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" Red lips don't look good on blotchy, uneven skin. "
Dita Von Teese
Good
Look
Lips
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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. "
Dita Von Teese
Looking
People
Red
" Anyone who says they don't like to receive a gift is lying. "
Dita Von Teese
Receive
Says
Gift
" 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. "
Dita Von Teese
Food
Adventure
Best
" 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. "
Dita Von Teese
Face
You
Vulnerability
" I have a lot of Burberry items at home, including one dress that I loved so much that I had my living room painted to match because the color was so flattering. "
Dita Von Teese
Living
Home
Room
" I advocate glamour. Every day. Every minute. "
Dita Von Teese
Every Day
Day
Minute
" I like when people know who they are, know their limitations and what they want to do. It's the same thing for me. "
Dita Von Teese
Same
Want
People
" 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. "
Dita Von Teese
Thought
Copy
Internet
" I don't have long-standing regrets; they pass as I see how things are meant to be. "
Dita Von Teese
See
Meant To Be
I See
" 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. "
Dita Von Teese
Money
Father
People
" I think the beauty looks I most regret are those I was persuaded into. "
Dita Von Teese
Regret
Looks
Beauty
" 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
Great
Me
" 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. "
Dita Von Teese
Made
Heels
Cuban
" As a little girl growing up in a small farming town in Michigan, my idols were women like Marlene Dietrich and Rita Hayworth. "
Dita Von Teese
Growing
Growing Up
Small
" So I have the green smoothie every day for breakfast, and then sometimes even for lunch too, and then I have a normal dinner. "
Dita Von Teese
Day
Lunch
Green
" Well, when I was fifteen years old I worked in a lingerie store and that's how I feel in love with vintage lingerie because I wanted to know the history of it. "
Dita Von Teese
Love
History
Vintage
" Don't underestimate the cosmetic power of sunglasses. It's worth spending a bit of money on a quality pair. I usually go for Dior or Louis Vuitton. "
Dita Von Teese
Sunglasses
Worth
Money
" 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. "
Dita Von Teese
Myself
Hair
Red
" People who follow all the rules and chase every trend tend to get forgotten - they look great, but they're not as memorable. "
Dita Von Teese
People
Great
Look
" My beauty icons are women whose images are self-created. "
Dita Von Teese
Women
Whose
Images
" 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. "
Dita Von Teese
Think
I Am
Project
" Yes, but more than being a designer, I'm more of a stylist, because I don't sew and I don't sketch, but I'm good at putting things together, choosing things that are chic and glossing over the aesthetics of things. "
Dita Von Teese
More
Sketch
Yes
" I can't stand wearing the same clothes all day. It makes me insane. I like to dress for the afternoon and for dinner. "
Dita Von Teese
Dinner
Day
Clothes
" 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! "
Dita Von Teese
Myself
Sad
Day
" 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. "
Dita Von Teese
Kind
People
Look
" I don't feel I have an alter ego. "
Dita Von Teese
Feel
Alter
Ego
" 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? "
Dita Von Teese
Flaws
Women
See
" 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. "
Dita Von Teese
Want
Feel
Important
" Corsetry is a body modification. "
Dita Von Teese
Body
Modification
" Physical beauty isn't so impressive to me. "
Dita Von Teese
Impressive
Physical
Beauty