Beautiful Ladies

Dita Von Teese is an amazing woman. She is one of my heroine-crushes- the kind of crush another woman gets, on a member of her gender who just kicks major butt.

Why so much ass-kicking, you ask?

(not in order of importance)

1) She is pale. Pale skin in today's society is often looked down upon for being unattractive. Despite this, Dita flaunts palocity with sexiness and poise, setting a healthy example for young women who are easily influenced by the media.

2) She is a burlesque dancer, and she has no qualms about calling it exotic dancing. In an interview I saw of her with Sharon Osbourne, Sharon made a comment about how Dita is "above" strippers and exotic dancers. Though this is, for the most part, true- due to skill- Dita made it very apparent with her response that she disagreed. She says that stripping and burlesque dancing all stem from the same area. She also maintains that, just because she's famous, she's not necessarily any better than any other exotic dancer. This is so beautiful of her. It is admirable that she doesn't let her fame or status get to her head, and instead uses it to defend girls who are constantly attacked for what they do.

3) She has a wholesome image; it's strange to think it possible.  In a world where the media likes to pick up any piece of information about a star, to try to distort it into a scandalous tidbit, Dita has retained an image of glamour. She is well respected for her mind, as much as her body. This boggles my mind. In one interview, she explained that she was uncomfortable in mini skirts. This, she reasons, is because there is a time and place for everything. In her everyday clothing, she prefers to build fashionable ensembles, not sprawl her half naked limbs all about, every which way (my words, not hers.)

4) If you ever watch her walk, talk or move in any number of ways, you'll notice that she is the epitome of grace. The way she moves her body..I'd label it as "unconscious control." Every movement is fluid, her posture is perfect....I've never known anybody, including dancers, to be so ostentatiously poised.

5) Her personal taste in fashion (1940s all the way,) has single-handedly influenced the wardrobes of many a female. She has helped bring the burlesque era back. It's been a slow revolution, but she has had an incredible influence in popularizing the genre with today's young women. And burlesque concepts are wonderful.

6) She is possibly more obsessed with corsets than I am. This is a very large credit to her capacity for obsession. She understands what makes a corset good vs. bad, and takes an interest in getting the quality thing. Sometimes I wonder if(or rather, wish that,) I'm Dita's long-lost little sister.

7) She's naturally blonde (like me!) She consistently dyes her hair black. This is yet another contradiction when it comes to societial ideals of beauty. She is the anti-Barbie. Pale, dark-haired and intelligent. I will grant that Barbie is fashionable, and not necessarily dumb. However, Barbie has not stood behind philosophical ideals that impact the world in as positive a way as Dita's have.

As any more reasons come to mind, I will add them to my worship list.

I'd be kidding myself if I called it anything less.