Oscars Fug Parties: Dita Von Teese

I really loved the whole yellow dress/red shoes thing several years ago, when Reese Witherspoon did it, but there’s something about Dita’s look lately that has made her look much older than she actually is. Like, how old do you think this woman is?

She’s only 36. She looks about ten years older, all of a sudden. I think Dita’s stringently retro make-up, combined with the shorter, prim hair (the sort that many young women had fifty years ago, but which we’re currently accustomed to seeing on our grandma), is something that a very young person can pull off nicely — because the juxtaposition works — but as she ages, it starts to look less like a statement and like she’s just out of touch, even if that’s not actually the case. Also, I think I preferred this dress better in its first iteration as curtains at the Waldorf.