking the rules of fashion. I wanna break the rules. "
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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 make a point to never, ever point out my physical flaws... this is advice I give to women as often as I can. People don't notice the things we see in ourselves that we hate, so why direct them to it? "
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