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dancingleaf ([personal profile] dancingleaf) wrote2011-07-10 03:14 pm
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new purchase

because the silver set I bought in April still isn't ready for professional gigs...

it leaves me wearing the gold coin costume over and over.  So I gave in and bought this beauty off the swap meet.



I really hope it fits as I've been having no luck on the buying on the internet lately.

also - here's our group before the parade the other day.........



that's me in the sunglasses, bright pink sleeves and blue skirt on the end.


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[personal profile] smeddley 2011-07-11 01:34 pm (UTC)(link)
I hope it fits, it's lovely! I know the trepidation with buying on-line, that's one reason I haven't bought a 'real' costume yet. The one local place doesn't have a good track record of their stuff holding up more than a dance (maybe two).
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[personal profile] dancingleaf 2011-07-11 06:41 pm (UTC)(link)
buy in person if at all possible.

DAYS after I bought the silver I learned that Dahlal was coming to an area workshop. I kicked myself but couldn't justify another costume. I've had/have booking for 3 ~paying~ shows since then - Hence the justification for a REAL costume. Hope this one works.

If I had known the silver would be such a flop I would never ever have bought it.
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[personal profile] smeddley 2011-07-11 06:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Dahlal's shop is only 4 hours away from where I live... if I can ever justify a costume that expensive (which is doubtful, as this is just a hobby for me!) I would definitely go there.
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[personal profile] dancingleaf 2011-07-11 06:51 pm (UTC)(link)
really? 4 hrs?

not all their costumes are expensive, but if it is more than $200-than there is almost no way I would buy it. Plus I always have to consider shipping and customs fees. Shipping usually $15-20, customs fees 15%.

but with the party bookings I really needed an alternate costume.
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[personal profile] smeddley 2011-07-11 08:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, so it's a day trip. A long day trip, but... Last time some friends stopped when they went to a workshop in St. Louis, as they were there anyway.

I think it'll be awhile before I can even justify $100 on an outfit, and you don't find many good ones that cheap! Plus, NONE of those belts will ever fit me, unless they are custom-made. My waist/hip ratio is just was to wacky. The curse of the bubbly butt. :(
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