And make sure they are MEN'S which are not only opaque but shaped "right". You can dye the whitened easily. Try on line dance distributors and also dismount dance. And while you ate at it they also have whit fabric ballet slippers in all sizes 4ee fitting charts for each , rep men too! ) that can be spray painted or died wit rite or tinted mixed with rubbing alcohol. Done that a lot. -----Original Message----- Date: Monday, November 07, 2011 9:58:14 pm To: "Historical Costume" <h-cost...@indra.com> From: "Astrida Schaeffer" <astr...@schaefferarts.com> Subject: Re: [h-cost] Renaissance dance costumes
Just make sure to actually have them get real dance tights, not just colored pantyhose-- dance tights are much more opaque! On Nov 7, 2011, at 9:07 PM, michaeljdeib...@gmail.com wrote: > As far as the men go, you could always tell them that tights are your costume > unless you'd rather go naked - its worked for me before when I've hit issues > with men not wanting to wear tights. Or depending if you're aiming for a > specific decade or just renaissance in general, you could get by with tights > under a fitted Venetian breeches. > > As for the women's gowns, using a mixture of fabrics or simply colors will > add variety. You can also do a lot with different trims and patterns of trim. > > Michael Deibert > OAS AAS LLS > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 7, 2011, at 20:17, Monica Spence <monicaspe...@optonline.net> wrote: > >> Cheap and easy: Fabric glue with glitter over it. >> More expensive Christmas ribbons and small decorative trims by-the-yard. If >> the show is after Christmas, the trim u _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
