BBC did a five minute interview with the wonderful Dita von Teese, which unfortunately can’t be embedded, but I hope you’ll check it out, because her charm radiates perfectly, and she narrowly avoids the last (less than classy) question.
It’s no secret that I love Dita. I certainly have a quite a crush on her… I mean, look at her. I’m a big fan of beautiful dark-haired pale ladies. But it’s so much more than that. Her burlesque-inspired look has really made me put emphasis on picking out a unique look. Not to say that I’m doing the pinup look quite as much as she is, but it makes me focus on every detail I use to showcase my style. She celebrates the sexiness of her femininity in a way that I find so powerful and seductive without trying too hard. Class and simplicity can be sexy.
Asides from the look, she also has helped me develop my feelings towards the art of the tease in general, which I wrote about on Fleshbot:
As a porn performer (this is the closest title I can use to explain what I do, though “performer” isn’t ideal either) I am certainly more demure than most. For anyone who follows what I do, it has taken me quite a long time to “take it off” and “show some skin” as it were. Sure, part of that is a personal journey, but there was also a fair amount of intent behind it. Here’s a thing about me… I love the art of the tease. It’s the ultimate form of seduction.
You can read the rest of that post and see a beautiful video with her on Fleshbot for Camille Crimson week!
If you had five minutes with Dita, what would you ask her? Or do? ;)
Camille. Thaks for your blog and videos.
you are one of the most beautiful and gentle women. I always wondered how they live actress in real life and through your blog a little of this mystery box opened.
Leo from Belarus.
I’m glad I can pull back the veil. I can’t pretend that I’m a typical porn performer, but I’m still happy to share what I do.
I would thank her for producing a lingerie line for women that look like women and not swizzle sticks with heads and then I would ask her what it’s like to have been married to a man who wears more make up than she does. I’d hope the honesty of the first statement would soften the impudence of the second.
BTW: it wasn’t til you put it in this post that I put it together – there is quite a bit of the classy Dita-ness in our lovely CC, isn’t there?!
Those are some pretty awesome questions… I always forget about her Marilyn Manson period. I guess she’s more iconic to me.
And thank you for the comparison! She’s definitely been a sensuality role model.
I agree with Redact’s “BTW” comment– I feel like this is the first time I’ve heard you give an “inspiration” shout-out in an interview or public post, and it’s absolutely perfect and lovely that Dita was one of your models for shaping your style (physical, emotional, cinematic). I know she would be (or hopefully already is) honored to have helped contribute to your teasing style and total success!
If I ever met her, I would definitely tell her. Who knows? Maybe some day.