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~Fantasy~
The Dragonslayer

~Medieval , Celtic, & Renaissance~

Jury-rigged Pirate Outfit
Ancient Celtic Dress
Irish Lass/Wench Outfit
Red Scotch/Highland Dress

~Movies~
Pirates of the Caribbean
Elizabeth Swan's
'Black Pearl Gown'

King Arthur
'Guinevere's Blue Battle Gown'

Robin Hood
'Marian's Wedding Gown'

~Theatre~
Cats
Phantom of the Opera

~Miscelanous~
Boozefighter Santa

~Halloween's Past...~

~Belly Dance Top~

In my stash of fabrics I have for costuming for ourselves as well as our costume business, I had  a few yards of this gorgeous, rust and gold-colored fabric that had been woven in India. One day I knew it would come in handy, which is why I bought all that remained of it.
Being a dancer, I would see ads for the Middle-Eastern dance performances and snippets of Middle-Eastern/Belly Dance classes where I dance twice a week. (Sadly, I have not yet found time to attend the Middle-Eastern class in addition to my ballet and jazz classes, though I have done it quite often "informally" with my sister and friends, and I find it incredibly fun.) To make a long story short, I got inspired to make a few belly dance tops to add to our costume business. The one I am wearing (right) was my first stab at this style, and I decided to make one for myself to practice on, and get out any little kinks before I sold any of these. I now know what not to do when making this costume, and when we open the business officially in April '05, I will have four of this specific top available for sale.

As for my own top, I now have something that I can wear to a Big Bad Voodoo Daddy show (4th time for me!) if they come back to the 9:30 Club this summer.  They're a blast and one of my long-time favorite groups. Give 'em a listen, you'll love them. ;-)

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