Handbag catches up with Dita von Teese, and chats to her about her fashion-filled life. The style icon waxes lyrical about her relationship with famed tight-lacer Mr Pearl, as well as Jean Paul Gautier, and discusses her museum-worthy collection of clothes. Despite a desperate fear of moths, she describes her relationship with her most-treasured item – a three-piece haute couture Christian Dior ‘new look’ suit. Divine!

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