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Striptease for the Queen? Fashion news!

Last updated on: December 2, 2011 20:20 IST

Image: Dita Von Teese
Photographs: Wonderbra ad campaign

Welcome to the weekly fashion round-up, where we bring you the latest on supermodels, style, designers and everything in-between!

Which actress has bared all for animals? Which supermodel claims she was once ugly?

Here's the lowdown on the latest fashion news!

Dita Von Teese wants to striptease for the Queen!

Dita Von Teese has revealed that she would love to perform a striptease for the Queen.

"I am never too nervous for anything. I love performing and I think it's irrelevant who the party is for," the Daily Star quoted her as saying.

"From my fans to fancy parties to royalty, it doesn't matter."

"I would happily perform at a royal event. We'd love to see the look on our monarch's face," she said.

According to the UK edition of OK! Magazine, the 39-year-old burlesque dancer, who regularly wows on and off stage with her jaw-dropping attire, also said that all women should aim to please with their bedroom aesthetic.

"Put on something easy to get out of -- not something you have to take over your head. I like a zipper down the back. And great lingerie," Stuff.co.nz quoted her as saying.

"All women should have a perfect-fitting black lace bra, with matching panties -- both string and brief, and a good suspender belt. And remember to wear your panties over the suspender belt!" she added.

I was an Ugly Betty, says Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

Image: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
Photographs: Victoria's Secret catalogue

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, who is considered one of the most beautiful women in the world, has revealed that she hasn't always looked terrific.

The Victoria's Secret Angel-turned-actress revealed in the December issue of a magazine that she was quite like an 'Ugly Betty when she was 15' and used to go to her castings in 'trainers, with braids, a ton of makeup, plucked eyebrows and braces'.

"I was a bit of an Ugly Betty when I was 15," Radar Online quoted her as telling Harper's Bazaar Magazine.

Though she made her silver screen debut earlier this year by replacing Megan Fox in Michael Bay's fantastically successful Transformers film franchise, it hasn't been very smooth sailing for the sexy star in Hollywood -- she received lacklustre reviews for her performance.

"It's interesting coming from modelling, where women rule the industry, into one where there are so few great female parts and the competition is so much higher," she said.

The 24-year-old is currently dating action star Jason Statham and is proud to have been a Victoria's Secret Angel.

"People kind of laugh about (modelling for Victoria's Secret) and think it's irrelevant, but I don't know a girl in the world who would put those wings on and not feel, just for a split second, very special," she added.

Katherine Heigl bares all for pets

Image: Katherine Heigl
Photographs: 'I Hate Balls' animal rights ad campaign

Katherine Heigl has posed semi-naked in a saucy new advertising campaign for pets.

The dog lover covers her breasts with a puppy in the public service announcement for website IHateBalls.com

The ad urges pet owners to spay and neuter their furry friends, The Daily Express reported.

Heigl wears nothing but panties along with high-heeled shoes and a grin in the provocative video, joking, "Unfortunately I can't cut the nuts off human men -- yet. So I've dedicated my time to the neutering of dogs, because that's legal."

'The Body' Macpherson strips on her own terms

Image: Elle Macpherson
Photographs: Cover of Good Health Magazine, November 2009

Elle Macpherson has revealed that whenever she strips, it is on her own terms.

The stunning supermodel, nicknamed 'The Body' likes to keep a firm grip on just who gets to see her in the altogether.

She herself sells the photos to the invasive paparazzi trying to what they wanted -- but in a way that suited her

"Okay, you want naked? I'll give you naked -- but on my terms," the Daily Mail quoted her as telling the Telegraph.

Macpherson contacted the photographer Herb Ritts, who agreed to shoot her naked.

The photographs made it to the cover of Playboy and across numerous pages inside -- and Macpherson used the proceeds to buy a house for her mother.

Working for men's magazine Sports Illustrated for so many years paved the way for Macpherson's determination to achieve financial independence.

She realised that slogging for someone else to take home the big bucks just did not suit her.

"I recognised that working for a business in which I did not have a profit share was not attractive," she said.

The Australian model has never been clouded by ego.

"(I wasn't) clouded by ego, 'Isn't it great that I'm on the cover?' or 'Isn't it great they want me for this television commercial?' Instead, it was 'why am I doing this?'"

"It was an understanding that to create my future, I needed something more tangible than compliments on the way I looked," she added.

Macpherson has gathered a multi-millionaire fortune in her own right, owns several properties and is still landing top jobs in the notoriously ageist modelling industry.

Lady Gaga credits 'lots of orgasms' and spinach for perfect skin

Image: Lady Gaga
Photographs: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images

Lady Gaga has stated that the secret to healthy skin is having 'lots of orgasms'.

She revealed this while being interviewed for Elle Magazine's January edition.

As she sipped on a vegetable drink, the interviewer asked her if that was the reason for her good complexion.

But the unconventional singer said that it was 'orgasms, lots of orgasms', the Daily Mail reported.

She did eventually concede that the vegetable drinks might also play a small part in her skincare regime, but gave credit to both 'orgasms and spinach'.

Britney Spears' beauty icon is JLo

Image: Britney Spears and (right) Jennifer Lopez
Photographs: David Livingston and (right) Angela Weiss, both Getty Images

Britney Spears has revealed that she considers Jennifer Lopez her beauty icon as she always looks good, even as she gets older.

Spears says that she's a huge fan of the American Idol judge and thinks that she just gets better and better with age.

"Jennifer Lopez is my idol -- she's so beautiful and even though she's gotten older, she hasn't aged at all. She looks more amazing than ever and I really admire and respect that," Contactmusic quoted her as telling Now Magazine.

The 29-year-old Toxic singer also revealed that she takes beauty advice from her mother, Lynne.

"My mom's very into her skincare and making sure she has the right cream. It's important to experiment with different creams as we get older, so she's always showing me the upcoming products, which is pretty cool."

"One of her skin secrets is making sure she gets lots of rest and water," she added.

Denise Richards turns shoe designer for Kim Kardashian

Image: Denise Richards
Photographs: Cover of D-Smart Magazine, April 2009

Denise Richards has turned designer to create a special shoe for Kim Kardashian's fashion website.

Kardashian is the founder of ShoeDazzle.com, a special styling service that offers customers monthly personalised shopping experiences, Contactmusic reported.

The reality TV star has recruited the former Bond girl to share her love of footwear with fans.

"I'm so excited I designed a shoe for shoedazzle.com can't wait till it launches!!" Richards tweeted.

Kate Winslet likes 'understated' glamour

Image: Kate Winslet
Photographs: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

Kate Winslet says glamour is all about being "understated".

The Oscar-winning actress says it's important not to go over-the-top when getting ready to go out, as less is nearly always more.

"Glamour to me is about remaining graceful and understated. For example, with very bold lip colours, you can't overdo the rest of your face," Contactmusic quoted her as telling InStyle Magazine.

"With a bright-red party lipstick, just go with lots of mascara and keep everything else clean."

Kate also says she mixes two foundations together when preparing her face base.

"I rarely rely on one foundation -- mixing two colours can make a big difference. I never use too much powder, only in the right areas (such as the T-zone). I have peachy fuzz on my cheeks, so I have to be careful with powder," she added.

Jessica Simpson says pregnant women glow because they sweat

Image: Jessica Simpson
Photographs: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

Pregnant Jessica Simpson recently revealed that pregnancy makes her sweat.

The 31-year-old singer told People Magazine that pregnancy make women glow because they sweat a lot.

"People always say that pregnant women have a glow," ABC News quoted Simpson as telling the publication.

"And I say it's because you're sweating to death."

"I think they just tell pregnant women they're glowing to make them feel good about themselves, because everything makes them a little bit emotional," she added.

Since announcing her pregnancy on Halloween, Simpson has been eagerly sharing details via Twitter.

Nicola Roberts 'constantly' eats to gain weight

Image: Nicola Roberts
Photographs: Cover of Fabulous Magazine (UK), June 2011

Nicola Roberts has said that she's constantly eating but still finds it hard to gain weight.

The singer feels that she is unfairly slammed for being skinny because that is her natural shape.

"I do have to be conscious about the things I eat. I make sure I'm constantly eating because it's really hard for me to put weight on," Contactmusic quoted her as telling Britain's Star Magazine.

"I could understand if there was a problem and I was trying to be really, really skinny, because then I wouldn't be a good role model. But when you are naturally that size, what can I do?" she said.

She also asserted that she would continue to wear her figure-hugging clothes as she doesn't want to look 'st' in baggy clothes.

"I can't walk around in baggy jumpers to stop people saying I look skinny, otherwise I'd have st clothes! I wanna wear a skin-tight dress!" she added.

Amy Winehouse dress fetches 43,200 pounds at auction

Image: The late Amy Winehouse
Photographs: Back to Black album cover

A dress worn by Amy Winehouse has sold at an auction for 43,200 pounds, which was four times its estimated price.

The dress, which she wore on the cover of her album Back To Black, was bought by the Fundacion Museo De La Moda, a private fashion museum based in Chile, after competition between several phone bidders and a bidder in the room.

Designed in 2006 by Central Saint Martins graduate Disaya, the dress was loaned for the cover shoot and then archived. It was donated to Kerry Taylor Auctions earlier in November.

The proceeds from the sale will go to the Amy Winehouse Foundation, a charity set up in her memory to help vulnerable young people.

"I can't put into words how grateful I am to Kerry and Disaya for their support and hard work," the Telegraph quoted the late singer's father, Mitch Winehouse, as saying.

"We are just over the moon, and this is a wonderful start to the foundation," he said.

"We are off to visit a homeless charity in Euston tomorrow and so the money will go to a good cause straight away," he added.

The auction also saw a 1964 dress designed by Cristobal Balenciaga for Elizabeth Taylor being auctioned off for 31,200 pounds.

Duplicates of the Emanuel wedding gown and Clive Shilton bridal shoes created for Diana, Princess of Wales, were also sold for 48,000 and 36,000 pounds respectively.

Now, 'lighter than air' push up bra that boosts bust by two cup sizes

Image: The Abracadabra bra from Asda
Photographs: Asda advertisement

A British supermarket chain has come up with an 'aerodynamic' bra, which will boost the bust by two cup sizes without giving any sort of discomfort and fit the curve of a woman's body perfectly.

'Abracadabra', designed by aerodynamic engineer Antonio Padula for Asda's own range of clothing 'George', gives lighter than air feel and is more comfortable than any other push-up bras available in the market.

Priced at just six pounds, the secret to the bra's success is all in the design.

The bra uses innovative 'A2S' technology, implying that it is made up of a single component injected mould rather than the usual multiple-layered, padded insert or air-filled cups, which can move around and become uncomfortable.

This technology, which streamlines the bra's shape for an instantly larger and lifted look while remaining discreet underneath clothing, is a response to a survey that found that more than half of the female population are unhappy with the size of their bust.

"As ever, we continue to strive to be the first to market with innovative and problem-solving solutions for both women and men," the Daily Mail quoted George Brand Director Fiona Lambert as saying.

"The Abracadabra is as magic as its title professes. It enhances, uplifts and enlarges the bust area by two sizes through its remarkable technological engineering," Lambert added.

Source: ANI