Top 10 Reasons to Make a New Costume
10 – You have been taking classes for a year and your teacher said those magic words ‘Recital.’
9 – Your best dance buddy got a beautiful new costume and she wants to do a duet.
8 – You finally have enough cash to afford a lovely piece of assuit or other equally expensive and drop-dead gorgeous fabric.
7 – You’ve lost/gained 30 lbs and have earned a whole new wardrobe to go with your fabulous new figure!
6 – You just took a Gypsy-esqe workshop and now need a new full skirt to dance with.
5 – This season’s ‘In’ color isn’t IN your wardrobe – yet.
4 – There’s a show coming up and EVERYONE has seen every costume you own.
3 – You couldn’t resist that shimmy belt, and now you need a whole ensemble to go with it!
2 – You just saw someone else wearing that Exclusive, Custom, Designer original you bought at the last festival.
1 – Because you CAN!
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Special thanks goes out to Adriana who is one of the featured models in my upcoming book about assiut/assiut costuming. Visit her website for more details about her performances and classes throughout the greater San Francisco/Bay Area.