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What happened when Dita Von Teese met Lauren Bacall - Interview Magazine
Burlesque was about the striptease. The stars of burlesque took their clothes off, end of story, period. Hardest thing about stripping : To make it look effortless and natural. Her first corset : It was out of my life for a little while. One day she returned it and said she was sorry.
Von Teese was born in Rochester, Michigan , the second of three daughters. This began at a young age and was fostered by her mother, who would buy clothes for her daughter to dress up. Her mother was a fan of old, Golden Age-era Hollywood films , and from her Von Teese developed a fascination with the actresses of that day, especially Betty Grable. She was classically trained as a ballet dancer from an early age, and danced solo at age 13 for a local ballet company. Though she originally wanted to be a ballerina , Von Teese states that "by 15, I was as good as I'd ever be.
On Tuesday they have the live organ, and the guy that plays it has been there forever. I think he owns the place. The people watching is great—you could cast a David Lynch movie there. It reminds me of my house. I drink dirty vodka martinis.