Jenny Packham for Dita von Teese’s “The Art of the Teese”
A sketch of the Jean Harlow-inspired robe that Jenny Packham designed for Dita Von Teese’s new tour.
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Jenny Packham for Dita von Teese’s “The Art of the Teese”
When asked to follow up her 2012 collaboration with Dita von Teese, Jenny Packham said her response was: “Thrilled — it’s always a pleasure to work with Dita and an exciting challenge for me creatively.”
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Jenny Packham for Dita von Teese’s “The Art of the Teese”
For the second costume inspired by Jean Harlow, Jenny Packham created a silk chiffon robe in antique pale blue. It’s cinched at the waist with a ribbon and flutters with sleeves accented with ostrich feathers curled by hand. “The gown is covered with beautiful hand-sewn, prong-set Swarovski crystals in light sapphire blue and crystal blue,” she said. “The overall effect is fluid and mesmeric.”
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Jenny Packham for Dita von Teese
Image Credit: Penske Media/REX/Shutterstock Evoking Betty Grable and Carmen Miranda, Dita Von Teese collaborated with Jenny Packham in 2012 for a dress covered in giant crystal orchids.
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Dita von Teese in Jenny Packham, December 2012
Image Credit: Marker/BFA/REX/Shutterstock Dita Von Teese is a fan of wearing Jenny Packham’s designs offstage. In December 2012, she donned one of her gowns at amfAR’s gala in Miami Beach.
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Dita von Teese in Jenny Packham, November 2012
Image Credit: REX/Shutterstock Like Kate Middleton, Dita Von Teese wears her dresses by Jenny Packham to more than one party. She estimates having worn this Forties-inspired gown with strong shoulder pads and long sleeves enhanced by jet beadwork four times. Here, she was at the British Fashion Awards in November 2012. “It’s femme fatale — like Morticia Addams circa 1940,” she said.
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Dita von Teese in Jenny Packham, February 2012
Image Credit: David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock Dita Von Teese in Jenny Packham at Elton John’s 2012 Oscars party.
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Dita von Teese in Jenny Packham, April 2013
Image Credit: BFAnyc.com/REX/Shutterstock Dita Von Teese in Jenny Packham at amfAR’s gala in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in April 2013.