Dita Von Teese has launched a new range of underwear in style - by swinging from a giant bra.

Dressed in a peach evening gown and heels, the world-renowned Queen of Burlesque launched her new line of vintage-inspired pieces, sitting in the cups of a huge, suspended sequinned bra in London's Covent Garden.

The Wonderbra underwear is a combination of 1950s shapes and 1940s fabrics and is her first line of designed garments.

The ex-wife of goth-rock king Marilyn Manson used her fascination with vintage underwear, taking inspiration from her own collection, to help her designs.

The pieces include a mixture of suspenders, thongs and bras, which Von Teese says are so comfortable that she wears them regularly.

She said: "Every woman needs a little moment of beauty to have for herself.

"Underwear isn't just something that you put on for your lover - you wear it for you."

The collection is available in stores across Europe.

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