Seeing Dita with Tina
Sorry for the rhyming post title, had to do it. One of the perks of my day job is I can sometimes get free tickets to cool things, and last week it was tickets to see Dita Von Teese at the Fillmore in San Francisco! Gal pal Tina was my date and we planned our outfits over quite the number of back and forth texts, as girlfriends do, of course! At first I was going to wear a newly purchased handpainted 40s blouse:
But then I realized I needed to find a way to show off the piece from Dita’s Von Follies lingerie line that I splurged on last year during a Cyber Monday sale. A little look through my closet and I realized a 70s Alfred Shaheen gown can show it off and cover it up at my whim. Added a 40s tilt hat, black eyeliner & red lipstick, and sensible heels for walking and standing and I was good to go.
70s Alfred Shaheen dress: NOS from Freestyle Exchange in Sacramento
“Her Sexcellency Dress” by Dita Von Teese’s Von Follies via Asos.com cyber monday sale
40s tilt hat: antique store
Peeptoe heels: Ross or Marshall’s
Velvet purse: thrifted
It was a spectacular show with sparkle overload! Dita’s costumes and sets were just incredible. It was the first high-budget burlesque show I’ve ever seen, so yes, it kind of blew my mind. Not to mention that now I want to wrestle the MC Murray Hill for his job. Seriously that is my dream job! If you plan on going to a Dita show, please ask the venue ahead of time if the show is seated. I assumed it would be seated, but the entire show was standing room only! I felt sorry for some of the attendees who got dressed up to the nines with high, high heels. My toes were going numb towards the end of the show and I was wearing a mere 2 inch heel! But besides that it was thrilling to see Dita live, I recommend it.
