Dita

Sparkulars!

Many of you who have seen the show already might have noticed these faux pyrotechnicspyrotechnics I purchased for the tour. We used them all across Europe and the UK. Interestingly, we got back to the US, and the pyrotechnics association in the United States has managed to have them restricted, even though they are cool to the touch. This is strictly a money grab, them wanting us to pay between $3000 and $5000 per show for a pyrotechnics person to come out and stand guard with a fire extingui...

Backstage Beauty Livestream Replay

Here is the replay of yesterday’s livestream from backstage in Atlanta. If you have any questions, put them in the comments and I will answer them. 💋💄

Backstage Makeup Livestream

Join me tomorrow at 3pm EST for our monthly livestream rendezvous! 

I will be backstage at The Tabernacle Theatre here in Atlanta, and I’ll put my show makeup on as we chat. If you have any advance questions, you can add them here in the comments.

We are sincerely hoping that the Wi-Fi will be suitable for this, but this is a disclaimer that if we have technical issues, I will record anyway and post the video on Monday. It’s a bit unpredictable to know where is best for t...

New Products

I’ve mean meaning to let you know about a few new things coming to my shop. Some of you who have been to the shows may have seen the new Toile de Teese pillowcase and lingerie bag, which will be in my shop to order online soon too. I wanted to make something as a companion to the dressing gown, nightgown and boxer shorts we have at ditavonteeselingerie.com so I had a small run of these made, plus a tie-side bikini that’s coming soon too. I am still waiting on the bikinis to arrive.

My Afternoon Off in New Orleans

Greetings from New Orleans! It was so nice to have a day off today in New Orleans. 

Houston was a bit tough; I had a bout of food poisoning that wrecked me for a full 24 hours. It was 5pm before the show when I was worried I wasn’t going to manage to scrape myself out of bed. And then of course there was the intense  storm… lighting slapping the windows of my 20th floor hotel room. I was wondering if the city would shut down events, which would have felt like a blessing at...

Austin Wall of Fame

Not content to sign the wall with a sharpie…

Off to Houston today. 

We are trying to plan this month’s livestream. I‘d like to do it from backstage while doing my show makeup on Sunday, January 29th in Atlanta. I realize weekdays aren’t easy for everyone, so this might prove to be the best date for it. Don’t worry if you’re going to be getting ready to see the show that night; it would be early, around 3-4pm, and as usual, there will be a replay of it. The livestr...

Ruby Mister Pearl Corset

Just a short video of the ruby corset being cinched up for the show. 💋

New Lingerie collection

Here’s a look at the new collection, I think many of these are either now in stock or coming soon to ditavonteeselingerie.com

Unearthed Camera Club Pinups

Greetings from Dallas, Texas!

So the other night, a gentleman at the meet and greet in San Francisco brought me a photo to sign from a camera club photo shoot I did long ago at Glamourcon, which was the original Playboy/ pin-up convention. We chatted about it, and last night he emailed me the rest of the photos, which I've never seen before, and had never been published. These are all unretouched, unfiltered images, which is really fun to see in this day and age when just about everythi...

San Francisco Show Photos Part 2

By @Fiestabanphoto

San Francisco Show Photos Part 1

These were taken on Saturday night in San Francisco by @fiestabanphoto

From the Wings: Besamé Mucho (Spoiler Alert!)

Here’s a video of the Latin dance striptease choreographed by my Danse Avec Les Stars partner Christophe Licata, performed here with my US-based dance partner Umario. The dance contains a melange of dances from Argentine Tango to Rumba. 

This number isn’t in every show; it is just in select cities when Umario is available to come. He’s a top-level teacher and coach, so he’s always busy! I met him through my friends Michelle Visage and Leah Remini, they both dance with Umari...

New Glamonatrix poster

Good morning! Here’s the new poster we created for the tour. All but five cities are sold out, and even those only have dwindling tickets left. I am absolutely elated over the success of this tour. I’m not sure what is next on the horizon… I have a few ideas, of course.

If you are having trouble getting tickets, I usually release my personal ticket holds the day of the show. As a Patreon subscriber, I want to make sure you have first crack at buying those tickets if you need them....

Victor Noir at Père Lachaise

From the vault, a film made many moons ago in Paris at Père Lachaise at the tomb of Victor Noir. I remember seeing something about this on TV when I was little, and so on my first trip to Paris, I was intent on seeing it.

I arrived in Paris not knowing anyone, but I had been connected with photographer Christophe Mourthe through my friends at the fetish magazine Marquis in Germany, and so I took the train over after a shoot there. Christophe barely spoke English back then, and I slept ...

Front Row in Oslo...

A video from the wings in Oslo, which also shows some of you who may have been in the front row earlier this year! I love seeing your faces. 🌹

Lingerie Sneak Peek

Behind the scenes of the most recent lingerie shoot, which we did in my living room. I like doing shoots at home because we have all my styling things there so there’s less packing and unpacking of shoes, and jewelry etc, plus my cats are there.😻

Not sure why the  here video isn’t so crisp; maybe because the lights are so strong. But we just thought we’d get some video on the fly, so here it is!

Meanwhile, we are headed to Vancouver this afternoon, and I believe I ha...

Shorter Hair Brush out with Tiara

Greetings from Seattle! Tonight is the first show of the Glamonatrix tour in the US and Canada, and so I pulled out a few backstage videos from the Europe tour to share here, since I didn't have this page then. 

My hair was significantly shorter here… Cali and I cut it backstage together; she did the back and I did the sides. I really only have a a couple good hair cutters in the world, so I often to take it upon myself and those around me because, if I’m honest, I don‘t see ...

New Year’s Eve

And just a few more miscellaneous photos from the evening.

All photos courtesy of @Fiestaban

New Year’s Eve

Can I just tell you that I’m especially excited to show everyone in the US and Canada my new Venetian curtain? Unfortunately, this expensive mechanical curtain malfunctioned and never worked when the tour came to Australia and New Zealand. We finally had it replaced once we got to Europe. I think it adds a lot to the show, and it brings me so much delight!

LipTeese Moments

More photos from New Year’s Eve!

New Year’s Eve

Here are a few photos from the professional photographer at the meet and greet.

First look 🍸

Here’s the first look at New Year’s Eve, photos by Fiestaban Photo. 🍸🍸🍸🍸🍸

‘Twas no small feat to coordinate all these glasses onstage at once! The only glasses missing here are my first martini which is on display at the Burlesque Hall of Fame, and the supersized Cointreau glass, which I sold to a collector a few years back because it was my least favorite to perform with. Bigger ain’t always better, a lesson learned back then.

Here in the glasses are Alek,...

Pics

Just a mini photo update, I haven’t had a chance to go through the official pictures from the show, but a friend sent me these from afterwards.

Glamontarix Costumes Up Close

Happy New Year! 

Here's a closer look at the costumes from the Glamonatrix tour. The first stop is Seattle on Saturday night, followed by Vancouver, and three nights in San Francisco. Looking forward to seeing those of you who can attend, but if not, there's bound to be lots to share with you from the tour!

💋💋

Dita

Happy New Year!

Happy new year! I am going through the images from last night, so and will post them here in a few hours, but meanwhile, here’s a photo of Joan Collins visiting me in my dressing room afterwards. I was giddy. I’ve actually been listening to Joan’s autobiography on Audible… it’s amazing, so I’ve been especially excited to spend time with her. Dynasty aside, she’s a brilliant actress, and I’ve always loved watching her on screen in older movies like The Girl in the Red Swing. Ha...

Yesterday…

Some photos I took after the live stream yesterday. I would say I had a pretty good day! ✨🎄🥂

Livestream Replay

Here’s the livestream from yesterday, featuring me making my friend Skye Mcalpine’s Snowy Panettone Cake recipe.

 You can find her recipe in her fabulous book A Table for Friends, and here: https://www.neptune.com/inspiration/2020/12/skye-mcalpine-s-pistachio-panettone-cake/

I wish you all Happy Holidays! 

(If you have any more questions...

Livestream for Backstage & Dressing Room Tiers

Join me from my kitchen in just a little while: Friday at 1pm PST. Let’s see if I can prepare this cake while answering your questions!

See you then! 💋💋

New Glamonatrix Pic

Thought I’d share a new image…

I visited my friends at the Tom of Finland Foundation a few months ago, and was inspired by a couple boot worship images I saw on the walls there. I haven’t released this photo yet, but we are using it for the cover of the new show program, and I’ll put it on socials later too. I also added two snapshots I took of the artwork that I was inspired by. This is the way I like to pay homage; touching on the spirit of something without feeling the need ...

Sneak Peek…

Here’s a first look at the lingerie campaign for next season. I don’t think this one gets released until sometime in January, but I’m excited about the color, and the photos in general. We did them in my living room with these beautiful panels I had made.

The headdress is a fancied up version of the one from my collection at hoodlondon.com.

The photos are by Albert Sanchez, of course.