Shamadan costume

29 November, 2011 at 8:27 pm (belly dance) (, , , , , , )

It was our pal Dina’s wedding a few weeks ago, and we were pretty busy last term learning a fabulous Shamadan choreography to perform at the reception. The costume she requested was a bit vintage-y, a bit tribal-y, so here’s what I’ve put together.

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Gypsy costume

7 February, 2010 at 4:49 pm (belly dance) (, , , )

Here’s a gypsy costume I made over the past few weeks for a friend of mine. Forgive the mess in my sewing room!

This type of skirt has a 40m- 45m hem, for heaps of movement. Obviously, it needs a huge amount of fabric, especially for the bottom layer, so choice of fabrics is always interesting.

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