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<\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Shalimar’s Rhinestone Costume<\/h2>\n<p>One of my long-time costuming clients, the glamorous and elegant Shalimar, has recently begun building her social media presence. She’s started a <a href=\"https:\/\/shalimardancer.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new website<\/a> and brand new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCsSsrXMUixt92IlfBGkgAIg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube Channel<\/a>. <span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">The videos on her new YouTube channel give me a wonderful opportunity to share some of my work in motion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I was thrilled to spot this video above of Shalimar performing in one of my favorite costume designs. <span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">This holiday show took place at the Bean Scene, my top pick for a local coffee shop in Sunnyvale, Ca.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9161\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2022\/04\/pink-rhinestones-in-motion\/2017-9-15-pink-rhinestone-bedlah-shalimar-copy\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2017-9-15-Pink-Rhinestone-Bedlah-Shalimar-copy.jpg?fit=432%2C432&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"432,432\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1505632974","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"2017-9-15-Pink-Rhinestone-Bedlah-Shalimar copy\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2017-9-15-Pink-Rhinestone-Bedlah-Shalimar-copy.jpg?fit=300%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2017-9-15-Pink-Rhinestone-Bedlah-Shalimar-copy.jpg?fit=432%2C432&ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-9161\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2017-9-15-Pink-Rhinestone-Bedlah-Shalimar-copy.jpg?resize=303%2C303&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"303\" height=\"303\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Pink: Shalimar’s Signature Color<\/h2>\n<p>Shalimar looks absolutely fabulous in bright pink. In 2017, she was looking to add to her wardrobe. Her design brief stipulated a bright and dynamic pink two-piece bedlah set. Shalimar was regularly performing in dark nightclubs, hookah bars, and restaurants. In these kinds of dim environments, a highly reflective costume is essential for visibility.<\/p>\n<h2>Studio Davina: Line and Dot Design Formula<\/h2>\n<p>For this bedlah set, I used my “Dot and Squiggle” formula. We used an assortment of cheap and cheerful acrylic sew-on gems <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Mik7ox\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">like these<\/a> paired with <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3LlK0nt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rhinestone chain<\/a>. For the base fabric, we\u00a0choose a comfortable, high-spandex, and highly reflective fabric with tiny dots called “Disco” in pink.\u00a0 This material is still available from a wide variety of suppliers including <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3K6BlDP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>If you use the affiliate links to amazon.com you help support this blog. It doesn’t add anything to your purchase price, but we make a small commission that helps pay for the upkeep and maintenance of our website. Thank you, ~ Dawn<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bmxREYPXMYM\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9160\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2022\/04\/pink-rhinestones-in-motion\/shalimar-pink-white-4-copy\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Shalimar-Pink-White-4-copy.jpg?fit=288%2C364&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"288,364\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"2.2","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 6s Plus","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1509144282","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.15","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.25","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"Shalimar-Pink-White-4 copy\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Shalimar-Pink-White-4-copy.jpg?fit=237%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Shalimar-Pink-White-4-copy.jpg?fit=288%2C364&ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9160\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Shalimar-Pink-White-4-copy.jpg?resize=288%2C364&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"364\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>One Bedlah Set – Myriad Skirt Options<\/h2>\n<p>For working dancers, a two-piece bra and belt set allows for maximum versatility. Shalimar wanted a minimum of three skirts to swap in and out to change the look.\u00a0We designed a matching pink goblet skirt made from the “Disco” fabric.<\/p>\n<p>There was already a two-tiered spandex and chiffon skirt in her wardrobe. Clear rhinestones “read as white” by viewers. This “extended mini” white skirt is a workhorse in Shalimar’s wardrobe.\u00a0 The white skirt gives this pink bedlah set a completely different vibe.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9169\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2022\/04\/pink-rhinestones-in-motion\/screen-shot-2022-04-08-at-9-36-45-am\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screen-Shot-2022-04-08-at-9.36.45-AM.png?fit=155%2C208&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"155,208\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2022-04-08 at 9.36.45 AM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screen-Shot-2022-04-08-at-9.36.45-AM.png?fit=155%2C208&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screen-Shot-2022-04-08-at-9.36.45-AM.png?fit=155%2C208&ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-9169 size-full alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screen-Shot-2022-04-08-at-9.36.45-AM.png?resize=155%2C208&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"155\" height=\"208\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Gloves and Gauntlets<\/h2>\n<p>To compliment her dance, and draw attention to her graceful arms, I created a pair of sleek sleeves using my signature Glove and Gauntlet. Made to measure matching accessories provide a fully custom look with elegant polish. The pattern is available for digital download from my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/854242125\/glove-pattern-gloves-gauntlets-sewing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Etsy store<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>I’ve really enjoyed sharing this blast from the past.<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>Take care and be well in all that you do!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Dawn Devine ~ Davina<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>April 22, 2022<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>PS: Enjoy this snippet of dance I posted on Instagram of Shalimar wearing the pink and white combo.<\/p>\n<p><blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BayCeglBZ7k\/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:580px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BayCeglBZ7k\/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Belly Dance Costume Design & Construction (@davinadevine)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2022\/04\/pink-rhinestones-in-motion\/\"><img width=\"119\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Shalimar-Pink-White-4-copy.jpg?fit=119%2C150&ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft tfe wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" data-attachment-id=\"9160\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2022\/04\/pink-rhinestones-in-motion\/shalimar-pink-white-4-copy\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Shalimar-Pink-White-4-copy.jpg?fit=288%2C364&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"288,364\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"2.2","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 6s Plus","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1509144282","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.15","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.25","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"Shalimar-Pink-White-4 copy\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Shalimar-Pink-White-4-copy.jpg?fit=237%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Shalimar-Pink-White-4-copy.jpg?fit=288%2C364&ssl=1\" \/><\/a><p> Shalimar’s Rhinestone Costume One of my long-time costuming clients, the glamorous and elegant Shalimar, has recently begun building her social media presence. She’s started a new website and brand new YouTube Channel. The videos on her new YouTube channel give me a wonderful opportunity to share some of my work in motion.\u00a0 I was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9160,"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":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Shalimar-Pink-White-4-copy.jpg?fit=288%2C364&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2YZtR-2nJ","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9159","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=9159"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9159\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9180,"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9159\/revisions\/9180"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}