Burlesque

Dita Von Teese Sexes Up Perrier Water [video]

Filed under: Video

Haute-burlesque queen Dita Von Teese has been brought on by Perrier, the famed French sparkling mineral water, to inject some sex appeal into the brand in a big way. Von Teese's sultry looks adorn a new limited edition bottling of the water, and she also stars in a new interactive website dubbed Perrier By Dita that's so steamy it carries a caution to youngsters. Set in the lavish "Perrier Mansion", it positions the viewer as a man arriving in a Porsche 911 to find the alluring Dita waiting inside. Behind one door you then take pictures of Dita in sexy poses, while behind the other you play a game with the curvy temptress wherein she acts out instructions engraved on a set of special dice that involve her removing clothing and dousing herself in Perrier. See the video above which is quite literally a "teaser".

[via Luxuo]

Gallery: Perrier By Dita

Tags: ad campaigns, bottled water, burlesque, Dita Von Teese, mineral water, Perrier

Blue Bloods Meets Burlesque at Book Bash

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Events, Books, Wealth

There are those who think all rich people are bloodsuckers. The ones in author Melissa de la Cruz's Blue Bloods books certainly are. The bestselling series centers on a secret society of socialites within New York City's most elite families, whose ancestors sailed on the Mayflower - and who happen to be vampires living in luxury on the Upper East Side. De la Cruz (right) celebrated the publication of the fourth installment in the series, The Van Alen Legacy, due to be released today, with a book bash at Meet at the Apartment in Soho the other night. Sexy burlesque star Veronica Varlow (left), who has been featured on MTV and hailed as the next Dita Von Teese, performed a vampire-themed routine at the event, as guests sipped cocktails, enjoyed hors d'oeuvres and indulged in mini-cupcakes from Crumbs Bake Shop. The Blue Bloods series, which has over a million copies in print, has topped the New York Times, USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists.

Tags: burlesque, Crumbs Bake Shop, CrumbsBakeShop, Melissa de la Cruz, MelissaDeLaCruz, New York, NewYork, party, Upper East Side, UpperEastSide, vampires, Veronica Varlow, VeronicaVarlow

Dita Von Teese Debuts Wonderbra Collection

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Apparel

Haute-burlesque queen Dita Von Teese, whose controversial Cointreau ads we told you about in April, will debut her new collection for Wonderbra in Europe on Sept. 23rd.

The limited-edition, vintage-esque pieces, inspired by old Hollywood glamour with a touch of Bettie Page, come in three lines dubbed Multi-Teese, Spot-Teese and Satin-Teese, and also include panties and garter belts. Some of the bras feature an innovation of Dita's own devising: quick-release clasps so they're easier to remove than conventional models.

"Lingerie shouldn't be something you just put on for your lover; you should do it for you," Dita said in a statement announcing the collection. "It's not about seducing men, it's about embracing womanhood."

Tags: Bettie Page, BettiePage, Burlesque, Dita Von Teese, DitaVonTeese, Lingerie, Wonderbra