Archive of ‘Costumes and Sparkles and Bling…Oh My!’ Posts

A Few Helpful Fixes for Those Tricky “Dina” Bras

Every era in belly dance fashion has its own unique bra debacle. We have seen cones, dinner plates, footballs….even pasties on those frightening old Port Said album covers from the 1960′s.

Today’s challenge for many of us – either on the lesser-endowed or “cups runneth over” end of the spectrum – is the popular “Dina” style bra, so aptly named for the voluptuous Egyptian superstar. The “Dina” is known for a wide, deep, U-shaped plunge between two tall, rounded cups. As the cups themselves are often shallow and oddly shaped, and the halter straps are typically set about a mile apart, Dina bras are notorious for causing unsightly gapping. Plus, for A-cups or smaller, the wide space between cups and …

A Costume Worthy of The Colbert Report

Those of you who have followed me on Bhuz (and “IRL”), know just how badly I want to team up with TV’s greatest corres-pundit Steven Colbert and expose the nation to the very real threat of a Turkish Airport Special* invasion.

Call it a pipe dream, but I even know what I’d wear for my hypothetical Colbert Report appearance. I found this over-the-top patriotic bedlah nowhere else but on eBay:

FlagCostume

I am currently taking an oath of silence and will leave the evaluation of good taste up to you. If this were my size, I would almost be tempted to buy it, do a 1940′s style cheesecake-y pinup girl photo shoot in it – and then pawn that bad …