The UGLIEST costumes you've ever seen!

[hustleNflow]

Seems like a slow day on the boards, plus a lot of us have just returned from either Embassy or Windy City, and I'm sure you've all got your fair share of "ugly costume" stories. So let's hear 'em! :spam:

One of the worst I've ever seen was at my very first collegiate competition back in 2003. A girl from another school was wearing the most ghastly Pepto-Bismol pink crushed velvet dress...it looked like her mother had whipped it up for her in an hour or so using an old Redbook pattern and a manual sewing machine. It had all sorts of weird cutouts and a Nehru jacket neck, and let's just say it was...ill fitting :oops: I swore that moment never to wear 1) velvet, and 2) that shade of pink to a comp...EVER. Edit that - ever in MY LIFE. :shock:

[Me]

Worst costume I've seen anybody wear was a lady's Latin costume that had a large blue eyeball on each breast. I was like, :shock:

[hustleNflow]

Worst costume I've seen anybody wear was a lady's Latin costume that had a large blue eyeball on each breast. I was like, :shock:

EWWW! Was it for some type of showdance or exhibition? Or just for regular competition? :confused:

[Me]

I saw a competitor on the floor wearing it at a regional competition a year or so ago. :???:

[tanya_the_dancer]

I saw a competitor on the floor wearing it at a regional competition a year or so ago. :???:

I saw a dress like this at a vendor's booth. Must be the same dress.

[Me]

A vendor? Oh dear. I just assumed the girl went wild and designed it on her own.

[_malakawa_]

Worst costume I've seen anybody wear was a lady's Latin costume that had a large blue eyeball on each breast. I was like, :shock:

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she was high when she did a dress??? :doh:

[hustleNflow]

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she was high when she did a dress??? :doh:

LOL! Malakawa, you're too funny :lol:

[hustleNflow]

Just thought of another one...a Latin pro/am competitor at OSB in '04 had on by far, the TINIEST costume I have ever seen. Picture a pair of low-rise boyshorts, a bra, and a scarf attaching them. YIKES! It wasn't necessarily ugly, but it was just so...REVEALING :shock: And when her pro took her down into a split, the entire spectator section in Battelle Hall was assaulted with a view of her, ahem, "nether regions". WARDROBE MALFUNCTION!!!!

[gracie]

Just thought of another one...a Latin pro/am competitor at OSB in '04 had on by far, the TINIEST costume I have ever seen. Picture a pair of low-rise boyshorts, a bra, and a scarf attaching them. YIKES! It wasn't necessarily ugly, but it was just so...REVEALING :shock: And when her pro took her down into a split, the entire spectator section in Battelle Hall was assaulted with a view of her, ahem, "nether regions". WARDROBE MALFUNCTION!!!!

Oh, yea. I heard it was made out of a Victoria's Secret bra and panties!

[hustleNflow]

Oh, yea. I heard it was made out of a Victoria's Secret bra and panties!

You saw it too?! LOL...I thought I was going nuts for a minute, no one else I was with at the time seems to remember it. I don't know how they could have forgotten it :shock:

It seems like homemade costumes tend to be asking for trouble, no? :lol:

[cornutt]

And when her pro took her down into a split, the entire spectator section in Battelle Hall was assaulted with a view of her, ahem, "nether regions". WARDROBE MALFUNCTION!!!!


I take it there's no video... :p

I'm just glad the feathers fad died out. Back when our studio did its first comp about 8 years ago, there was one lady who had a Latin outfit that was covered in feathers. When she did a cha-cha, it was like a fog descended on the room... we had to sweep the floor after each heat she danced in. :rolleyes:

[cornutt]

And in tbe interest of fairness, I'll tell one on the guys... A comp I went to a couple of years ago, there was a guy dancing smooth who had the absolute loudest jacket I've ever seen. It was the color of Dorothy's ruby slippers, and totally covered in sequins. And he had on a multi-colored plaid shirt underneath it. I was sorely tempted to walk up to him and ask him what club he was appearing at that week, and whether or not there was a two-drink minimum. :p

[hustleNflow]

And in tbe interest of fairness, I'll tell one on the guys... A comp I went to a couple of years ago, there was a guy dancing smooth who had the absolute loudest jacket I've ever seen. It was the color of Dorothy's ruby slippers, and totally covered in sequins. And he had on a multi-colored plaid shirt underneath it. I was sorely tempted to walk up to him and ask him what club he was appearing at that week, and whether or not there was a two-drink minimum. :p

Aaaaggghhhh! Too funny! :lol:

Now that we're picking on the guys...I hate it when a guy dresses in one color (besides black, and sometimes brown) head-to-toe to match his partner! It looks so darn goofy :uplaugh: I once saw a man in an entire hot pink costume (yes, even his SHOES) to match his partner. I wondered if he did that voluntarily, or if his partner had held his "man parts" hostage :bandit:

[jjs914]

Aaaaggghhhh! Too funny! :lol:

Now that we're picking on the guys...I hate it when a guy dresses in one color (besides black, and sometimes brown) head-to-toe to match his partner! It looks so darn goofy :uplaugh:

I agree completely. I always cringe when I see the man completely in an odd color.

[etp777]

Worst costume I've seen anybody wear was a lady's Latin costume that had a large blue eyeball on each breast. I was like, :shock:


Mooooommmm, They're watching me!

[_malakawa_]

LOL! Malakawa, you're too funny :lol:


LOL.

for me ugly dress is when i see latin skirt with feathers on the bottom.

and i don't like combination - top and pants for competition. :confused:

[NielsenE]

so . . . pants and topless?

[_malakawa_]

Mooooommmm, They're watching me!

LOOLOOLOOLOOL.

i think it will be better if she putted a sign - my real eyes are higher. :bandit:

[hustleNflow]

so . . . pants and topless?

Dirty boy ;)

[Stagekat]

LOOLOOLOOLOOL.

i think it will be better if she putted a sign - my real eyes are higher. :bandit:

I need that shirt or sign for some dance instructors I've met!!! LOL!

[ChaChaMama]

Aaaaggghhhh! Too funny! :lol:

Now that we're picking on the guys...I hate it when a guy dresses in one color (besides black, and sometimes brown) head-to-toe to match his partner! It looks so darn goofy :uplaugh: I once saw a man in an entire hot pink costume (yes, even his SHOES) to match his partner. I wondered if he did that voluntarily, or if his partner had held his "man parts" hostage :bandit:

Yes, yes, yes! Really dislike that.

Please no shiny colored pants. No jade green. No emerald blue. No cherry red. No hot pink.

Not a fan of white pants on a man either, which I have occasionally seen even when the partner is not wearing white.

On the other hand, I'm equally disliking the fact that in the regular, non-dance world, high-waisted pants for women are making a comeback. Yuck! Why?

[hustleNflow]

Yes, yes, yes! Really dislike that.

Please no shiny colored pants. No jade green. No emerald blue. No cherry red. No hot pink.

Not a fan of white pants on a man either, which I have occasionally seen even when the partner is not wearing white.

On the other hand, I'm equally disliking the fact that in the regular, non-dance world, high-waisted pants for women are making a comeback. Yuck! Why?

Case in point on the men: this year at OSB, I think it was Ilya Ifraimov (Nadia Goulina's partner) that was in head-to-toe cherry red to match Nadia's dress. AT THE PRO LEVEL. RIDICULOUS! I felt like I was watching Bozo the clown doing the rumba. Go check it out on youtube, it's truly a spectacle :uplaugh:

As for the resurgence of high-waisted pants for women, I guess mom jeans have finally caught on with the mainstream! I bet a lot of women like them because they can camoflage a post-baby paunch better...too bad that guys outside the ballroom world can't wear them to cover up their beer gut! :cheers:

[chocolatchica]

I saw a dress at a certain comp that had a skirt that looked like a carpet. I guess it was suppose to be feathers but it was so fine that it looked like a carpet. One side has this fine carpet material and the other side had plain mesh just like a carpet. It even moved like a carpet would if you attached it to your hiny. I was like, "What the heck was she thinking???" Why would anyone pay for that??? I have a pic but the comp was this year so I find it inappropriate to post.

[hustleNflow]

I saw a dress at a certain comp that had a skirt that looked like a carpet. I guess it was suppose to be feathers but it was so fine that it looked like a carpet. One side has this fine carpet material and the other side had plain mesh just like a carpet. It even moved like a carpet would if you attached it to your hiny. I was like, "What the heck was she thinking???" Why would anyone pay for that??? I have a pic but the comp was this year so I find it inappropriate to post.

Maybe it really WAS carpet! Yulia wore a dress at USDSC two years ago that looked like it was made from the same peachy-satin drapes that were hanging in the hotel room...who knows, maybe something terrible happened with her costume at the last minute and she was forced to improvise with what was laying around (i.e. hotel drapes, carpet remnants) :nope:

[_malakawa_]

so . . . pants and topless?

well for a guy that is perfect - i'll sit in a first line. ;)

[etp777]

One of guys at OSB did that last year (year before? saw it on ballroom challenge). pants, no shirt, and suspenders. Good routine making use of it too. Pro brought it up hwen I mentioned I was wearing suspenders for my showcase. :)

[hustleNflow]

One of guys at OSB did that last year (year before? saw it on ballroom challenge). pants, no shirt, and suspenders. Good routine making use of it too. Pro brought it up hwen I mentioned I was wearing suspenders for my showcase. :)

Yah I know who you're talking about...I think it was one of the Andre's. Whomever it was, it worked :raisebro:

[Laura]

Pepto-Bismol pink crushed velvet dress
I used to have a dress of that color and fabric...I wore it once and then sold it. I felt like Shepherdess Barbie in it. The woman who bought it had pale skin and black hair and actually looked elegant in it.

[hustleNflow]

I used to have a dress of that color and fabric...I wore it once and then sold it. I felt like Shepherdess Barbie in it. The woman who bought it had pale skin and black hair and actually looked elegant in it.

Uh-oh...it didn't have a Nehru collar and a bunch of wacky cut-outs, did it? :shock:

[Laura]

It seems like homemade costumes tend to be asking for trouble, no? :lol:
No, there are plenty of homemade costumes that work out very nicely. It's just easier to do an ill-conceived/poorly-executed costume at home.

[_malakawa_]

One of guys at OSB did that last year (year before? saw it on ballroom challenge). pants, no shirt, and suspenders. Good routine making use of it too. Pro brought it up hwen I mentioned I was wearing suspenders for my showcase. :)


pictures??? ;)

[etp777]

No, there are plenty of homemade costumes that work out very nicely. It's just easier to do an ill-conceived/poorly-executed costume at home.


Yeah, but there are certainly professionals out there doing that too. :)

[Laura]

I saw a dress at a certain comp that had a skirt that looked like a carpet. I guess it was suppose to be feathers but it was so fine that it looked like a carpet. One side has this fine carpet material and the other side had plain mesh just like a carpet. It even moved like a carpet would if you attached it to your hiny. I was like, "What the heck was she thinking???"
I think I know what material you are talking about, and perhaps even the dress in question. The material is mesh on one side with very fine fringy bits that stick up on the other side, like a shag rug, right? I agree that it didn't flow very well at all.

[etp777]

pictures??? ;)


Heh, sorry to disappoint, but I will be wearing a shirt. ;)

Actually, still haven't put it all together yet. Getting new latin pants made (just got measured yesterday), and not happy with tie I got, so might actually end up making one myself. Since it doesn't have to actually tie, I don't have to mess with the hard things (interlining, etc) that you do in a real tie.

[Laura]

Uh-oh...it didn't have a Nehru collar and a bunch of wacky cut-outs, did it? :shock:
No, it was cut off the shoulder with ruched/pleated satin going along the neckline and over the shoulders. It looked like a hot pink Victorian Shepherdess dress.

[2totango]

Okay, I have one. I need to preface this by saying I am not a small person, so I do know of what I speak as trying to dress myself is a never ending challenge.

I saw a larger young lady (and by that I mean, she was not a 0 or a 2) wear a costume with feathers coming down her shoulder (as in a sleeve) on one side and feathers coming down the opposite leg to around her knee (obviously a Latin dress). The other side was a bra-type thing on the top and, if I remember correctly, a skirt on the other side. It was an asymetrical effect. I remember thinking she was very pretty but that the outfit did her no favors.

[etp777]

At AAC there was one feathered rhythm (latin? I can't remember for sure) dress that had a giant "flower" made out of feathers up on one shoudler. Do'nt remember her dancing or what she even looked like, because i couldn't look away from that flower... :/

[2totango]

Personally, I like feathers, as long as they are at the bottom of a skirt. But, perhaps the new rule should be....step away from the feathers. Run, don't walk, away from them.

[Laura]

Speaking of feathers, I'm wondering if the eyes on that Latin dress you all were talking about were really supposed to be representations of peacock feathers?

[_malakawa_]

Heh, sorry to disappoint, but I will be wearing a shirt. ;)

Actually, still haven't put it all together yet. Getting new latin pants made (just got measured yesterday), and not happy with tie I got, so might actually end up making one myself. Since it doesn't have to actually tie, I don't have to mess with the hard things (interlining, etc) that you do in a real tie.


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[_malakawa_]

Personally, I like feathers, as long as they are at the bottom of a skirt. But, perhaps the new rule should be....step away from the feathers. Run, don't walk, away from them.

that was in the past a huge hit, but now - big minus.

especially if it is a latin costume.

[2totango]

I know feathers are out, but I still like them *pout*

[tanya_the_dancer]

OK, I have one other. It was a smooth dress with black top and a picasso-themed patterned skirt. The idea was OK, but that print was awful.

[_malakawa_]

OK, I have one other. It was a smooth dress with black top and a picasso-themed patterned skirt. The idea was OK, but that print was awful.

i like art - but Picasso is still confusing. :cool:

[tanya_the_dancer]

Another funky dress I've seen used almost every color. It looked as if the person could not decide which chiffon color to use so she used all of them.

[Stagekat]

One smooth dress comes to mind... form fitting "mermaid" style I think they call it, mock turtle neck, long sleves... black and all sequined.. open back with a kind of spider web design... it seemed nice... Until I saw the complete front, it had a big ivory/gold sequined palm tree on it that ran from the top of the collar bone to the hem of the dress... it was... an interesting design choice.

[etp777]

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Heh, dancing hhas me probablyin best shape of my life, but I'ms till 5-10# away from being able to pull off no shirt. :) But I will look darn good in this costume. ;)

[kathyt cupcake]

I know feathers are out, but I still like them *pout*

What do ppl think about Val's feathers (just the bottom of her skirt but there's a Lot of featheriness)- from Nationals 2008

http://www.pbase.com/anc/image/95338711


Also, this thread totally makes me want to say that any of the ugly dresses are mine. I think the # of bad dresses >> beautiful dresses, although there is a bell curve of badness too, I guess.

[etp777]

hahaha, I'm just waiting for someone to say that one of the dresses was them. Would feel a bit embarassed if I was one who had pointed out their dress. :)

[Laura]

What do ppl think about Val's feathers (just the bottom of her skirt but there's a Lot of featheriness)- from Nationals 2008
I don't think the picture does the dress justice. It looked nice in person. And I like feathers on Latin skirts, so there :)

[jjs914]

hahaha, I'm just waiting for someone to say that one of the dresses was them. Would feel a bit embarassed if I was one who had pointed out their dress. :)

Hehehehe. That's what I'm waiting for too!

[Stagekat]

Hehehehe. That's what I'm waiting for too!


In SOME of these cases... they HAVE to know what kind of decision they're making.. I mean the goal is to be as attention getting as possible while dancing right? Some of these dresses you can't help but continually look it! But the other side of the coin is that while yeah, can't take eyes off the dancer....but no one is concentrating on their dancing!

[tanya_the_dancer]

I would be interested in seeing that eyeball dress on a person. I saw it on a vendor's dummy so the effect was not the same, I guess.

[Me]

In SOME of these cases... they HAVE to know what kind of decision they're making.. I mean the goal is to be as attention getting as possible while dancing right? Some of these dresses you can't help but continually look it! But the other side of the coin is that while yeah, can't take eyes off the dancer....but no one is concentrating on their dancing!

This is why that blue eyeball dress will leave a scar, forever, on my mind's eye. I have no recollection of the girl or her dancing. I just remember her chest... staring at me...

[_malakawa_]

Heh, dancing hhas me probablyin best shape of my life, but I'ms till 5-10# away from being able to pull off no shirt. :) But I will look darn good in this costume. ;)


LOL

:cool:

[chocolatchica]

I think I know what material you are talking about, and perhaps even the dress in question. The material is mesh on one side with very fine fringy bits that stick up on the other side, like a shag rug, right? I agree that it didn't flow very well at all.
Let's just say that you were at the comp with me (but no this last one).... Ring a bell? Lol. I don't think it was the night we were hanging out but it was def at that comp.

[chocolatchica]

This is why that blue eyeball dress will leave a scar, forever, on my mind's eye. I have no recollection of the girl or her dancing. I just remember her chest... staring at me...
LOL!:nope::uplaugh:

[NielsenE]

This is why that blue eyeball dress will leave a scar, forever, on my mind's eye. I have no recollection of the girl or her dancing. I just remember her chest... staring at me...

maybe she's just trying to send a not so subtle message to all the guys who stare...

[chocolatchica]

What do ppl think about Val's feathers (just the bottom of her skirt but there's a Lot of featheriness)- from Nationals 2008

http://www.pbase.com/anc/image/95338711


Also, this thread totally makes me want to say that any of the ugly dresses are mine. I think the # of bad dresses >> beautiful dresses, although there is a bell curve of badness too, I guess.
I love that dress. Plus Yulia's dress has feather and I fell in love with it the minute I saw it. Kinda bummed me out because I wanted to design something similar. Oh well. Maybe I'll get i from her when she's done with it . Lol
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a27/chocolatchica/Yulia.jpg
But I have seen a standard dress that had a spider web on it and I thought, "Ok I don't love it but its not terrible." Then I saw the front.....There was a huge ugly spider on your torso! Ewww.....sorry but I hate hate hate spiders. And to see one on a standard gown with all eight eyeballs stoned and all, it make me cringe. Guess shes a spider lover.

[cornutt]

And I like feathers on Latin skirts, so there :)

Well, if they actually stayed on the skirt, that might be different. :shock:

[cornutt]

hahaha, I'm just waiting for someone to say that one of the dresses was them. Would feel a bit embarassed if I was one who had pointed out their dress. :)

That wasn't your jacket, was it? :D

[etp777]

Actuallly.... ;) Nah, i have better taste than that. Besides, I stick with the vest look myself. :)

[_malakawa_]

I love that dress. Plus Yulia's dress has feather and I fell in love with it the minute I saw it. Kinda bummed me out because I wanted to design something similar. Oh well. Maybe I'll get i from her when she's done with it . Lol
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a27/chocolatchica/Yulia.jpg
But I have seen a standard dress that had a spider web on it and I thought, "Ok I don't love it but its not terrible." Then I saw the front.....There was a huge ugly spider on your torso! Ewww.....sorry but I hate hate hate spiders. And to see one on a standard gown with all eight eyeballs stoned and all, it make me cringe. Guess shes a spider lover.

i don't like it. :cool:

[Standarddancer]

I don't like latin dress with feather boa either. This dress would be much better with fringes. the feathers look heavy on her.

[chocolatchica]

I don't like latin dress with feather boa either. This dress would be much better with fringes. the feathers look heavy on her.
That I do hate. I don't know why they wear feather boas or worst...capes. I have seen some costumes with mini capes and I absolutely hate it. Don't care who is wearing it, what color, hate it. On a lighter note, that doesn't mean I hate their dancing:)

[chocolatchica]

I don't like latin dress with feather boa either. This dress would be much better with fringes. the feathers look heavy on her.
Really? I liked it a lot. I don't know if I'm crazy about the fringe. It does look heavy while she is standing idle but it did have a lot of movement
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a27/chocolatchica/YuliaandRicardo4.jpg
Still...it doesn't compare to my favorite style of all back turtle neck or all black with scoop skirt. It's ok though.....more feather dresses for Laura and I to share :-)

[hustleNflow]

I'm not a fan of feathers on Latin dresses, for the simple reason that it seems to weigh down the skirt...and when the skirt doesn't move, it makes it seem as though the dancer is not moving with enough impact :( I like it on standard, though, because it's more toward the bottom of the dress which isn't going to move much anyway...and the wind created when standard dancers move just makes the feathers billow gently and it looks so darn pretty :)

I came to the realization during practice last night that I also dislike really, really strappy costumes for girls - unless the girl doesn't have an ounce of fat on her body, cause the strappier the costume, the more it tends to make the skin "pooch" out and make even the skinniest girls look puffy. Even worse if it's black - makes the girls look all dominatrix-y :shock:

[jjs914]

Really? I liked it a lot. I don't know if I'm crazy about the fringe. It does look heavy while she is standing idle but it did have a lot of movement
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a27/chocolatchica/YuliaandRicardo4.jpg
Still...it doesn't compare to my favorite style of all back turtle neck or all black with scoop skirt. It's ok though.....more feather dresses for Laura and I to share :-)

I don't love feathers on latin as a general rule...and I wouldn't pick this dress for myself. But I do think Yulia looks great in it and pulls it off while dancing.

[_malakawa_]

I don't like latin dress with feather boa either. This dress would be much better with fringes. the feathers look heavy on her.


not only heavy, but she look like she has a big butt. :cool:

it is too much. feathers, a lot of stones .....

[mamboqueen]

I don't think she looks like she has a big butt at all. I have a big butt. I could not wear something like that myself...but I think it works great for her.

My least favorite dresses (and thankfully they are rare) have faux animals on them. I don't mean the fabric print...I mean like a fake fox or some other creature. Dance with your partner...not some hapless animal.

[hustleNflow]

I don't think she looks like she has a big butt at all. I have a big butt. I could not wear something like that myself...but I think it works great for her.

My least favorite dresses (and thankfully they are rare) have faux animals on them. I don't mean the fabric print...I mean like a fake fox or some other creature. Dance with your partner...not some hapless animal.

Ewww, you mean they actually have FUR on them? Tacky tacky :oops:

[mamboqueen]

Ewww, you mean they actually have FUR on them? Tacky tacky :oops:

yeah...when I have a few spare minutes, I'll try to dig up the pictue. It looked like a fox hanging around her neck.

[2totango]

Fur? Yuck!

[Glasswren]

Perhaps you are talking about the blue thing in the middle of the top row here?
http://www.danceplaza.com/index.tpl?style=foto&action=overview&gallery=Rob_Ronda/Blackpool_Dance_Festival_2008/Specials&dirid=2910&blader=1

[etp777]

Hrmmm, not sure the dress improves even if you take off the fox. :)

[mamboqueen]

Perhaps you are talking about the blue thing in the middle of the top row here?
http://www.danceplaza.com/index.tpl?style=foto&action=overview&gallery=Rob_Ronda/Blackpool_Dance_Festival_2008/Specials&dirid=2910&blader=1

you got it!

[Me]

Wow.

[hustleNflow]

EEEEEEE GAD! U know what that dress reminds me of? Ghostbusters II...when the ooze is turning inanimate objects alive and it touches that lady's fur coat and it comes alive and it starts attacking her? Yah...THAT :shock:

[_malakawa_]

Perhaps you are talking about the blue thing in the middle of the top row here?
http://www.danceplaza.com/index.tpl?style=foto&action=overview&gallery=Rob_Ronda/Blackpool_Dance_Festival_2008/Specials&dirid=2910&blader=1


:shock:

:uplaugh:

where do people get those ideas?? :confused:

[2totango]

Oh my! What an *unfortunate* outfit.

[jjs914]

Eek...

[kathyt cupcake]

Really? I liked it a lot. I don't know if I'm crazy about the fringe. It does look heavy while she is standing idle but it did have a lot of movement


Both the Yulia and Val's skirts have that same ruffle-y ripple-y effect- a lot of flow and movement on the floor. I actually really like the look and effect on the floor:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaePfETAkMs

[hustleNflow]

Here's a link to Yulia's "could be the hotel drapes" dress:

http://www.artrhythms.com/USDSC_2006/Max_Yulia_3_USDSC_2006.htm

It's a pretty color and fabric...I just think it lacks shape. And I can't shake the feeling she made it out of some drapes :lol:

[NURDRMS]

Maybe her dress designer watched one too many reruns of "Gone With The Wind."

[hustleNflow]

Maybe her dress designer watched one too many reruns of "Gone With The Wind."

LOL that's what I was thinking! Too bad the drapes weren't forest green velvet, and Mammy wasn't around to make the dress ;)

[_malakawa_]

Here's a link to Yulia's "could be the hotel drapes" dress:

http://www.artrhythms.com/USDSC_2006/Max_Yulia_3_USDSC_2006.htm

It's a pretty color and fabric...I just think it lacks shape. And I can't shake the feeling she made it out of some drapes :lol:


i just don't like that tail.

[hustleNflow]

Yet another silly costume...this time it's Kristina:

http://picasaweb.google.com/umermeer/KristinaDemonstrationsCompetitions#523128758650054 4354

[chocolatchica]

Yet another silly costume...this time it's Kristina:

http://picasaweb.google.com/umermeer/KristinaDemonstrationsCompetitions#523128758650054 4354
Lol! those bon bons look so odd. And I do hate that fox costume. Ewww....how is it fashionable to dance wearing a dead animal over your back. Looks like she went hunting, threw the fox over her back, then got to dancing.

[chocolatchica]

Perhaps you are talking about the blue thing in the middle of the top row here?
http://www.danceplaza.com/index.tpl?style=foto&action=overview&gallery=Rob_Ronda/Blackpool_Dance_Festival_2008/Specials&dirid=2910&blader=1
This page actually has a couple of odd dresses. One has a snake on it if you look close, and I don't like the one with the fire bird tail....what's up with that???
http://www.danceplaza.com/gallery/Rob_Ronda/Blackpool_Dance_Festival_2008/Specials/08BPSpecials027g.JPGhttp://www.danceplaza.com/gallery/Rob_Ronda/Blackpool_Dance_Festival_2008/Specials/08BPSpecials024g.JPGhttp://www.danceplaza.com/gallery/Rob_Ronda/Blackpool_Dance_Festival_2008/Specials/08BPSpecials010g.JPG

[and123]

ok, who has a pic of the infamous Tribble costume?

[chocolatchica]

Wow. How did she dance in this? It looks really hard to dance in not only from the costume but from the hair as well.
http://www.danceplaza.com/gallery/Rob_Ronda/Blackpool_Dance_Festival_2008/Specials/08BPSpecials014g.JPG

[_malakawa_]

Yet another silly costume...this time it's Kristina:

http://picasaweb.google.com/umermeer/KristinaDemonstrationsCompetitions#523128758650054 4354

:p well i like those little bon bons, i like the skirt but the upper part is :-?

and i don't like color.

[_malakawa_]

Wow. How did she dance in this? It looks really hard to dance in not only from the costume but from the hair as well.
http://www.danceplaza.com/gallery/Rob_Ronda/Blackpool_Dance_Festival_2008/Specials/08BPSpecials014g.JPG

what a mess. :-?

[chocolatchica]

:p well i like those little bon bons, i like the skirt but the upper part is :-?

and i don't like color.
So you love bon bons and hate feather? And I love feathers and hate bon bons. Lol. We're like night and day with out taste in costumes ;)

[chocolatchica]

what a mess. :-?
I know. Right? I would find it hard to focus on her dancing with so much going on.

[_malakawa_]

So you love bon bons and hate feather? And I love feathers and hate bon bons. Lol. We're like night and day with out taste in costumes ;)


they are kind of sweat. :p but i don't like the model.

[hustleNflow]

This page actually has a couple of odd dresses. One has a snake on it if you look close, and I don't like the one with the fire bird tail....what's up with that???
http://www.danceplaza.com/gallery/Rob_Ronda/Blackpool_Dance_Festival_2008/Specials/08BPSpecials027g.JPGhttp://www.danceplaza.com/gallery/Rob_Ronda/Blackpool_Dance_Festival_2008/Specials/08BPSpecials024g.JPGhttp://www.danceplaza.com/gallery/Rob_Ronda/Blackpool_Dance_Festival_2008/Specials/08BPSpecials010g.JPG


The snake on the first dress is at least a subtle quirk. The second dress, however, looks like it started out as a normal black costume, then someone took it home and hot glued 3 feather boas from the clearance aisle of the craft store to the butt. Unforgiveable :mad: The 3rd looks like a hurricane went through the dressmaker's shop (which happened to be located next door to Muppet Studios) and created a monstrosity. I can't even tell where her left arm is!

[Me]

Hmmm... The pictures posted here remind me of runway fashion statements. Meant to be extreme or outlandish.

Nothing holds a candle to the EYEBALL gown I saw. My kingdom for a picture. You guys just wouldn't believe it.

[Peaches]

I can't stand the feather-bird tail-butt look. It just makes me think that someone got creative with a bunch of feather dusters--took off the handle, glued them to their butt.

I love the third pic, though--the black with the swaths of bright rainbow color. It's odd, but I love it.

[Peaches]

:p well i like those little bon bons, i like the skirt but the upper part is :-?

and i don't like color.Heh...I like the color, the skirt, and the upper part...but dislike the poms.

[hustleNflow]

Another Kristina faux pas, but this one really isn't her fault...it's one of her costumes from the Dancing with the Stars tour:

http://picasaweb.google.com/umermeer/DancingWithTheStarsTour#5231309320376053698

The top is all bondage-y and weird...makes her boobs look like aliens :shock:

[chica latina]

I like costumes that are unique and that make a statement if done right. I like this black dress eventhough is not for me.

but I will agree about not liking animals in dresses.

Wow. How did she dance in this? It looks really hard to dance in not only from the costume but from the hair as well.
http://www.danceplaza.com/gallery/Rob_Ronda/Blackpool_Dance_Festival_2008/Specials/08BPSpecials014g.JPG

[Peaches]

Wow. How did she dance in this? It looks really hard to dance in not only from the costume but from the hair as well.
http://www.danceplaza.com/gallery/Rob_Ronda/Blackpool_Dance_Festival_2008/Specials/08BPSpecials014g.JPGI actually like this one.

[Me]

Okay folks, ask and ye shall receive. Somebody found the eyeball dress and linked me. I have re-uploaded the photo to not rob bandwidth. I feel kinda' badly bashing it, since it was actually designed by dressmakers... but oh wow.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/iloveseverus/eyeballs.jpg?t=1220550744

[Peaches]

Oh my.

When you were talking about eyes on the boobs, I was thinking it had to be patterns that kinda looked like eyes. Boy, was I wrong. Oh dear.

Wow.

New Rule: No doing drugs while designing costumes.

Edit to add: It's actually quite a shame, because I otherwise love it. Nice clean lines, flattering, pretty stoning. ...but those eyes!!! On her boobs!!!

[and123]

Well, there should have been lips in her crotch region then.

[Me]

Teeth, even!

[Another Elizabeth]

When I was starting out in the early 90s, there was a Canadian dancer who always had unusual costumes. I can't remember her name - Brigita or something like that. I liked about 2/3 of them, but there were definitely some monstrosities. I remember one that had a snake appliqued on the dress, which would have been OK if it hadn't merged into an actual stuffed snake head sitting on her shoulder!

[_malakawa_]

Okay folks, ask and ye shall receive. Somebody found the eyeball dress and linked me. I have re-uploaded the photo to not rob bandwidth. I feel kinda' badly bashing it, since it was actually designed by dressmakers... but oh wow.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/iloveseverus/eyeballs.jpg?t=1220550744


:shock:

my dear god.

if you give me this dress as a present i'll give you back.

without a word. http://www.cosgan.de/images/smilie/frech/e040.gif

[_malakawa_]

Oh my.

When you were talking about eyes on the boobs, I was thinking it had to be patterns that kinda looked like eyes. Boy, was I wrong. Oh dear.

Wow.

New Rule: No doing drugs while designing costumes.

Edit to add: It's actually quite a shame, because I otherwise love it. Nice clean lines, flattering, pretty stoning. ...but those eyes!!! On her boobs!!!


that is what i said before.

[Peaches]

that is what i said before.Or AT LEAST be doing the good stuff! ;)

[Glasswren]

Actually, from the description of the eyeball dress, my imagination whipped up a much, much worse version. I imagined them to be more like those blue 'evil eye' things the Turks wear. Kinda like a white,turquoise and black archery target. I guess I also put that imaginary horror on a lady with a bigger bosom, so they'd be 3-dimensional. Umh.

I'm not crazy about the real eyes either, but the slit pupils do help a little. I do love the cut of the dress.

[cornutt]

Okay folks, ask and ye shall receive. Somebody found the eyeball dress and linked me.

See, her eyes really are down there! :D

[and123]

should've used those googly eyes on springs :bouncy:

[etp777]

Wow, Ithought same as Peaches. Circular stoning, vaguely eye like. b ut those are sure as heck eyes. NOT a fan. though the silhouette, etc are great.

[etp777]

should've used those googly eyes on springs :bouncy:


Could still add them, just need a bit of E6000. :)

[Laura]

Between the eyes and the stripey bits on the skirt, I wonder if that dress is supposed to represent a cat?

Very very VERY odd.

[and123]

is there a tail on the back?

[etp777]

and ears to go with it? :)

[hustleNflow]

Countdown of some of the worst costumes from Dancing with the Stars:

http://television.aol.com/show/dancing-with-the-stars/419134/tv-show-features/worst-costumes

Edyta's pink outfit from when she danced with John Ratzenburger was pretty bad, and who can forget Marie Osmond's "baby doll" ensemble :shock: Check out Cheryl Burke's Muppet nightmare of a standard gown as well...

[Another Elizabeth]

"Now we know what Strawberry Shortcake would look like if she took up stripping." Classic.

[chocolatchica]

I don't like pink.....
http://www.danceplaza.com/gallery/Rob_Ronda/Blackpool_Dance_Festival_2008/Amateur_Latin/08BPAmLat028g.JPG
http://www.danceplaza.com/gallery/Rob_Ronda/Blackpool_Dance_Festival_2008/Amateur_Latin/08BPAmLat090g.JPG

[Terpsichorean Clod]

See, her eyes really are down there! :D
And it would be rude not to make eye contact. :)

[hustleNflow]

I don't like pink.....
http://www.danceplaza.com/gallery/Rob_Ronda/Blackpool_Dance_Festival_2008/Amateur_Latin/08BPAmLat028g.JPG

Owwww, my eyes! :cry:

[hustleNflow]

Another use for cooked spaghetti and pink dye...

http://www.artrhythms.com/USDSC_2006/Gherman_Mustuc_Iveta_Lukosiute_USDSC_2006.htm

[chocolatchica]

Another use for cooked spaghetti and pink dye...

http://www.artrhythms.com/USDSC_2006/Gherman_Mustuc_Iveta_Lukosiute_USDSC_2006.htm
Wow! Lol. I have seen her wear some pretty different costumes over the years though so I'm not surprised.
I mean most of these costumes, like the feather pink and black one aren't terrible terrible they just don't seem dance appropriate to me. Some colors and design, in my opinion, detract from the dancing. You can't hlpe but wonder what they were thinking or who told them, "Hey, that looks perfect!"

[hustleNflow]

Wow! Lol. I have seen her wear some pretty different costumes over the years though so I'm not surprised.
I mean most of these costumes, like the feather pink and black one aren't terrible terrible they just don't seem dance appropriate to me. Some colors and design, in my opinion, detract from the dancing. You can't hlpe but wonder what they were thinking or who told them, "Hey, that looks perfect!"

I know who told them it looked good...the kooky dress designer that was about to make a killing financially by selling it to them :bandit:

[_malakawa_]

And it would be rude not to make eye contact. :)

LOL :p

Originally posted by hustleNflow Another use for cooked spaghetti and pink dye...

http://www.artrhythms.com/USDSC_2006...USDSC_2006.htm (http://www.artrhythms.com/USDSC_2006/Gherman_Mustuc_Iveta_Lukosiute_USDSC_2006.htm)

i am just curios whom designed this dress.
they don't have mirror??:cool:

[hustleNflow]

Oooh, the hits just keep on coming...

http://www.artrhythms.com/Capital_Dancesport_2005/Andre_Paramanov_Natalie.htm

Poor Natalie...I'd be making faces if I were her, too. The dress looks like something my dog might barf up after trying to eat trash.

[_malakawa_]

http://www.dancesizzle.com/CompetitionVideo/tabid/53/ctl/MediaPlayer/mid/375/currentitem/3/currentstrip/1/Default.aspx?path=USDSC%202008!Pro!US%20National%2 0Pro%20RS%20Latin (http://www.dancesizzle.com/CompetitionVideo/tabid/53/ctl/MediaPlayer/mid/375/currentitem/3/currentstrip/1/Default.aspx?path=USDSC%202008%21Pro%21US%20Nation al%20Pro%20RS%20Latin)


i just saw this. :confused:

technique - no comment. :-?

but the shirt. my god.

[_malakawa_]

Oooh, the hits just keep on coming...

http://www.artrhythms.com/Capital_Dancesport_2005/Andre_Paramanov_Natalie.htm

Poor Natalie...I'd be making faces if I were her, too. The dress looks like something my dog might barf up after trying to eat trash.


check page where they sell dresses. :confused:

artrhythms.com/Costumes/Lime_Green_Latin_Rhythm_For_Sale.htm

artrhythms.com/Costumes/Black_Mango_Latin_Rhythm_For_Sale.htm

artrhythms.com/Costumes/Black_Mesh_Bodysuit_for_Sale_SS.htm this is the winner. :cool:

[Peaches]

Oooh, the hits just keep on coming...

http://www.artrhythms.com/Capital_Dancesport_2005/Andre_Paramanov_Natalie.htm

Poor Natalie...I'd be making faces if I were her, too. The dress looks like something my dog might barf up after trying to eat trash.Really? I think it's pretty.

[chocolatchica]

http://www.dancesizzle.com/CompetitionVideo/tabid/53/ctl/MediaPlayer/mid/375/currentitem/3/currentstrip/1/Default.aspx?path=USDSC%202008!Pro!US%20National%2 0Pro%20RS%20Latin (http://www.dancesizzle.com/CompetitionVideo/tabid/53/ctl/MediaPlayer/mid/375/currentitem/3/currentstrip/1/Default.aspx?path=USDSC%202008%21Pro%21US%20Nation al%20Pro%20RS%20Latin)


i just saw this. :confused:

technique - no comment. :-?

but the shirt. my god.
Mmm.....I don't like they're dancing but I guess they're styles is different than mine. I'm sure a lot of people hate my dancing too. Lol. But the shirt the man had on was a little quirky

[chocolatchica]

Really? I think it's pretty.
I don't get why they would post that pic of all the pics. I mean that look on her face is something else. I would be kind of upset. Hey, you don't have a better pic of me??

[chocolatchica]

check page where they sell dresses. :confused:

artrhythms.com/Costumes/Lime_Green_Latin_Rhythm_For_Sale.htm

artrhythms.com/Costumes/Black_Mango_Latin_Rhythm_For_Sale.htm

artrhythms.com/Costumes/Black_Mesh_Bodysuit_for_Sale_SS.htm this is the winner. :cool:
WOW!!! How could someone not win wearing those??;)

[hustleNflow]

WOW!!! How could someone not win wearing those??;)

Chocolatchica, we better put our bids in...people are prolly chompin' at the bit to buy those gems!!!! :uplaugh:

And for our viewing pleasure, yet another silly dress:

http://www.artrhythms.com/Hotlanta_2004/Anastasia_Abrashin.htm

How many drag queen ostriches had to die to make that skirt?

[Peaches]

I don't get why they would post that pic of all the pics. I mean that look on her face is something else. I would be kind of upset. Hey, you don't have a better pic of me??Oh, don't get me started on the pic itself, or her expression. I'm just thinking about the dress--it looks all watercolor-y to me. I like it.

[and123]

This one doubles as a float in the Rose Bowl parade:

http://photos.ballroomdancers.com/Costumes/1/9836.jpghttp://photos.ballroomdancers.com/Costumes/2/9836.jpg

[and123]

WOW!!! How could someone not win wearing those??;)

pssst.... one of those belongs to someone on DF, so let's not get too nasty here ;)

[jjs914]

This one doubles as a float in the Rose Bowl parade:

http://photos.ballroomdancers.com/Costumes/1/9836.jpghttp://photos.ballroomdancers.com/Costumes/2/9836.jpg

I'm in generally, personally, not a huge fan of anything with a lot of platic/fake flowers. One or two might be okay...but otherwise I think it can come off kind of cheesy....(no offesne to anyone who has one...just my personal opinion).

[hustleNflow]

This one doubles as a float in the Rose Bowl parade:

http://photos.ballroomdancers.com/Costumes/1/9836.jpghttp://photos.ballroomdancers.com/Costumes/2/9836.jpg

Someone went to Hawaii and got "leid"...REPEATEDLY. Far more than they prolly should have...:uplaugh:

[_malakawa_]

http://www.artrhythms.com/Manhattan_2008/Kelley_Walsh_2.htm

a skirt??????????? :confused:

[etp777]

That one I don't have much of a problem with. Wish I could see it move. And that's true of a lot of these, if they have really good moveoment, and picture just happened to catch them at their worst, I might change my opinion.

[LucyDiamond]

artrhythms.com/Costumes/Black_Mesh_Bodysuit_for_Sale_SS.htm this is the winner. :cool:
:shock:

[LucyDiamond]

That one I don't have much of a problem with. Wish I could see it move. And that's true of a lot of these, if they have really good moveoment, and picture just happened to catch them at their worst, I might change my opinion.
I agree.

[mamboqueen]

Oooh, the hits just keep on coming...

http://www.artrhythms.com/Capital_Dancesport_2005/Andre_Paramanov_Natalie.htm

Poor Natalie...I'd be making faces if I were her, too. The dress looks like something my dog might barf up after trying to eat trash.

sigh...

this might not be your taste, but would you want someone saying this about one of yours? What you find pretty might be repulsive to someone else. Just sayin...I think it's fine to say you don't like something and point out why, but you should know that this isn't a private forum ... and even if you don't really care if someone is offended, you may run into them in person some day and perhaps they won't be so nice about it ;)

[tanya_the_dancer]

Funny, how it is mostly latin dresses which ended up listed in this thread.

[Me]

Funny, how it is mostly latin dresses which ended up listed in this thread.

Wow, you're right! Here, let me fix that.

I found this one just yesterday (again, photo re-uploaded to preserve the identify of the owner... and to keep from ripping off their bandwidth)

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/iloveseverus/bb90_1.jpg?t=1220574026


Maybe it looks better dancing?

[_malakawa_]

Wow, you're right! Here, let me fix that.

I found this one just yesterday (again, photo re-uploaded to preserve the identify of the owner... and to keep from ripping off their bandwidth)

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/iloveseverus/bb90_1.jpg?t=1220574026


Maybe it looks better dancing?

:doh:

this says my opinion.

[Merrylegs]

This thread is brutal. Yulia Zagoruychenko is a US dress size ZERO. She could not possibly look fat, ever. Not in feathers, not in a caftan, not in anything. And I laughted out loud at the statement that she looked slow. Seriously? Have you seen her dance?

I find it hilarious that most of the pictures being used of women and the costumes that are being bashed show them dancing at BLACKPOOL. The trends are extreme at this competition. Do a search of some of the threads on Blackpool and you will learn that this is the case.

So, when do we get to see pictures of your costumes?

[Joe]

Another Kristina faux pas, but this one really isn't her fault...it's one of her costumes from the Dancing with the Stars tour:

http://picasaweb.google.com/umermeer/DancingWithTheStarsTour#5231309320376053698

The top is all bondage-y and weird...makes her boobs look like aliens :shock:
That's a very...interesting...last name there...

[Joe]

Oh and can I say:

Meow!

[hustleNflow]

This thread is brutal. Yulia Zagoruychenko is a US dress size ZERO. She could not possibly look fat, ever. Not in feathers, not in a caftan, not in anything. And I laughted out loud at the statement that she looked slow. Seriously? Have you seen her dance?

I find it hilarious that most of the pictures being used of women and the costumes that are being bashed show them dancing at BLACKPOOL. The trends are extreme at this competition. Do a search of some of the threads on Blackpool and you will learn that this is the case.

So, when do we get to see pictures of your costumes?

No one said Yulia was fat or slow...we said her costume made her LOOK slow. I think we can all agree that the the wrong costuming can make even the most talented, seasoned pro look off.

Extreme costuming being a normal thing or not at Blackpool, some of these costumes definitely have the potential to detract from the dancing. The black dress with the neon fringe trim totally obscures the lady's left arm! How are judges supposed to see her lines if they are obscured by her dress?

The main point I think we're trying to make is that we aren't trying to be mean-spirited...the majority of the dresses we've mentioned have either physically deterred the wearer's dancing, been such a distraction that one can't pay attention to the wearer's dancing, or been so physically unflattering that it made the wearer less attractive to a judge's eye. All things to be avoided in competitive dancing...so their is some constructive criticism going on.

[Laura]

Extreme costuming being a normal thing or not at Blackpool, some of these costumes definitely have the potential to detract from the dancing. The black dress with the neon fringe trim totally obscures the lady's left arm! How are judges supposed to see her lines if they are obscured by her dress?
Have you been to Blackpool? There are so many dancers on the floor at once, in so many heats (imagine 12 heats in the first round of a Latin event) that people will wear ANYTHING to make an impression. For the first couple of rounds it's not so much about dancing well or with good lines or whatever, it's about simply being seen and remembered. I'm waiting for someone to go out there in a costume decorated with EL wire that glows or even flashes on and off, just to get the attention.

[_malakawa_]

This thread is brutal. Yulia Zagoruychenko is a US dress size ZERO. She could not possibly look fat, ever. Not in feathers, not in a caftan, not in anything. And I laughted out loud at the statement that she looked slow. Seriously? Have you seen her dance?

I find it hilarious that most of the pictures being used of women and the costumes that are being bashed show them dancing at BLACKPOOL. The trends are extreme at this competition. Do a search of some of the threads on Blackpool and you will learn that this is the case.

So, when do we get to see pictures of your costumes?

what is brutal??

i saw yulias dancing and i know how she looks and dance, it is just like HNF said "the wrong costuming can make even the most talented, seasoned pro look off."

we are not saying that we always had gorgeous dresses. i had couple of dresses which was complete disaster, but i don't have pictures here (they are still in my home country).

and it also depends on taste.

[mamboqueen]

I'm waiting for someone to go out there in a costume decorated with EL wire that glows or even flashes on and off, just to get the attention.

I'm waiting for someone to go out there with *nothing* but rhinestones ;)

[hustleNflow]

I'm waiting for someone to go out there with *nothing* but rhinestones ;)

Sign me up! I actually did a Hooters calendar photo shoot wearing nothing but paint and rhinestones! Granted, it looked remarkably like a bikini, but I still felt just as naked :shock: Not sure if I could do it for dancing, though...wouldn't want "certain regions" getting uber-exposed during a split, and I would need some sort of "support" for the ladies (can you imagine doing jive without a bra on! OUCH :oops:)

[mamboqueen]

I'm actually one of the few who could probably do jive without a bra :(

I hope you're not planning to run for office some day ;)

[etp777]

Sign me up! I actually did a Hooters calendar photo shoot wearing nothing but paint and rhinestones! Granted, it looked remarkably like a bikini, but I still felt just as naked :shock: Not sure if I could do it for dancing, though...wouldn't want "certain regions" getting uber-exposed during a split, and I would need some sort of "support" for the ladies (can you imagine doing jive without a bra on! OUCH :oops:)


:raisebro:

[_malakawa_]

Sign me up! I actually did a Hooters calendar photo shoot wearing nothing but paint and rhinestones! Granted, it looked remarkably like a bikini, but I still felt just as naked :shock: Not sure if I could do it for dancing, though...wouldn't want "certain regions" getting uber-exposed during a split, and I would need some sort of "support" for the ladies (can you imagine doing jive without a bra on! OUCH :oops:)


:raisebro:

jive - no way.

[hustleNflow]

I hope you're not planning to run for office some day ;)

Not a chance, honey...politics, luckily, is not my true calling ;) And wearing nothing but paint and a smile isn't nearly as glamorous or sexy as it might sound...it took 5 hours for me to get painted (and I had to remain standing the entire time, so as not to smudge the paint), and then when it came time to pose, I had to take on so many weird poses so that my skin wouldn't wrinkle (and thus distort the design) or we would get a view that was, well, obscene. And to add insult to injury, the calendar editors ended up not using my shots and decided to use some leftovers from the previous year...all that trouble for nothing :mad:

[Izzy20]

Wow, you're right! Here, let me fix that.

I found this one just yesterday (again, photo re-uploaded to preserve the identify of the owner... and to keep from ripping off their bandwidth)

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/iloveseverus/bb90_1.jpg?t=1220574026


Maybe it looks better dancing?


I don't know why but this reminds me of one of those kaleidoscope things I had as a kid...

[Laura]

I was thinking Carmen Miranda.

Well, it's eye-catching, at least.

[etp777]

Carmen Miranda was my thought too, and it definitely draws attention, which can be hugely important at some comps. I can't say I hate it, just nothing I would wear. If I wore dresses at all, that is. :). Sort of like a one button suit for us guys. Don't hate them, actually rather like the idea, or at least understand it. You just won't find one in my closet. :)

[jivechica]

I agree with whoever said that it seems like now it's just important to get noticed. It's so hard to come up with original costumes so I'm guessing battery operated will be up next :)

[etp777]

In some respects, its sad that pros have to resort (stoop?) to gimmicks to catch judge's attention. I can completely understand the logistics of judge only having a few seconds for each couple, and I don't have any suggestions to fix this, just seems wrong. Technique, style and skill SHOULD be all that matters to. And maybe having a cute pro like Larinda or my pro. ;). I definitely don't find it surprising though that blackpool costumes keep showing up, for this very reason.

[Laura]

Well, there are pros and then there are pros. I like watching the first round at Blackpool for the sheer humor of it. There are dancers, and dresses, that you will never see again....

And even if the judges have only a few seconds for each couple -- they are still judging a *couple of hundred* couples in that first round at Blackpool. It's insane.

[Standarddancer]

I've watched 1st round of Friday afternoon pro standard a few years ago and I know what Laura means. That was the first time I've seen first round of open pro in Blackpool. In subsequent years I wasn't excited to go that early Friday afternoon for early rounds unless for watching my favorite former finalists who had to dance from 1st round due to change of partners.

[Larinda McRaven]

I just want to remind everyone that there are lots of people who lurk here. LOTS of pros come read this board. Several pros who are in the pictures that are posted, and some of the designers too. Quite a few posts on this thread are close to being insulting and the attitude is really not what we want DF to be made up of.

PLEASE be respectful and kind. Being snarky and rude is not neccessary in getting your point across that you don't like a costume.

[DancingJools]

I just want to remind everyone that there are lots of people who lurk here. LOTS of pros come read this board. Several pros who are in the pictures that are posted, and some of the designers too. Quite a few posts on this thread are close to being insulting and the attitude is really not what we want DF to be made up of.

PLEASE be respectful and kind. Being snarky and rude is not neccessary in getting your point across that you don't like a costume.
Ditto.
Also, many dresses look very different in real life, as compared to pictures. The colors, the feel and movement of the fabric, all could look different in real life.

[samina]

I'm waiting for someone to go out there in a costume decorated with EL wire that glows or even flashes on and off, just to get the attention.

lmao...

[samina]

http://www.dancesizzle.com/CompetitionVideo/tabid/53/ctl/MediaPlayer/mid/375/currentitem/3/currentstrip/1/Default.aspx?path=USDSC%202008!Pro!US%20National%2 0Pro%20RS%20Latin (http://www.dancesizzle.com/CompetitionVideo/tabid/53/ctl/MediaPlayer/mid/375/currentitem/3/currentstrip/1/Default.aspx?path=USDSC%202008%21Pro%21US%20Nation al%20Pro%20RS%20Latin)


i just saw this. :confused:

technique - no comment. :-?

but the shirt. my god.

but it's visible...and actually didn't look bad in person. was quite striking. very pirate-y. :)

[samina]

artrhythms.com/Costumes/Black_Mesh_Bodysuit_for_Sale_SS.htm this is the winner. :cool:

i bet that costume would be killer on karen hauer...

[samina]

And for our viewing pleasure, yet another silly dress:

http://www.artrhythms.com/Hotlanta_2004/Anastasia_Abrashin.htm

How many drag queen ostriches had to die to make that skirt?

with this dress, i'm thinking it just isn't on the right person. i can imagine another dancer pulling this one off.

am sure it's easy to see something wildly dramatic on someone with a different body type or personality and want to portray the same quality, but we each have our own vibe... probly our costumes (esp latin) need to be in harmony with that, or they're going to clash.

[samina]

Well, there should have been lips in her crotch region then.

rofl... doll, you are just too much...:cool:

[samina]

well...this thread has been pretty brutal. dang... bunch of cat-scratchers! hope you have thick skins in case you ever costume faux paux...

[anp73ga31]

I just read the whole thread thru for the first time. Though it could possibly hurt some feelings (because I dont think ppl realized that some of those folks might read the forums or they would have not been so forthright), I don't see that any of it was meant to be mean-spirited or ugly. It is normal to want to get together to critique, and have opinions on, outfits. Some of the costumes ARE pretty far out. We shouldn't have to pretend to like everything we see just because a pro wears it to blackpool. Being a fantastic/talented pro doesn't mean they have great taste. What was that old story about the king and the designer who convinced him that he was not naked but wearing a terrific outfit and so he ended up wearing it out in front of everyone? Anyway, the eyeballs on the boobs dress is really quite insane. But I bet the judges remembered her so I guess the designer and the dancer could consider the dress a success!

P.S. And I think we can all agree that despite our efforts to not do so, we will probably all end up committing a costume faux paux at some point in our lives that someone will call us out on....

[Larinda McRaven]

Well whether you feel the thread is fine or not... I was not around last week to make an official call. There were a few complaints made that were not able to be addressed. I am back on line now, and it will be watched from here on out.

[Merrylegs]

I don't see that any of it was meant to be mean-spirited or ugly

....

Accusing a designer (or anyone) of being on drugs because you do not admire something they have created IS mean-spirited, defamatory and completely inappropriate. Talking about leaving the bad drugs behind and being on the good drugs is really wrong on DF because of the age of some of the members.

[samina]

huh...the drugs comment didn't bother me in the least. meh...we all have our touch buttons.

[hustleNflow]

huh...the drugs comment didn't bother me in the least. meh...we all have our touch buttons.

I actually got a bit of a chuckle out of it :lol:

[Larinda McRaven]

I suppose it just matters because we have <14 year olds who drop in and we are trying to keep the place G-Rated.

[anp73ga31]

Accusing a designer (or anyone) of being on drugs because you do not admire something they have created IS mean-spirited, defamatory and completely inappropriate. Talking about leaving the bad drugs behind and being on the good drugs is really wrong on DF because of the age of some of the members.

I didnt read it as them accusing the designer as being on drugs....guess its all in how a person takes a comment...kind of hard to tell how it is actually meant here just by reading it, too. I guess that given the way the thread was going I understood what they were trying to say so it didnt offend me, though I could see that if it was taken literal it would definitely offend some ppl.

Well whether you feel the thread is fine or not... I was not around last week to make an official call. There were a few complaints made that were not able to be addressed. I am back on line now, and it will be watched from here on out.Larinda: I wasnt meaning to imply that my opinion mattered in the least [because I know that it actually does not]....I was just offering it....I only posted in the first place because ppl were implying that the posters were purposely being mean and rude and I didnt think they were intending to be so....

Guess I should just go back to lurking again....

[Larinda McRaven]

My post was not directed you or anyone in particular. It was just meant to say that the final call is that of the mods. And things get a little crazy when the "mean" moderator is away from the computer for an extended period of time, giving a false free-for-all impression.

No need to lurk, your posts are quite valuable.

[anp73ga31]

My post was not directed you or anyone in particular. It was just meant to say that the final call is that of the mods.

Thanks for the clarification; I appreciate that! (because though I dont find you "mean", I do find you intimidating and would not want to be on your bad side!) :)

[Kassia]

well...this thread has been pretty brutal. dang... bunch of cat-scratchers! hope you have thick skins in case you ever costume faux paux...

Hahaa,,, i know i will costume faux pas someday... Probably more than once and if i can't laugh it off... Or laugh at myself then it's a sad state of affairs... We are only human... Pro or Amatuer it IS going to happen to all of us... Don't take yourself to seriously, ok?:roll:

You should see some of the weird, ugly and down right nasty belly dance costumes out there... They are wild!! In fact somebody from my other group started a blog...

1001 Nightmares
http://1001nightmares.blogspot.com/

[newbie]

Accusing a designer (or anyone) of being on drugs because you do not admire something they have created IS mean-spirited, defamatory and completely inappropriate. Talking about leaving the bad drugs behind and being on the good drugs is really wrong on DF because of the age of some of the members.

Giving LSD to spiders causes them to build very weird spider webs. There have been scientific repors on this. The experiment has not been made on designers but their creating weird dresses has a higher probability than creating nice ones. Unlike you, I think that saying "he must have been on drugs when he created this ugly dress" is a much better message to our beloved <14 than "He must have forgotten to take his drug dose the day he created this dress."

[_malakawa_]

Giving LSD to spiders causes them to build very weird spider webs. There have been scientific repors on this. The experiment has not been made on designers but their creating weird dresses has a higher probability than creating nice ones. Unlike you, I think that saying "he must have been on drugs when he created this ugly dress" is a much better message to our beloved <14 than "He must have forgotten to take his drug dose the day he created this dress."


:uplaugh: i like this one.

professional designer are a little bit avant-garde (just look a fashion show of J. Galliano)

i first said, that my dresses were not all great. i had some disaster. :oops:

[dressgirl]

Remember ......there is someone for every dress. And there is a time and a place to wear every dress. Some are great for shows only. Some are great for competition. Some look silly on one and fab on another. Most designers know when they miss and are grateful for the individual who walks in the booth to fall in love with a dress that got out of control.

My first dresses were awful. If someone had photos of them, you all would scream and poke great fun.......I can laugh at them now, but then, I was really proud of my accomplishments. I know that we live and breathe in the judgemental world of ballroom dance and we open ourselves for discussion everytime we walk out of our hotel rooms. I am just as guilty of poking fun at ugly or challenged dresses, but you all have reminded me of how hurtful it can be. So you shouldn't need moderators to stop you, you should stop yourselves.

[GJB]

Yeah!

[mamboqueen]

heh...be careful dressgirl, or you'll be recruited as a moderator! :) Wise words, tho!

[wooh]

Remember ......there is someone for every dress. And there is a time and a place to wear every dress. Some are great for shows only. Some are great for competition. Some look silly on one and fab on another...
So you shouldn't need moderators to stop you, you should stop yourselves.

Yep...Some of the "ugly" dresses on here, I can see being nice in motion. And some I downright like. While some that would be liked by the critical on this thread, I find downright hideous. Meh, whatever.

[fascination]

let me just say that one of my regrets is not having had time to see this thread this week...most threads begin harmlessly enough but the more battle-scarred mods, having been through various levels of hades previously, know that threads like thistend to be a potential problem from the outset b/c usually things like this get a bit mean and sometimes even identify a person who wore the out fit and ...well...we just don't want to go there...sigh...not that there aren't some outlandish things worthy of mention...and for my part my view is that even if you have an awesome body, if your dancing isn't stellar you tend to look silly in a next to naked outfit...your hot body is only an asset if you really know how to use it...I saw some serious errors in judgement at the last few comps I attended...no harm in highlighting an awesome bod that moves well...but but error to highlight an awesome bod that jut well...can't deliver

[dressgirl]

Hey fascination.......I have a lineup of men waiting to kiss me:) Just thought I would let you know!!!!!! Welcome home and it was great to see you. You just have to hang out with us more and they will be kissing you too!!

[fascination]

pout....perhaps once I have my hot new latin outfit, I can wield some persuasion...pout...as for hanging out...had a nasty food borne thingey going on at the end there...perhaps ohio ;)....

[dressgirl]

No pouting!!!!! It was just incredible timing!!! I hope you feel better. I only ate one meal a day. And never in a restaurant. Hmmmmm....I wonder why. I only got to the third floor once....when I checked in. Hang out with us in Ohio, we might not have the Wii there, but we will definitely have the hot boys! :0 :) Wow that sounds bad, but it is true!

[Laura]

Hang out with us in Ohio, we might not have the Wii there, but we will definitely have the hot boys!
Arrrgh, and to think I have passed up OSB this year. :)

[dressgirl]

Come to think of it, we usually bring our own food to Ohio....soups (one year we traisped homemade chicken soup on the plane) and we get fruit.....plus there are the incredible peanut butter sandwiches downstairs. I think I am working hard these days at avoiding hotel food at all costs. SO do hang out with us and we will keep you from any food bugs from now on.

[dressgirl]

And Laura, ask Fascination about how I have them trained.....:)

You should change those plans.

Sorry for the hijack. oopsie

[fascination]

pout... stomp.....(considering learning how to sew my own dresses;)).....it is pathetic Laura...she has men fawning and fondling and massaging and running errands and kissing her, non stop...I find it ...well...most annoying

[fascination]

Come to think of it, we usually bring our own food to Ohio....soups (one year we traisped homemade chicken soup on the plane) and we get fruit.....plus there are the incredible peanut butter sandwiches downstairs. I think I am working hard these days at avoiding hotel food at all costs. SO do hang out with us and we will keep you from any food bugs from now on.
:rolleyes:you'd have thought the tequila would have killed everything

[dressgirl]

you make it sound so exciting fascination! I don't know if it makes up for the lack of sleep and the stress, but it was a funny moment when you came back by. Can't wait to see you in your new sexy latin. Finally in the your colors!!!!

[fascination]

hee...lots of diet and exercise before then...then we'll see who's gettin' the love...anyhow...bot...self moderates

[latingal]

whoaa....asked SD tp pass along my regrets for not getting to stop by and chat dressgirl, but it sounds like I was missing more than I thought. *grin*

[samina]

:rolleyes:you'd have thought the tequila would have killed everything
i shall never fly to a comp without my fave brand every again! i might've been able to rescue you with a straight shot of the good stuff.:cool:

[Standarddancer]

Originally Posted by _malakawa_ http://www.dance-forums.com/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://www.dance-forums.com/showthread.php?p=596652#post596652)
http://www.dancesizzle.com/CompetitionVideo/tabid/53/ctl/MediaPlayer/mid/375/currentitem/3/currentstrip/1/Default.aspx?path=USDSC%202008!Pro!US%20National%2 0Pro%20RS%20Latin (http://www.dancesizzle.com/CompetitionVideo/tabid/53/ctl/MediaPlayer/mid/375/currentitem/3/currentstrip/1/Default.aspx?path=USDSC%202008%21Pro%21US%20Nation al%20Pro%20RS%20Latin)


i just saw this. :confused:

technique - no comment. :???:

but the shirt. my god.


the shirts actually look very striking and definitely make the guys stand out from crowd and it did enhance the latin movement. It's just a way too feminine, ruffle supposed to belong to only ladies IMHO.

[samina]

whoaa....asked SD tp pass along my regrets for not getting to stop by and chat dressgirl, but it sounds like I was missing more than I thought. *grin*

making me regret our not having met, as well! fasc brought me by to introduce, but you were on the phone at the time... dang, will have to make a point of connecting with you at OSB!

[and123]

ruffle supposed to belong to only ladies IMHO.

But what about Seinfeld's Puffy Shirt? :p

[Standarddancer]

But what about Seinfeld's Puffy Shirt? :p

lol...Seinfeld looked too feminine too

I know ruffle is the new cool fashion, but guys with ruffle shirts kinda of ruffle fashion a way overdone

[_malakawa_]

the shirts actually look very striking and definitely make the guys stand out from crowd and it did enhance the latin movement. It's just a way too feminine, ruffle supposed to belong to only ladies IMHO.


hihi, that's my opinion too.

that is why i put that.

[Joe]

But what about Seinfeld's Puffy Shirt? :p
Save the ruffles for September 19: National Talk Like A Pirate Day.

Avast! ;)

[hamstersphere]

So ... not an ugly dress exactly but a very, erm, unusual one - latin rounds at the Internationals in '06 someone was in a black dress with giant stoned interlocking Chanel "C" motifs ... anyone seen this or have any idea what it was about?

[delamusica]

Chanel is branching out into ballroom costumes?

:p

[DancingMommy]

Two of the most unfortunate costumes I've ever seen were aired on television. One looked very much like a bedsheet that had been tied at the waist and shoulder and the other the britches were so sheer or flesh colored - the jury is still out on this one years later - that it looks like the nether regions were showing. It could have been a shadow, but I'm not sure. The thing is, I enjoyed the dancing but was incredibly distracted by the costumes.

The worst costume I've ever heard of was a rhythm costume from a few decades ago... It was all black but had white hand prints on the lady's tush. I did not witness it in person, but was told of it by my boss at the studio.

[dlgodud]

Worst costume I've seen anybody wear was a lady's Latin costume that had a large blue eyeball on each breast. I was like, :shock:

Hmmm...... what they were thinking?:rolleyes:

[emkey]

... lol for a change...
In my last competition a couple of ladies dancing standard we're well lookign like they should have gone latin.... a stoned bra + a long peti coat or something like that + floats isn't exactly classy, they looked more like hawaian hoola dancers hahahahaha

Latin:
uhm when it comes to the guys its more of the mixture of color... completely red shirt and pants + black shoes ???

at the top of the idsf years ago there we're a couple of weird costumes but most of the ladies worked it well so it doesn't look weird. Maria Manusova had this bathing suit + poncho look that worked great for her.

Last year there was a cat suit in blackpool! rawr

[fascination]

oddly...I just tend to forget the frightful costumes

[and123]

soooo was perusing the ads on Ballroomdancers.com, and saw this:

http://photos.ballroomdancers.com/Costumes/1/14573.jpg

Not only do I see a rather strange outfit in the background (one purple leg?!? :shock:), but TWO guys wearing white shoes. What the....? :confused:

[etp777]

ummmm, yeah

[DancingMommy]

soooo was perusing the ads on Ballroomdancers.com, and saw this:

http://photos.ballroomdancers.com/Costumes/1/14573.jpg

Not only do I see a rather strange outfit in the background (one purple leg?!? :shock:), but TWO guys wearing white shoes. What the....? :confused:

Maybe it was Lady GaGa?

[Natasha.]

Last year there was a cat suit in blackpool! rawr:D
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/5011/17627485475415690076452.jpg (http://img85.imageshack.us/i/17627485475415690076452.jpg/)http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/2236/7346j3660.jpg (http://img7.imageshack.us/i/7346j3660.jpg/) Not a dress but...

[dlgodud]

:D
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/5011/17627485475415690076452.jpg (http://img85.imageshack.us/i/17627485475415690076452.jpg/)http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/2236/7346j3660.jpg (http://img7.imageshack.us/i/7346j3660.jpg/) Not a dress but...

Don't know the cat suit was ugly, but definitely got attention I believe. :)

[wonderwoman]

Hmm... it may be offensive to the dancers wearing them, maybe not, they like what they like.. but Id feel bad if I was a designer and came across this and found something i made.

[and123]

Looks like pinstriped pajamas on the right. Personally I prefer the tight Latin pants on men :raisebro:

[wonderwoman]

Looks like pinstriped pajamas on the right. Personally I prefer the tight Latin pants on men :raisebro:
Oh i am right there with you on both points!!

[Nybz]

Looks like pinstriped pajamas on the right. Personally I prefer the tight Latin pants on men :raisebro:
:shock:......:raisebro:

[White Chacha]

I once saw a latin outfit. Medium brown, two piece, with maroon and gold fringe. It's hard to describe but the overall effect was of a carousel horse. Oy!

[3wishes]

Not only looks like comfy cozy pajamas but a half hearted attempt at a zoot suit from the 1930s.

[Natasha.]

Don't know the cat suit was ugly, but definitely got attention I believe. :)
Well... definetly got Tornsberg's attention. :cool: (" What was she thinking when she got dressed? Is this “Cat Woman” out there, or is she on the way to a yoga class? How come it is ok for some people to wear something completely inappropriate and ugly and yet for other couples, what seems to be very fashionable and tasteful but perhaps slightly extrovert, totally unacceptable.
I just don’t get it!") BTW He'll be dancing show with Vibeke Toft at Copenhagen Open.:raisebro:

[NonieS]

Here's a link to Yulia's "could be the hotel drapes" dress:

http://www.artrhythms.com/USDSC_2006/Max_Yulia_3_USDSC_2006.htm

It's a pretty color and fabric...I just think it lacks shape. And I can't shake the feeling she made it out of some drapes :lol:


LOL I actually liked this dress a lot... I never saw it in person, but it looks pretty in the "Angela" rumba WSS video...

That being said, I have seen more than my fair share of interesting costume choices. However, I have extremely picky taste and rarely like other people's costumes (I will sometimes like an element, like the skirt, or the general design, or the color, or the straps, but I RARELY like the whole ensemble)... this is why I always design my own, because I know that otherwise I would never be satisfied.

At collegiate comps I have seen a lot of unfortunate costume choices. I think because generally, college dancers do not have the money to afford a professionally made dress with proper built in panties and adequate booby support, so they end up wearing a cocktail dress, or "club wear," or a camisole and practice skirt. Now all that is well and good, except that outfits not made for dancing do not have built in panties and rarely have boobage support that will prevent you from popping out during jive or an enthusiastic arm gesture. I have seen too many private areas and rogue breasts escaping during college events... it makes me glad that I *always* (one notable exception which I will detail later) splurged and had something professionally made for me that kept all of my bits and pieces reined in and under control!!!

This thread is hilarious.... I mean, it is always fun to laugh (good-naturedly)about some of the less fortunate wardrobe choices that have come about... of course, everyone is entitled to their own personal taste and opinions and not everybody will agree on everything (which is why I try not to be too affected by criticisms of my costumes... unless of course it is something like "you spun and the audience saw half of your rear.." ok then it's time to get the dress re-made).... but sometimes I wonder if maybe they forgot to look at themselves! I saw a girl once who was a little heavy set and was wearing a VERY tight fitting dress.. it was basically a spandex tube dress that had clear straps attached. Now, that is something that even I wouldn't wear and I am quite slim, bc I like to dance in things that move with me... I felt bad for this poor girl because not only did the dress add a good 15 pounds (she was not that big, but the skirt was too short for her and the dress was very unforgiving and emphasized every jiggly bit), but she looked like she could hardly move bc it was so tight!!! It was a bad situation all around :shock:

[NonieS]

Well to make up for the fact that I am making fun of ugly wardrobe choices and laughed unabashedly at the dresses posted in this thread, I am revealing a story of one of my own very unattractive costume choices.

To be fair, I was a "lowly" bronze dancer and had only been dancing a few months, so had no reason to splurge on an expensive "legitimate" costume, but I still wanted something shiny... because I do love me some shiny!!! So, I went to Cliquers and bought this horrible thing that I couldn't believe was actually being sold in a normal clothing store.

To the outfits credit, it had built in shorts, had good chest support (except for that one time when my partner accidentally untied one of the back straps but that was a different story altogether)... it was also cheap and very sparkly. It was also obscenely tacky (IMO). I think my friend described it best when she referred to it as The Gold Monstrosity.

Yeah, it was definitely not my most attractive and classy look on the floor, but it more than served its purpose... needless to say, boy was I happy when I finally splurged and bought my first real costume that was of my own design and didn't look like the end result of a Gold Sparkle Monster with a case of food poisoning.

Picture of the Gold Monstrosity in all its glory is attached!!! Enjoy!!!

[and123]

dittoes.... I've seen more bra parts, safety-pinned-in-place dresses, control top pantyhose, lack of appropriate undergarments, boob spillage, and massive wedgies at collegiate comps than I ever wanted. It's kinda fun to see the same vintage costumes recycled over the years. I'd rather see that than dancers attempting to use cocktail dresses or prom dresses that simply aren't made to be danced in.

[NonieS]

Okay folks, ask and ye shall receive. Somebody found the eyeball dress and linked me. I have re-uploaded the photo to not rob bandwidth. I feel kinda' badly bashing it, since it was actually designed by dressmakers... but oh wow.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/iloveseverus/eyeballs.jpg?t=1220550744


I cannot even begin to say how sad I am that this link is no longer working.... I had such a glorious image in my head and I had to see what the real thing looked like... oh well, I guess I will just stick to my imagination!!!

[NonieS]

Actually, from the description of the eyeball dress, my imagination whipped up a much, much worse version. I imagined them to be more like those blue 'evil eye' things the Turks wear. Kinda like a white,turquoise and black archery target. I guess I also put that imaginary horror on a lady with a bigger bosom, so they'd be 3-dimensional. Umh.


This is precisely what I am imagining right now.... I am so very sad that I cannot see the picture haha!!!

[Natasha.]

2in1: Very pretty dress and one of the ugliest dresses I've ever seen! ...Maybe not ugliest but weirdest! http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/2392/885n.th.jpg (http://img40.imageshack.us/i/885n.jpg/)

[fascination]

guess it's just me but, while I would not rush to buy either of the last to dresses with links that work, I would not place them in the top 100 ugliest things i have seen worn to a ballroom event

[and123]

Let's not forget the Latin dress decorated with Tribbles :shock:

[samina]

huh, what are tribbles?

i'm with fasc as far as the last few images... as for nonie's gold monstrosity... you made it work, dear. :)

[dcharmd1]

Picture of the Gold Monstrosity in all its glory is attached!!! Enjoy!!!

I kinda like it :)

[dcharmd1]

http://www.youtube.com/user/Yamato2K1#p/u/8/znlzyN9D2rI

i usually like whatever costume yulia is wearing because they usually accentuate her figure, the costume in this video however, i just can't seem to get the hang of, it makes it look like she's carrying a feather duster on her arm, the rest of the costume is great but i'm greatly distracted by that ugly thing on her arm

[NonieS]

huh, what are tribbles?

i'm with fasc as far as the last few images... as for nonie's gold monstrosity... you made it work, dear. :)


hahahaa yes well thank you.... the shirt was eventually bought off me for some girl to wear clubbing...

I guess I would say that it is far from being ugly... and I have definitely had my eyes assaulted by some very ugly things... but let's just say that sheer gold thing that I had to tie onto me was not exactly my cup of tea??? LOL

[NonieS]

I kinda like it :)



yeah, i guess i built it up to be much worse than it actually was... but it certainly was not my most attractive ensemble either LOL

[NonieS]

http://www.youtube.com/user/Yamato2K1#p/u/8/znlzyN9D2rI

i usually like whatever costume yulia is wearing because they usually accentuate her figure, the costume in this video however, i just can't seem to get the hang of, it makes it look like she's carrying a feather duster on her arm, the rest of the costume is great but i'm greatly distracted by that ugly thing on her arm


yeah the arm plumage doesn't really do it for me but on the whole I am not offended by the dress...

I think one of my least favorite costumes of Yulia's was the brown fringe body suit she wore for "The Move" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-8uHyiKEQ8.... now that made it rather difficult for me to enjoy the dance bc i was distracted by the costume...

of course, yulia would look good in a hefty bag, so we are all speaking relatively ;)

[dcharmd1]

of course, yulia would look good in a hefty bag, so we are all speaking relatively ;)


funny, i was thinking the same thing!

[etp777]

of course, yulia would look good in a hefty bag, so we are all speaking relatively ;)

uh, yep. :)

[NonieS]

I was just looking though bdc and look what I found.... I don't know why the designer wanted to include the danglies from the nips, but I am being vaguely reminded of something one might see in a strip club....

http://photos.ballroomdancers.com/Costumes/1/15883.jpg

[fascination]

okay...now that is just vulgar

[wonderwoman]

hey wear that one and youll make some extra cash, granted itll be in one dollar bills...

[etp777]

discussion reminds me of the costume I saw in booth at OSB. two piece with chrome spikes. was a little scary. Know I'm not only one who saw it. :)