OK, Richard. I hate not knowing a word so I had to look it up:
eckysiast: n. a striptease performer ORIGIN 1940: coined by HL Mencken from the Greek ekdusis 'shedding,' on the pattern of 'enthusiast' I don't know when I'll have the opportunity to use it except in conjunction with my 2 year old niece, but it's a great word! Thanks, LynnD And now back to our program... On 7/6/07, R Harper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Hello, all - I've got an interesting theatrical costume project. Am >helping with a production of The Rocky Horror Show, and one character >wants tear-away briefs for underneath his very short kilt. <snip> I was told once by a fellow costumer who once worked for one of the many Chippendale's dance teams is that velcro was far too strong for tear-away clothing; too much wear and tear on the fabrics and the release was unreliable. What they used were little snaps, like the snaps used for baby clothing. I've never had occasion to use this technique, but I stored it away in my brain *just in case* I ever have occasion to sew for an ecdysiast... Richard in MI _________________________________________________________________ http://newlivehotmail.com _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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