Burlesque artist Dita von Teese attends the opening night party for the "Very Lingerie Week - Dita Von Teese Photo Exhibition" at the Spiral Gallery on June 19, 2007, in Tokyo, Japan.
Burlesque artist Dita von Teese is photographed on the red carpet for the "Very Lingerie Week - Dita Von Teese Photo Exhibition" in Tokyo on June 19, 2007. The exhibition featured photos of Von Teese divided into a "Black Zone" in a gothic style and a "White Zone" of more upbeat shots.
Burlesque artist Dita von Teese smiles sweetly for photographers as she attends the opening night party for the "Very Lingerie Week - Dita Von Teese Photo Exhibition" at the Spiral Gallery on June 19, 2007, in Tokyo, Japan. The exhibition was organized by Peach John, a Japanese lingerie company which features Von Teese in their popular catalog.
Burlesque artist Dita von Teese in front of a photo of her on display at the "Very Lingerie Week - Dita Von Teese Photo Exhibition" at the Spiral Gallery. Von Teese performed at the opening night party on June 19, 2007, in Tokyo.
Burlesque artist Dita von Teese begins her striptease performance wearing gloves, jewels, a fur stole and other items as she performs at the opening night party for the "Very Lingerie Week - Dita Von Teese Photo Exhibition" at the Spiral Gallery on June 19, 2007, in Tokyo, Japan.
Burlesque artist Dita von Teese removes her second glove as part of her striptease performance in honor of the opening of the "Very Lingerie Week - Dita Von Teese Photo Exhibition" at the Spiral Gallery on June 19, 2007, in Tokyo, Japan.
Growing up in suburban Detroit, Dita von Teese trained as a ballerina. Here she strikes a balletic pose as she removes one of her stockings during her performance at the opening night party for the "Very Lingerie Week - Dita Von Teese Photo Exhibition" at the Spiral Gallery on June 19, 2007, in Tokyo, Japan.
Burlesque artist Dita von Teese continues her balletic performance as she removes her other stocking during her performance on June 19, 2007, in Tokyo, Japan. The former ballerina sometimes wears pointe shoes in her routine.
Dita Von Teese performs her signature striptease in front of a champagne glass filled with bubbles. Von Teese worked for a lingerie shop when she was a teenager and now she's the cover model for Peach John, the Japanese lingerie company which organized the "Very Lingerie Week - Dita Von Teese Photo Exhibition" at the Spiral Gallery on June 19, 2007, in Tokyo, Japan.
Burlesque artist Dita von Teese revels in the bubbles in a giant champagne glass during her performance at the opening night party for "Very Lingerie Week - Dita Von Teese Photo Exhibition" at the Spiral Gallery on June 19, 2007, in Tokyo, Japan.
Burlesque artist Dita von Teese splashes around in the finale of her performance at the opening of the "Very Lingerie Week - Dita Von Teese Photo Exhibition" at the Spiral Gallery on June 19, 2007, in Tokyo, Japan.
It's the "tease" in striptease that separates Von Teese's burlesque from simple stripping. Here she manages to show almost everything yet nothing at all thanks to lots of bubbles and barely there lingerie. Von Teese was invited to perform at the opening party of the "Very Lingerie Week - Dita Von Teese Photo Exhibition" at the Spiral Gallery on June 19, 2007, in Tokyo, Japan.