Thought Provoking Belly Dance Costumes: the good, the bad and the hideous

[indrayu]

I love those patterned pants, but for day wear with a simple top. The fabric wouldn't look so attention-grabbing or movement-enhancing for performance.

 

[red head miriam]

I like the pants for daily wear, too! They look like they'd be fun for practice, too.

 

[nitewindz]

Not to me; I agree with you. It could work with a special collection e.g. silk-covered or mother-of-pearl buttons (I've heard of Pearly King/Queens, but never seen them, so not distracted by that thought) The buttons used here just look to be random, mostly plastic ones.

Oh I agree, I do like the button bra and it would look cool with the right buttons. Or maybe jeweled button covers, the ones that were so popular in the 80s

 

[Darshiva]

From facebook:

Festive...

and seasonal...

 

[Amulya]

Yuk! Is there something written on the belt of the first one or is that my imagination?

 

[Aniseteph]

Missed opportunity IMHO.

They look like those magic twisty worm toys. I'm reading "hey, I got worms". No wonder the mannequin looks so cross.

 

[Amulya]

Got this one in the mail today. The pendant is nice though. Wish the maker would at least have covered the bra.

 

[Farasha Hanem]

All I can think of is the horror of having a pad drop out of a costume during a performance :shok: If you do it, I'd baste it in. You are all welcome to a hearty helping of my hips. I have some to spare :lol:

Problem is, you can't sew silicone. *glares at her fake silicone buppies that tend to slip out of her costume bras* >.>

 

[Darshiva]

Ah, but you can sew padded pockets to pop them into!

 

[Farasha Hanem]

Next time I do, I'll make sure to use good fabric to make pockets instead of some cheapie fabric I got off the clearance table. I did that one year, and my fake boobie still ended up on the stage with an embarrassing splat...

Yuk! Is there something written on the belt of the first one or is that my imagination?

"SGS"? Maybe the designer's initials? :think:

 

[Roshanna]

This one looks to me like a face with a big black moustache. It's a Madame Nusa, and usually I like her designs (my favourite costume is a gold Madame Nusa), but this one is just really weird!

 

[Shanazel]

"Some Godawful Sewing."

 

[Munniko]

Anyone else see a mustache?

 

[Aniseteph]

I would like this if it wasn't for what looks like a treacherous front slit and that epic Crotchmotif. Change it to pants, lose the all seeing eye, and it would be rather cute.

All I can think is that someone over-ordered yellow fringe and they were desperate to shift it all.

And how does this say anything other than "didn't have enough fabric for the skirt"?

LOL - you go looking for inspiration and end up collecting contributions for this thread.

 

[DancingArabian]

This one looks to me like a face with a big black moustache. It's a Madame Nusa, and usually I like her designs (my favourite costume is a gold Madame Nusa), but this one is just really weird!

Reminds me of the mustache of the man on the Pringles can.

I think it would look nicer on this model if the bra cups were smaller.

 

[Shanazel]

The "not enough fabric"one might be saved by a judicious recutting of the overskirt. I like the look of an overskirt and like the combination of fabrics but in its current state it does say, "Make every inch count."

The yellow fringe in unholy. Once seen...

 

[Shanazel]

Costume at approximately 53 to 60.

dangerous_beauties_dance_sail_dark_room_theatre_awolnation.mov - YouTube#!

 

[Daimona]

Costume at approximately 53 to 60.

dangerous_beauties_dance_sail_dark_room_theatre_awolnation.mov - YouTube#!

This one? From the video I was more provoked over the headdress of the costume at 1:13 than the one at 00:53. I suspect both probably are ok within the right context and I got a feeling the video was short clips from a theatrical piece and that the context is missing in the video.

 

[Shanazel]

Yes! How did you get it to stand still?

 

[Aniseteph]

I'd definitely class 53-60 as a dangerous costume. Did you watch the whole clip?

The horns are awesome. It looks like a classy show.