{"id":10403,"date":"2024-08-09T15:48:20","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T22:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/?p=10403"},"modified":"2024-08-09T15:48:20","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T22:48:20","slug":"costumers-notes-flash-back-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2024\/08\/costumers-notes-flash-back-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"“Costumer’s Notes” Flash Back 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"

Throughout my writing career, I’ve shared information on my self-published magazine, “Davina’s Costumer’s Notes.”\u00a0 <\/em>As I work on the rewrite of my first book “Costuming From the Hip,”<\/em> I’m digging material out of my archive and rediscovering my passion for magazines.<\/p>\n

My love affair with magazines began as a young girl. I would treasure my favorite issues, re-reading them until they fell apart. If I could lay my hands on something less beloved, I would cut them apart for crafting as decoupage, collage, and fodder to make versions of new made-up magazines.<\/p>\n

Click through to read<\/a>
\n“Davina’s Costumer’s Notes”<\/em>
\nRakkasah 2009 Edition .pdf<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"Dawn<\/p>\n

“Line: Costume\/Fashion”\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

I began participating in the world of ‘zines in the ’80s, writing about costume history, fashion design, and illustration. I even started my own ‘zine called “Line: Costume\/Fashion.”\u00a0 After four copies, I switched gears to work on a full-fledged book published in 1993 as “Costuming From the Hip.”<\/p>\n

“Line: Costume\/Fashion” focussed on integrating historical influence into costume and fashion design. My target market was the sci-fi world and I was attending conventions throughout the greater Southern California region. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to find a long-lost copy, but I am ever hopeful that one will turn up.<\/p>\n

\"Costumer's<\/a>
Gone, but not forgotten: Davina’s Costumer’s Notes Website c. 2007. In 2008 I moved my Yahoo Group to Facebook. “Studio Davina Behind the Seams.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Article Writer<\/span><\/h3>\n

As my focus turned to belly dancing, and after the wild success of “Costuming from the Hip,” I dove into the world of writing for belly dance magazines.<\/p>\n

\"Davina's<\/a>
Read this 16-page .pdf of “Davina’s Costumer’s Notes” made for Rakkasah 2009. Now available to download on Patreon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Between 1993 and today, I’ve published thousands of articles in magazines, newsletters, blogs, and digital archives and publications. I’m still writing quite a bit as a freelancer.\u00a0 You can find some of my work in “Fanoos Magazine.”<\/a><\/p>\n

Costumer’s Notes Magazine<\/span><\/h3>\n

I dipped back into making my own magazines in the early 2000s.\u00a0 “Davina’s Costumer’s Notes”<\/em>\u00a0 began as a ‘zine printed at the local copy shops before big events like Rakkasah in the San Francisco\/Bay Area, Cairo Carnival in Los Angeles, and Bedouin Bazaar in San Diego.<\/p>\n

“Costumer’s Notes”<\/em> eventually expanded into a bi-monthly magazine on its own website.\u00a0 When I began working on my seminal book “The Cloth of Egypt, All About Assiut,”<\/em> I switched to an email version of “Studio Davina Mini-Magazine.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Sign Up for our bi-monthly Mini-Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n

Costuming From the Hip: 30th Anniversary<\/span><\/h3>\n

The rewrite and expansion of “Costuming From the Hip”<\/em> is underway.\u00a0 As I dig, I’m unearthing past projects, published articles, out-of-print books, and unpublished research.\u00a0 Watch for more tidbits to emerge.<\/p>\n

I hope you enjoyed this walk down memory lane,<\/strong><\/em>
\nHappy Dance and Costuming<\/strong><\/em>
\nDawn Devine ~ Davina<\/strong><\/em>
\nAug. 2024<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Costumer's<\/a>
Here’s the first page of the 16 page edition. Now available for read on Patreon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"Davina's<\/a>

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