Dressing to Undress: an interview with Dita von Teese, part I (Dressed Classic)

Dressed: The History of Fashion

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History, Society & Culture, Fashion & Beauty, Arts

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🗓️ 15 April 2026

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Our two-part Dressed Classic episodes this week revisit our spectacularly stylish 2024 conversation with the one and only Dita Von Teese! A longtime vintage collector and star of the neo-burlesque scene, Dita's impact on contemporary visual culture cannot be underestimated. In part one of this two-part episode, we chat about her relationship with vintage style on and off stage and some of the amazing designers she works with to create her unique brand of unparalleled glamour. Past Dressed episodes of interest: The Origin of the Poodle Skirt The Incredible Origin of Cat-Eye Glasses Fashion and the Showgirl, part 1 Fashion and the Showgirl, part 2 Want more Dressed: The History of Fashion? Our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠classes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bookshelf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with over 150 of our favorite fashion history titles Dressed is a part of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AirWave Media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Pam, are you here to game with me?
0:02.3	In a minute, Ryan, but first, it's time to share what's happening on the 10 News podcast.
0:07.1	The 10 News is a kids news podcast for curious 8 to 12-year-olds that even grown-ups can learn from.
0:12.9	What else is there to say?
0:14.3	That we cover everything from the Supreme Court in the war in Ukraine to Pokemon and Minecraft,
0:23.5	and will always tell you 10 things you need to know.
0:27.3	And we're available wherever you get your podcasts. Is it game time now, Pam?
0:28.9	It's game time, Ryan.
0:29.6	Let's go!
0:35.4	Please enjoy one of our favorite episodes from the Dressed Archive of over 500 plus shows.
0:38.9	Dress, the history of fashion, is a production of dress media.
0:49.7	With over 8 billion people in the world, we all have one thing in common. Every day, we all get dressed. Welcome to Dressed, the History of Fashion, a podcast that explores the who-what win of why we wear.
0:57.0	We are friends, fashion historians, and your host, Cassie Zachary, and April Callahan.
1:06.8	Well, welcome back, Dressless, nerd.
1:10.0	And I say welcome back because it's been a couple of months since we have been here in real life recording in the studio. We were taking a break, of course, from making new content during our annual winter hiatus. So during that time span, we have been re-airing some of our favorite episodes from the Dressed Closet of
1:28.2	past shows. But today is our first brand new episode of Season 7 of Dress. Which every time we talk
1:34.9	about it, April, I am just in awe of us. I'm not going to lie. I'm like, wow, we have been doing
1:40.3	this for six, like six seasons, right? We have six seasons, 450 plus episodes, dress listeners.
1:47.8	And some of you are new to the show. We always get people saying they're new. And it's like,
1:51.3	oh, you have a lot to catch up on, but have fun. And we actually reached a really big milestone this last year because we had 20 million downloads of the show. That's amazing. I didn't even
2:02.9	know that. So thank you for blowing my mind just now. And dress listeners, thank you really from the
2:09.3	bottom of our hearts because we could not do this show without you. And it's because of you that
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