Dita Von Teese

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“The prosecutor uttered the party line that would distinguish revue from burlesque for the next thirty years. "The difference is movement. On Broadway, unadorned female figures are used to artistic advantage in tableaux. They do not move.”

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

“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 was really, really shy when I was a little girl.”

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

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

“I don't feel I have an alter ego.”

“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 really believe that beauty comes from health - sensible eating and exercise.”

“The new acts' major influences were movies and their curvy queens Brigitte Bardot and Marilyn Monroe. With their big blonde hair, ample breasts, and highly fertile hips, these bombshells inspired women everywhere to exxagerate their own voluptuousness.”

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

“You can be the ripest, juiciest peach in the world, and there's still going to be somebody who hates peaches.”

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

“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 advocate glamour. Every day. Every minute.”