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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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" 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

Sketch

Yes

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

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

Dita Von Teese

Expect

Idea

" I don't have long-standing regrets; they pass as I see how things are meant to be. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" I think the beauty looks I most regret are those I was persuaded into. "

" I love glamour and artificial beauty. I love the idea of artifice and dressing up and makeup and hair. "

" 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 advocate glamour. Every day. Every minute. "

" 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 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. "

" Corsetry is a body modification. "

Dita Von Teese

Body

Modification

" I like having my cellphone. I like the Internet. I like being different. "

Dita Von Teese

Being Different

Internet

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

Dita Von Teese

Liar

Than

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I can't stand wearing the same clothes all day. It makes me insane. I like to dress for the afternoon and for dinner. "

" 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. "

" When people say I look intimidating, it's hard for me to relate to. I hear that a lot. I don't know why. "

" 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? "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "