Fat tribal belly dancing?

[childunit]

Hi! So here's my question. I really want a tribal belly dancing costume, but I am 1) poor (why is this stuff so frakkin' expensive?!) and can't really sew, and 2) I have boobies and can't find a pre-made bra top that's larger than a 34 B, which is annoying

Comments

[imoendraco]

The woman in the following link isn't a fattie, HOWEVER, she has an AWESOME tutorial for making your own costumes out of thrifted tacky dresses and old bras :D :D
http://community.livejournal.com/craftgrrl/12408333.html
Her latest project, (shown in link) is totally cool to look at! I'm thinking of trying something like that just for kicks and giggles

[childunit]

Jesus. That's some elaborate-ness. I swear that my instructor has worn things like the original dress, but thank god she's moved on to what the finished product looks like. I swear, some cabaret dancers just cannot stay off the sequins. It's like their preferred drug. "Just one...more...bugle bead..."

[androgenie]

I have at least one BBW bellydance thing in my communities page, plus there are Tribes and Yahoogroups all devoted to those of us who are fat dancers :-)

[sister_ananke]

When my mother had short hair and was dancing, she had a lot of really nice headbands with dangly bits. She still uses them but there's less of an effect with shoulder length hair vs the cropped do she had.

[duckyfun]

My biggest challenge for making a costume is finding a bra in size 36J. I can't find anything padded or convertable or appropriate for turning into a costume bra.

What's a giganto-boobed girl to do?

[childunit]

Man, I can't even imagine the difficulties. Were I in your (giant, floaty, boobilicious) boat, I'd go with a choli made with sari fabric. That way it's still pretty, but you can wear a bra under it and be all supported.

And here I am, all concerned about making a choli and finding that it has no support and then wah-ing.

[femmedivakitten]

I don't know exactly what you're looking for, but I'm a size 38J and I'm selling off a few of my costumes at http://www.miasia.org/Sales.html.

[duckyfun]

Wow! Those costumes aren't quite what I'm looking for but they are stunning!

[somniloquous]

[childunit]

Oh I'm so jealous about your course. My teacher does cabaret (OH THE SEQUINS), so that's fun.

And is your icon a sewing machine needle...sewing? I can't stop watching it. My mom designs and sews for like...a job. It's pretty embarrassing that I can't really sew, but most of that is probably due to a lack of practice. Anywho.

I think that my main concern about the hair thing is that I am the only girl in my class with hair above the shoulder, and every tribal costume that I've really loved has involved long hair, but I think I'd look like a tool in falls.

[somniloquous]