What’s in your bag?
It’s in My Bag, My Makeup Bag! I’ve had my head down and my elbows up working on my next book, The Cloth of Egypt. Over the past few months, I’ve participated in some Bay Area performance. At each of…
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Belly Dance Fashion – An article on AND magazine
Belly Dance Fashion: Bellydance Superstars in AND magazine Several of the featured performers with the Bellydance Super Stars troupe recently appeared in an article about belly dance costuming over in AND Magazine. Accompanied by a smoking hot collection of gorgeous…
Pinterest – Hot New Tool for Designers
Pinterest Hot New Tool for Designers One of my favorite design tools is the mood board or inspiration board. I routinely build collages that inform, inspire and delight the eye and fuel my own creative process. Recently, I went over…
Assiut/Assuit in Motion – Liquid Silver
Assiut/Assuit in Motion – Liquid Silver Apparently, I’m obsessed with assiut/assuit cloth. Which is probably good, since I’m working on a book about this magical fabric. However, several folks have sent me email queries along the lines of: Hey Dawn,…
Vintage Dress – Assiut/Assuit Transformation
Transforming a Vintage Assiut/Assuit Dress Step One – “Before Video” As I work on projects for my upcoming book, All About Assiut/Assuit, I’m trying to catch some photos and videos of me wearing costumes made from this fabric. In December,…