Fat Chance Bellydance

1.19.2010 @ 12:03 am UTC by lilah wild

Fat Chance Bellydance skirtAn American Tribal Style studio equipped with a boutique of all the costuming essentials. Cholis of cotton and velvet, voluminous skirts, fringe belts, veils, tribal body jewelry and sparkling hair flowers, the practicewear of kneepads and legwarmers, and a few holster bags from Wild Card. Also kohl and henna and tiny pocket mirrors shaped like mosques.

Robot Piercing and Tattoo

1.6.2010 @ 12:49 pm UTC by lilah wild

Robot Piercing and Tattoo wooden manowar hanging plugsA large, diverse catalog of body finery: amber flower plugs, silver lotus eyelets, all kinds of silver hoops and fringy shoulder-dusters, septum mustaches, striped glass spirals, hanging shapes sprouting wings and fins and intricate curlicues, ear weights taking on the forms of little animals, plus a selection of antique and repro tribal jewelry.

Flying Skirts

11.12.2009 @ 5:24 pm UTC by lilah wild

Flying Skirts bellydancing skirtBellydancing skirts made with massive amounts of yardage for maximum twirl, garnished with mirrors and brocade trim for extra flair, or left plain to let the movement do all the talking. Velvet cholis, bras that drip with coins and kuchi, tassel and fringe belts for layering, silk veils to dance with, harem bloomers, and lots of cheerfully noisy jewelry.

Tribe Nawaar

5.27.2009 @ 4:14 am UTC by lilah wild

Tribe Nawaar Wild Card Victorian bloomersBellydance fashion that blends opulent costuming with modernity, where the Flying Skirts choli tops can be ordered in cotton-lyrca as well as velvet and lace. 25-yard superfull skirts presented with tuck-and-pin serving suggestions, Rosehips overskirts, ornate vests candied with embroidery and corset lacing, Wild Card bloomers and leather holster goodies, pants both harem and tribal jazz flared, multipurpose bandhini, belts loaded with bells and tassels and fringe, tribal jewelry – steampunk, too – hair flowers, henna kits, and sets of wicked-looking “dancing fingers.”

Tawapa

5.25.2009 @ 7:28 pm UTC by lilah wild

Tawapa hanging organic wing plugsUtterly insane ear jewelry carved from organic materials, and they mean it when they say they have something for everyone. The bone and horn is ethically collected, and their use of coconut shells, gemstones, and exotic woods open up the selection to vegans – and plentiful 1mm gauges mean you don’t have to stretch your lobes to flaunt their incredible selection of floral-tribal-winged-helixed-vertebral designs.

Magic City Costumes

11.3.2008 @ 1:49 pm UTC by lilah wild

Magic City Costumes bellydancing choli topBellydance wardrobing: long full skirts, harem pants, velvet cholis and corsetty little bodice tops made from recycled sari fabric, veils both glittery and tie-dye, hip scarves loaded with coins and fringe, hair tassels, kuchi jewelry, belts and bras that jingle, swords and cymbals, and a little bit of straight-up leotardy dancewear.

Miss Belly Dance

10.7.2008 @ 4:48 am UTC by lilah wild

Miss Belly Dance veilDancing separates and full costumes spangled with shine: harem pants and veils, skirts and hip scarves, cholis and fringy bras. The sparkly coins of the look are present in anklets, belts, handflowers and necklaces, but industrial and art deco influences surface in the Tribal section through some rather wicked chokers.