Posts tagged with burlesque

Past and Present Pin-Ups Meet Up!

China white skin, black hair topped off with a cap of shiny bangs, a boom-boom bod that makes one weak in the knees. We could be describing dearly departed pinup legend Bettie Page . . . or present-day burlesque queen Dita Von Teese.

Surprisingly, the two were able to meet sometime before Page passed away last week.

According to IMDb:

Von Teese remembers her encounter with the star fondly.

Of their meeting, Von Teese recalls, "She looked me up and down and said, 'You're an attractive girl, but a poor Bettie Page mimic'.

"I said, 'I know' and she laughed."

Forget meeting of the minds, this was a meeting of the bump-and-grinds! And don't miss Dita Von Teese naked in German Playboy!

Iconic Pinup Model Dies at 85

Today, more than 50 years after her career as a pinup model ended, the name and image of Bettie Page are still as well known as ever they were to rockabilly rebels, light bondage enthusiasts, and the women who make up roughly 102% of the fan-base of “burlesque” entertainment.

Yesterday, Bettie made headlines again when she died after her family took her off the life support she had been on since her heart attack earlier this month.

In the 1950s, Bettie had a career as a pinup model, appearing in men’s magazines like Playboy and posing for the nudie pics of “camera club” photographers.

Read more after the spank.

Sex and the Titties: Kim Cattrall Bares Boobs for Art

When the BBC program The Culture Show aimed to recreate the painted Titian masterwork Diana and Actaeon, it hired a gaggle of luscious, youthful nude models – and then had the good sense to cast 52-year-old Kim Cattrall as the centerpiece … of ass.

Click the pic for a better look at Kim Cattrall nude in the finished recreation, where she busts out, naked and proud, among the up-and-comers.

Mel B Spices up Her Life with Racy New Role

The Spice Girls were the hottest babes of the '90s. There was Baby Spice, Ginger Spice, Sporty Spice, Posh Spice and . . . Stripper Spice?

That's right, the tight-bodied Melanie Brown, aka Mel B, aka Scary Spice, is reportedly going to get even spicier, as she's joined the cast of Peepshow, a burlesque stage show in Las Vegas. She'll be playing the role of Peep Diva, a character who leads Dancing With the Stars babe Kelly Monaco down a road of sexual discovery. Whoa.

FemaleFirst reports:

Mel told People magazine: "This part is great for me. As a Spice Girl I would bring guys on the stage and whip them, so I think I've always been slightly naughty."

A source said: "Mel can't wait. She won't go topless, but she will be showing a considerable amount of flesh in a range of sexy stage outfits. I'm sure Mel's husband is hoping she will bring some of them home."

Zig-a-zig-ahhhhhh yeah!

Dita Von Teese Goes From Pin-Ups to Push-Ups as Spokesboobs for Wonderbra

Dita Von Teese, the goth-glam modern-burlesque queen whose style has launched a bazillion hipster-chick imitators, is now launching an official retro-boulder-holder line via Wonderbra.

“Lingerie shouldn't be something you just put on for your lover,” Dita said when announcing her new apparel, “you should do it for you.”

Yes, and lingerie is something you should take off for Mr. Skin!

Get more Von Teesed after the jump.

Prince Charles Unknowingly Hires Striptease Sensation Dita Von Teese To Get Bare for His Regal Offspring

Showing too much interest in a fellow partygoer's profession usually leads to boring stories about the insurance industry, but in the case of England's Prince Charles, chatting up burlesque superstar Dita Von Teese at a polo match led to the royal heir accidentally booking the high-class stripper to take it all off for Prince Harry's birthday party! Something tells Mr. Skin that Charles's mix-up will get Harry's Big Ben ticking.

Read on for the full scoop on Dita's two scoops.

Nightly Nudes and Sexy Celebrity Scoops

Claire Danes in a bikini is like a soda you left open in your car -- hot, flat, and sweet! (Pic via Hollywood Tuna)

Lindsay Lohan packs Samantha's suckers in purple.

See through Elizabeth Hurley's see-through beach shirt.

Striptease icon Tempest Storm, 80, still packs a-peel.

Bust a nut as Nuts magazine rolls out Britain's Biggest New Boobs.

See Claire Danes naked on the next page!

Take a Look as Goth-Glam Pin-Up Icon Dita Von Teese Peels Nude for Bizarre Magazine

According to the mammary mavens at Boobie Blog, retro-delectable va-va-voom vixen Dita Von Teese makes for quite a front cover on the new issue of the UK culture journal Bizarre.

The one-time wife of shock-rocker Marilyn Manson and full-time face (and figure) of modern ecdysiast arts makes for an even better front inside, where she bares hers.

For your peek at Mademoiselle Von Teese's milky peaks, shake your money maker on over to the next page.