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Burlesque beauty
Dita Von Teese performs a Cointreau-versial show in her latest collaboration with the French liqueur.
By Lara Ceroni
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EC.com: Where do you envision people sipping your Cointreauteese?
At elegant dinner parties and events where I am performing, of course! I love the idea of everyone sipping Cointreauteese's as I dip into my giant Cointreauteese on-stage.
EC.com: Tell us about the gorgeous outfit that was customized for you: What was the inspiration behind it?
DVT: Catherine and I wanted to do something inspired by the classic Cointreau bottle, which is the most lovely shade of amber with touches of orange and gold and a bit of purple; we even examined the way Cointreau turns this beautiful opalescent shade when poured over ice; we matched Swarovski crystals to it! Beyond that, we wanted the look to be distinctly French, just like Cointreau, so the costume is very haute couture meets Folies Bergere in the '60s. It's definitely the most elaborate costume I have ever worn, with hundreds of thousand of fancy custom-cut Swarovski crystals and these amazing custom crafted feathers from Belgium -- even had some classic French anthems turned into bump and grind striptease music!
EC.com: Strip tease and burlesque dancing has become quite an art: What do you still get out of it after performing for all of these years?
DVT: Well, sadly, it hasn't become more of an art... it once was an art in the golden age of burlesque in America; fortunately, some of us care enough about preserving that! For me, I never get tired of it because I enjoy the process of creating a new act, watching it slowly come together and being satisfied with the thing I created in the end. It's fun to be really involved: I get to be my own director, producer, stylist, everything, so it never gets boring for me. This is my childhood dream come to life: being a showgirl is everything I ever wanted, so my ambition and love of burlesque never fades in the least. No matter what else I do, I would always want to be recognized for being a burlesque performer, above all!
Check out Dita Von Teese's performance here!
Has Dita inspired you to try some Burlesque moves on your own? If so, click here to learn more.
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