Dita Von Teese on The Transformative Power of Glamour | Encore Episode
Naked Beauty
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4.5 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 27 April 2026
⏱️ 77 minutes
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Summary
Sir John and I had a fascinating conversation with Dita Von Teese, the Queen of Burlesque. We talked about her childhood and the Hollywood starlets that inspired her to transform into the pinup girl of her dreams. Dita shared with us how her start dancing in the rave and strip club scene empowered her to always be her unique self. We also got the inside scoop on her Vegas show, a compilation of her life's work that includes original and iconic Bob Mackie costumes and, of course, her incredible beauty and skincare routine. Our chat illuminates Dita Von Teese’s lasting ability to give people permission to be their full and eccentric selves.
Tune in as we discuss:
Why what you build is more important than what you’re born with
Defining feminism as one that allows women and lgbtq+ people to embrace their eroticism and power
Burlesque’s surprising American roots and eccentric history
The beauty rules she’s learned from incredible older women
Her skincare secrets
How the history of perfume inspires her scents
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, hello, it's Brooke DeVard. |
| 0:05.1 | And it's Sir John. |
| 0:06.0 | And you're listening to The Naked Beauty Podcast. |
| 0:08.8 | And if you're watching us on YouTube, you're watching and experiencing the Naked Beauty podcast. |
| 0:14.0 | Sir John, today's episode, like, as two people that love beauty, love glamour, love history. |
| 0:22.5 | Yes, history, yes, for sure. Archives. |
| 0:25.0 | Yes. |
| 0:25.7 | Like, sitting down and talking to Dita Vantis is a huge deal. |
| 0:29.8 | Oh, my God. |
| 0:31.1 | This was kind of like, for me, it was like going to the museum with your friend. |
| 0:39.2 | But your friend happens also to be an installation. |
| 0:42.0 | You know? |
| 0:42.9 | She very much is giving walking art, like the embodiment of art. |
| 0:48.4 | And even just when she walked in here to this space, I was just like you, she's flawless. |
| 0:54.1 | Yeah. She's flawless and she's also |
| 0:56.5 | really gentle. Absolutely. You all are in for such a treat for this episode. Sir John, before we get |
| 1:01.9 | into it, how have you been? What have you been up to? How has your past week been? Well, this was a holiday |
| 1:07.4 | week, but I'm on my way to New York, on a panel. Oh, you're flying to New York tomorrow. Flying to New York tomorrow night on a panel. And then I go to speak at another panel and the Berkshire. Berkshire is called, yeah. Canyon Ranch. We love Canyon Ranch. Yes. And I just also am really grateful. This is a really nice way to close. It super. It's a really nice way to close. Not just the, you know, before we go away to holiday. You're literally leaving for maternity right now. |
| 1:36.0 | Yes. I have a few more weeks of working before I'm officially on maternity leave, which will be very interesting. |
| 1:42.7 | Are excited? I'm excited. |
| 1:44.5 | I'm excited. I love to work. Okay. I know you do. I love to work. You remind me Elaine that way. Yes. That's something that we really share in common and we bonded with during our episode. But yeah, I love to work. Is the nursery ready? The nursery's not ready. So that will be my work. I literally just picked out paint. So we're going to like do some nesting, some relaxing. |
| 2:03.3 | But this is such a great... ready. So that will be that will be my work. I literally just picked out paint. So we're going to |
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