An Elegant Book...

An elegant book by an elegant icon of fetish and burlesque. In the world of pin-ups, this gentleman definitely prefers brunettes, and Dita is the cat's pajamas of her kind. I enjoyed both her writings and her very alluring pictures taken by some of this genre's slickest photographers. Just marvelous.


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expected a little more bang for my buck

First off, let me say that the photography in this book was great, very professional, very 'Dita' with her beautiful self-applied style sense in homage to the pin-ups of old. Gorgeous stuff. I thought it was a nice little novelty having the two books in one, also, when she could quite easily have released two separate books to cash in a bit more - nice one Dita.

The writing however, was slightly amateurish, pretty self-indulgent (although that can be forgiven since it's a book about Dita by Dita, so really, that's what you're in for), and very surface-skimming. I expected a bit more in that respect, but maybe I'd had a false impression that Dita was a bit deeper than she really is. I was also surprised and put off by her flippant endorsement of wearing real animal fur for pleasure. I mean, does anyone still REALLY think it's OK to kill an animal for vanity? Apart from that criticism, the writing style was of a cute, light read, much like a blog or celebrity magazine article.

This is more just a really fun Dita souvenir than anything more, a little cheeky, but nothing you couldn't display on a bookshelf or leave out on the coffee table. It'd make a nice gift for a fan.

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Classy, imaginative and sexy

For not knowing who Von Teese was, I was really knocked back by the imagery of this book. Great wardrobe, awesome colors, and great shoots make this a must have to show and talk about with others. I bought this for my girlfriend and Im glad I did.
Well worth the price.

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