Foutch, Haleigh (October 25, 2018). " 'The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell' Is the Goth Puppet Cooking Show of Your Dreams". Collider . Retrieved October 29, 2018. Dita Von Teese (who appears in the show as the fashionable ghost in Christine's mirror, Vivienne) Burlesque and the Art of the Teese/Fetish and the Art of the Teese - Dita Von Teese - Hardcover". HarperCollins Publishers: World-Leading Book Publisher . Retrieved January 11, 2019. Fischer, Blair R. "Sweet (wet) dreams are Made of this: Marilyn Manson snaps nudes of modern-day fetish queen/girlfriend Dita von Teese". Playboy. Archived from the original on March 6, 2007 . Retrieved February 17, 2007. Von Teese, Dita (2015). Your Beauty Mark: The Ultimate Guide to Eccentric Glamour. New York, NY: William Morrow Publishers. p.16. ISBN 978-0-06-072271-5. In 2022, Von Teese appeared in the music video for Taylor Swift's "Bejeweled" from her tenth studio album Midnights (2022). [45] Fashion and modeling [ edit ] Von Teese on the catwalk at The Heart Truth in February 2011

In an interview in 2016, Von Teese said "I was with him for seven years, we were married for only a year and I feel like getting married was sort of like the 'kiss of death' for us because it was sort of like the nail in the coffin. I felt kind of obliged to go through with the ceremony in a way because there was so much riding on it. Vogue was photographing it and it was in this castle and it was like this theater...I'm not going to beat myself up for being in different relationships and not finding a person I'm with until the end of my days." [72] Filmography [ edit ] Film [ edit ] Year Dita Von Teese - Guest Star at the Crazy Horse Paris". Crazy Horse Paris . Retrieved April 2, 2018.

Dita Von Teese – Credits and Appearances". Dita.net. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011 . Retrieved August 22, 2011. a b c West, Naomi (June 3, 2006). "Art of the Teese". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on September 11, 2007 . Retrieved February 17, 2007. Marilyn Manson Marries Dita Von Teese at Helnwein's Irish Castle", NewsHelnwein, December 3, 2005, https://www.helnwein.com/news/news_update/article_3607-Marilyn-Manson-marries-Dita-Von-Teese-at-Helnweins-Irish-castle Ng, Melody (April 27, 2012). "Dita Von Teese to release first makeup collection with Artdeco". Moodie Report . Retrieved September 18, 2019. Von Teese achieved some level of recognition in the fetish world as a tightlacer. Through the wearing of a corset for many years, she had reduced her waistline to 22 inches (56cm), and can be laced down as far as 16.5 inches (42cm). [17]

Nguyen, Katherine (April 5, 2006). "Dita Von Teese: Call her old-fashioned". The Orange County Register. Orange County Register Communications . Retrieved September 2, 2012. Dita Von Teese's 1939 Chrysler New Yorker Sold For (3,403)". Streetlegaltv.com. December 23, 2010 . Retrieved August 22, 2011. Von Teese, Dita (2015). Your Beauty Mark: The Ultimate Guide to Eccentric Glamour. New York, NY: William Morrow Publishers. p.100. ISBN 978-0-06-072271-5. She has appeared in more mainstream features such as the 2005 short film, The Death of Salvador Dali, written by Delaney Bishop, which won best screenplay and best cinematography at SXSW, Raindance Film Festival, and Mill Valley Film Festival, and won Best Actress at Beverly Hills Film Festival. She starred in the feature film Saint Francis in 2007. [37]

Von Teese chose her stage name by adopting the name Dita as a tribute to silent film actress Dita Parlo. For her breakthrough December 2002 Playboy cover, she was required to have a surname, so she chose Von Treese from the phonebook. Playboy misspelled it Von Teese, a name which she then kept. Von Teese participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia, as part of the stage performance for the German entry " Miss Kiss Kiss Bang". The act placed 20th out of 25 participants in the final round of the contest. [33] Later, she said her cleavage was censored during the show because it was too voluptuous. [34] She stated in 2007, "I don't understand why women feel the need to go into acting as soon as they become famous ... But I suppose if the part were aesthetically correct, then maybe I could consider it." [43] Créac'h, Isabelle-Marie. "Woman of Global Style: Dita Von Teese". Vogue. Archived from the original on March 9, 2007 . Retrieved March 20, 2007. On January 22, 2020, Von Teese walked in Jean Paul Gaultier's final couture fashion show in Paris. [62] Personal life [ edit ]

In addition, she has appeared in a number of music videos, including the video for the Green Day song " Redundant," [38] the video for "Zip Gun Bop" by swing band Royal Crown Revue, Agent Provocateur's video for their cover of Joy Division's " She's Lost Control", and (performing her martini-glass burlesque routine) the video for " Mobscene" by Marilyn Manson. [39] She was featured in a striptease/burlesque act in George Michael's live tour 2008, for the song "Feelin' Good". [40] In addition to this, she appeared at the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 as the central feature of Germany's entry, Miss Kiss Kiss Bang by Alex Swings, Oscar Sings. [41] She also appeared in the music video " Up in the Air" by Thirty Seconds to Mars in 2013. [42] Von Teese, Dita (2015). Your Beauty Mark: The Ultimate Guide to Eccentric Glamour. New York, NY: William Morrow Publishers. p.108. ISBN 978-0-06-072271-5.

Von Teese, Dita (2015). Your Beauty Mark: The Ultimate Guide to Eccentric Glamour. New York, NY: William Morrow Publishers. p.6. ISBN 978-0-06-072271-5. Von Teese has performed in adult and mainstream films. In her early years, she appeared in fetish-related, softcore pornographic movies, such as Romancing Sara, Matter of Trust (in which she is billed under her real name of Heather Sweet), and also in two Andrew Blake hard-core fetish films, Pin Ups 2 [36] and Decadence. Burlesque Icon Dita Von Teese Touts Her Own Brand of Feminism". The Hype Magazine. May 16, 2018 . Retrieved January 11, 2019. La Ferla, Ruth (November 23, 2012). "Dita Von Teese, From Burlesque to a Brand". The New York Times . Retrieved November 15, 2018.

Alexander, Ella (December 10, 2012). "Dita Von Teese On Dresses Collection". Vogue . Retrieved December 16, 2012. Valdez, Matt (May 8, 2017). "Dita Von Teese Bares It All On 'Hey Qween' ". HuffPost . Retrieved June 20, 2019. More Teese if you please". Yorkshire Evening Post. October 20, 2006. Archived from the original on September 15, 2018 . Retrieved September 15, 2018. a b c McLean, Craig (September 20, 2008). "Dita von Teese's naked ambition". The Times. London. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Garcia, Patricia (April 13, 2016). "Dita Von Teese on Burlesque Feminism, Nude Selfies, and How She Came Up With Her Name". Vogue . Retrieved November 15, 2018.Von Teese has toured the world with four full-length revues: "Strip, Strip Hooray", "The Art of the Teese", "Dita Von Teese and the Copper Coupe" and the 2019 "Glamonatrix" tour (postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic), which continued in Europe and the UK in 2022 and the US in 2023. [35] Television and acting [ edit ] Von Teese at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival