Conversations

Lexee Smith and Dita Von Teese on the glamour of imperfection and the in-between

For Document's Spring/Summer 2025 issue, the It-Girl choreographer and queen of burlesque discuss how childhood fascinations informed their life trajectories

by Maraya Fisher

Above the Fold

The queer performers keeping the Chelsea’s subversive legacy alive

Decades after its heyday, the historic hotel serves as a safe haven for burlesque and sideshow artists to perform their most transgressive acts

by Camille Sojit Pejcha