she does go out looking relatively mundane at times
That mundane is still consistent with her brand, though -- flirty, vintage, put together. Also, super cute. Man, I love that dress.
Xander: How? What? How? Giles: Three excellent questions.
Xander/Giles ,'Never Leave Me'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Amy - Feb 20, 2013 5:35:23 am PST #12005 of 30001
Because books.
§ ita § - Feb 20, 2013 5:38:24 am PST #12006 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
So her consistency sets her apart from the pack?
I mean, I dig that she's smart, because she doesn't appear to have lucked into anything--I'm just wondering what her smart decision was. If someone else pretty and talented had gone out there, done burlesque, and never appeared in jeans, her chances would be good to sit so far above everyone else?
Steph L. - Feb 20, 2013 5:42:49 am PST #12007 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
If someone else pretty and talented had gone out there, done burlesque, and never appeared in jeans, her chances would be good to sit so far above everyone else?
I think, if all things were equal between DTV and Other Hypothetical Equally Talented And Beautiful And Stylistically Consistent Burlesque Performer, then the person who has the better PR is going to end up being the most well-known.
Jesse - Feb 20, 2013 5:44:01 am PST #12008 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Didn't she really get famous when she was with Marilyn Manson?
Steph L. - Feb 20, 2013 5:45:06 am PST #12009 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Okay, and a few other things factor into DTV's recognition -- she was married to Marilyn Manson, who is himself not an unknown fella. And I think her fetish modeling -- which is not the same as burlesque performance -- broadened her audience as well. Therefore, more recognition.
t edit Marilyn Manson x-post! I love the b.org shared brain.
Amy - Feb 20, 2013 5:53:41 am PST #12010 of 30001
Because books.
So her consistency sets her apart from the pack?
That's definitely part of branding, yeah. I think so, anyway. Plus good PR, like Steph said, and the Marilyn Manson thing, and also the elusive "right place, right time" factor.
Liese S. - Feb 20, 2013 5:57:50 am PST #12011 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yeah, Marilyn Manson was when she came to my attention, and I saw her and went, Wow! So then I noticed when she popped up again, which was pretty frequent from that point.
I mean, I think there's a celebrity element that happens or doesn't happen for people. And burlesque doesn't lend itself well to mainstream attention, in general, I don't think, so her getting through that let her build her brand, after the public had to deal with who she already was.
Jessica - Feb 20, 2013 5:59:17 am PST #12012 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
OMGWORK. Why did I ever come back from vacation, I ask you.
Jessica - Feb 20, 2013 6:00:59 am PST #12013 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I swear it's like Monday planned a fucking surprise party for me today.
Please continue with the DVT talk. It's wonderfully distracting.
Amy - Feb 20, 2013 6:02:24 am PST #12014 of 30001
Because books.
THE MASSAGE GIRL IS HERE. I mean, yes, it's just 15-minute shoulder massages, but I WILL TAKE ONE THANK YOU.