{"id":7035,"date":"2019-08-06T12:10:46","date_gmt":"2019-08-06T19:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/?p=7035"},"modified":"2019-08-22T09:00:55","modified_gmt":"2019-08-22T16:00:55","slug":"shalimar-performs-pink-floral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2019\/08\/shalimar-performs-pink-floral\/","title":{"rendered":"Pink Floral Belly Dance Costume in Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello Gang!<\/p>\n<p>I love it when I get to see my creations take the stage.\u00a0 As a costumer, I don&#8217;t always get to every event, and sometimes I make belly dance costumes that I never get to see in action.\u00a0 But this time I&#8217;m in luck!\u00a0 Shalimar sent me some footage of her performing at a live event on the east coast.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rFIErl_s9Ds\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Belly Dance Bra with Rouching<\/h2>\n<p>For this costume, I started with a typical Olga plunge bra with underwire. (Recently I&#8217;ve been LOVING working with the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2KiI6XK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olga &#8220;No Side Effects&#8221; Contour Bra<\/a>, it offers great coverage and support)<\/p>\n<p>I covered it with the left-over holographic stretch fabric from her Pink Mermaid ensemble.\u00a0 I really like using as much of my off-cuts and scraps as possible to save my client&#8217;s cash.\u00a0 It&#8217;s also good for the environment, so in making two costumes, we were able to really stretch the budget.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7038\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2019\/08\/shalimar-performs-pink-floral\/shalimar-pink-floral-belly-dance-bra-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Shalimar-Pink-Floral-Belly-Dance-Bra-2.jpg?fit=576%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"576,576\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6s Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1517247467&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Shalimar-Pink-Floral-Belly-Dance-Bra-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Shalimar-Pink-Floral-Belly-Dance-Bra-2.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Shalimar-Pink-Floral-Belly-Dance-Bra-2.jpg?fit=576%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7038 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Shalimar-Pink-Floral-Belly-Dance-Bra-2.jpg?resize=576%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"576\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After covering in the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2KjEWmr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spandex base cloth<\/a>, I used very affordable flat tear-drop shaped sew-on rhinestones (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2YO2bcv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">similar to these<\/a>) and round pointed or Rivoli shaped stones (<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2KhlcQp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">similar to these<\/a>) to create a &#8220;floralesque&#8221; pattern along the tops of the bra cups.\u00a0 Once these stones were in place, I pleated the floral georgette border print onto the cups and straps.<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7037\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2019\/08\/shalimar-performs-pink-floral\/shalimar-pink-floral-belly-dance-bra-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Shalimar-Pink-Floral-Belly-Dance-Bra-1.jpg?fit=576%2C432&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"576,432\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6s Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1526420280&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Shalimar-Pink-Floral-Belly-Dance-Bra-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Shalimar-Pink-Floral-Belly-Dance-Bra-1.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Shalimar-Pink-Floral-Belly-Dance-Bra-1.jpg?fit=576%2C432&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7037 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Shalimar-Pink-Floral-Belly-Dance-Bra-1.jpg?resize=576%2C432&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"432\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>Two Pink Belly Dance Costumes &#8211; Two Different Vibes<\/h2>\n<p>The cost of the rhinestones, beaded fringe, pink holographic spandex, and floral georgette were shared between two costumes. The georgette costume used the &#8220;leftover&#8221; sew-on rhinestones and spandex.\u00a0 So when you are planning your next costume and want to save some dollars, I recommend picking a color that you like and design a pair of costumes.\u00a0 Best part?\u00a0 She can wear either skirt with both bedlah sets, adding in some versatility to her wardrobe.\u00a0 Learn more about those <a href=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2017\/11\/belly-dance-sleeves\/\">sleeves<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7040\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2019\/08\/shalimar-performs-pink-floral\/shalimar-2-pink-costumes-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Shalimar-2-Pink-Costumes-1.jpg?fit=576%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"576,576\" 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=\"Shalimar-2-Pink-Costumes\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Shalimar-2-Pink-Costumes-1.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Shalimar-2-Pink-Costumes-1.jpg?fit=576%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7040 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Shalimar-2-Pink-Costumes-1.jpg?resize=576%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Shalimar in two pink costumes by Dawn Devine of Studio Davina\" width=\"576\" height=\"576\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Please take a moment to like and subscribe to my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/DavinaDawnDevine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube Channel<\/a> for more belly dance performance and costume video content!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em><strong>Best of luck on your costuming adventures!<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Dawn Devine ~ Davina<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>August 6, 2019<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>PS:\u00a0 Oh, and thank you for clicking through to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2ycefsU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a> &#8211; using my affiliate codes doesn&#8217;t cost you any more, but it helps me cover the expenses of running a large website!\u00a0 I couldn&#8217;t do it without your support.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2019\/08\/shalimar-performs-pink-floral\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7057\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2019\/08\/shalimar-performs-pink-floral\/making-multiple-belly-dance-costumes-to-save-time-and-money\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Making-Multiple-Belly-Dance-Costumes-To-Save-Time-and-Money.png?fit=735%2C1102&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"735,1102\" 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;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Making Multiple Belly Dance Costumes To Save Time and Money\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Making-Multiple-Belly-Dance-Costumes-To-Save-Time-and-Money.png?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Making-Multiple-Belly-Dance-Costumes-To-Save-Time-and-Money.png?fit=580%2C870&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7057\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Making-Multiple-Belly-Dance-Costumes-To-Save-Time-and-Money.png?resize=580%2C870&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"870\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2019\/08\/shalimar-performs-pink-floral\/\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Shalimar-Pink-Floral-Belly-Dance-Bra-1.jpg?fit=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft tfe wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" data-attachment-id=\"7037\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2019\/08\/shalimar-performs-pink-floral\/shalimar-pink-floral-belly-dance-bra-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Shalimar-Pink-Floral-Belly-Dance-Bra-1.jpg?fit=576%2C432&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"576,432\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6s Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1526420280&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Shalimar-Pink-Floral-Belly-Dance-Bra-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Shalimar-Pink-Floral-Belly-Dance-Bra-1.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Shalimar-Pink-Floral-Belly-Dance-Bra-1.jpg?fit=576%2C432&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><p>Hello Gang! I love it when I get to see my creations take the stage.\u00a0 As a costumer, I don&#8217;t always get to every event, and sometimes I make belly dance costumes that I never get to see in action.\u00a0 But this time I&#8217;m in luck!\u00a0 Shalimar sent me some footage of her performing at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7037,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[8,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-belly-dance","category-belly-dance-costuming"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Shalimar-Pink-Floral-Belly-Dance-Bra-1.jpg?fit=576%2C432&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2YZtR-1Pt","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7035","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7035"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7035\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7059,"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7035\/revisions\/7059"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7035"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}