{"id":3113,"date":"2014-12-02T13:38:49","date_gmt":"2014-12-02T21:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/?p=3113"},"modified":"2014-12-02T13:56:31","modified_gmt":"2014-12-02T21:56:31","slug":"princess-farhana-coe-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2014\/12\/princess-farhana-coe-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Princess Farhana Features “The Cloth of Egypt” on Her Blog!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"WEB-PRO-1The super-glamourous author\/dancer Princess Farhana featured me in a write up about “The Cloth of Egypt: All About Assiut!” \u00a0entitled “The Queen of Assiut<\/a>.” \u00a0I’m so very honored to work with Princess Farhana, who is beyond a triple threat – working as a dancer, instructor, workshop leader, costume designer, and author! We were so pleased to feature her in a gorgeous, retro inspired rhinestone embellished assiut costume on the back cover of the book. \u00a0Alisha Westerfeld shot the Princess at the last big MECDA show, Cairo Caravan\u00a0in 2013. In this photo, she\u00a0is wearing a teal and blue assiut bra encrusted with rhinestones and dripping with jewelry. \u00a0This bra is part of a collaborative\u00a0costume design, where I designed and built the bra and the Princess made the belt and skirt. \u00a0The white vintage assiut is very special, a treasure from the trove of the Princess. \u00a0During Cairo Caravan, I actually worked on this bra, finishing up the fitting details and the last of the embellishments.<\/p>\n

Lynette Harris of Gilded Serpent eZine<\/a> and I shared a table at this event, and during the outreach, we had the opportunity to chat with dancers, costumers, teachers, and even had a visit by the dance impresario Miles Copeland of Bellydance Superstars<\/a>. \u00a0Through it all, I was pleased to get this beautiful bra completed.<\/p>\n

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Facts\"aIMG_0748-L\" about the Costume: \u00a0The turquoise and blue rhinestone costume was fun to design and build, and I wanted to take a few moments to discuss this particular bra. \u00a0The base was purchased at Target for under $20. \u00a0I bought the two colored assiut panels direct from Egypt from a vendor on eBay, total cost with shipping was $100. \u00a0The blue bi-cone Swarovski crystals were purchased from Rhinestone Guy. \u00a0The tummy drape is two necklaces from Shiny Sparkly Things. \u00a0Other materials that went into this bra includes: thread, hooks and eyes, grosgrain ribbon and buckram interfacing. \u00a0The total for materials and supplies of the bra and belt are approximately, $140. \u00a0Not bad for such a bright and blingy costume.<\/p>\n

When the bra was completed, I gave it, and all the rest of the materials and supplies to the Princess to complete the design. \u00a0In August 2014, the completed costume was debuted at Assiut Fest, and this photo was snapped by Alisha Westerfeld<\/a>. \u00a0What a beautiful costume on a lovely dancer! Wanna see it in action – check out the video below.<\/p>\n