{"id":3355,"date":"2015-07-13T20:12:46","date_gmt":"2015-07-14T03:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/?p=3355"},"modified":"2015-07-16T21:20:18","modified_gmt":"2015-07-17T04:20:18","slug":"need-an-instant-costume-just-add-assiut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2015\/07\/need-an-instant-costume-just-add-assiut\/","title":{"rendered":"Need An Instant Costume?  Just Add Assiut!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3359\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2015\/07\/need-an-instant-costume-just-add-assiut\/just-add-assiut-ad-bar-crop-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Just-Add-Assiut-Ad-Bar.-CROP1.jpg?fit=576%2C2348&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"576,2348\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Just-Add-Assiut-Ad-Bar.-CROP\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Just-Add-Assiut-Ad-Bar.-CROP1.jpg?fit=74%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Just-Add-Assiut-Ad-Bar.-CROP1.jpg?fit=251%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3359 size-large\" title=\"http:\/\/bellydanceatanysize.com\/need-instant-costume-just-add-assiut\/\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Just-Add-Assiut-Ad-Bar.-CROP1.jpg?resize=251%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Need An Instant Costume?  Just Add Assiut\" width=\"251\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Just-Add-Assiut-Ad-Bar.-CROP1.jpg?resize=251%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 251w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Just-Add-Assiut-Ad-Bar.-CROP1.jpg?resize=37%2C150&amp;ssl=1 37w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Just-Add-Assiut-Ad-Bar.-CROP1.jpg?w=576&amp;ssl=1 576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>I&#8217;m please to announce that Andelee, over on the \u00a0website has just published my\u00a0article <a href=\"http:\/\/bellydanceatanysize.com\/need-instant-costume-just-add-assiut\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Need an Instant Costume? \u00a0Just Add Assiut!&#8221;<\/a> \u00a0featuring model Nicole Simone shot by photog Alisha Westerfeld. \u00a0The article is about styling an assiut robe with a few tips that apply to dancers of any size, from size 2 to 22.<\/p>\n<p>Andelee&#8217;s mission is to gather together informative articles, tips, hints and advice for us plus size belly dance. \u00a0When Alisha and I were shooting photos for the book <strong><em>The Cloth of Egypt: All About Assiut<\/em><\/strong> there were many photos that we would have loved to use, but simply ran out of space. \u00a0Why not take some of these wonderful photos and share them with the world and create some great content for a sister website!<\/p>\n<p>Award winning plus-sized model, Nicole Simone who you can follow on Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/saucysimone\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>, or visit on FaceBook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NicoleSimonePlusModel\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>, is one of the most beautiful women I&#8217;ve ever had the pleasure of working with. \u00a0Her satiny skin, clear blue eyes, wicked curves, and mega-watt star power on stage, make her a force to be reckoned with!<\/p>\n<p>And guess what? \u00a0If you go and check out this article, you get to see some of Alisha&#8217;s photos in COLOR! \u00a0<em>Cloth of Egypt<\/em> was published in black and white because so much of the assiut was black and white to begin with, and b\/w printing\u00a0saves the reader money. \u00a0I promise that in the fullness of time, we will release another full-color book.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">But in the meantime, enjoy!<br \/>\nYours in Dance And Costuming,<br \/>\n<em>~ Davina<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">July 14, 2015<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2015\/07\/need-an-instant-costume-just-add-assiut\/\"><img width=\"37\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Just-Add-Assiut-Ad-Bar.-CROP1.jpg?fit=37%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft tfe wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Just-Add-Assiut-Ad-Bar.-CROP1.jpg?w=576&amp;ssl=1 576w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Just-Add-Assiut-Ad-Bar.-CROP1.jpg?resize=37%2C150&amp;ssl=1 37w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Just-Add-Assiut-Ad-Bar.-CROP1.jpg?resize=74%2C300&amp;ssl=1 74w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Just-Add-Assiut-Ad-Bar.-CROP1.jpg?resize=251%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 251w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 37px) 100vw, 37px\" data-attachment-id=\"3359\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2015\/07\/need-an-instant-costume-just-add-assiut\/just-add-assiut-ad-bar-crop-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Just-Add-Assiut-Ad-Bar.-CROP1.jpg?fit=576%2C2348&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"576,2348\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Just-Add-Assiut-Ad-Bar.-CROP\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Just-Add-Assiut-Ad-Bar.-CROP1.jpg?fit=74%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Just-Add-Assiut-Ad-Bar.-CROP1.jpg?fit=251%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><p>I&#8217;m please to announce that Andelee, over on the \u00a0website has just published my\u00a0article &#8220;Need an Instant Costume? 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