u0054 Deep Blue Velvet Saidi Pants Costume (lightly used) $175
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ALL u0054 COSTUMES SOLD Made in Egypt. My troupe LOVED these, some of the nicest saidi pants costumes we've seen. Terrific large chiffon sleeve drapes, absolutely beautiful color in a rich stretch velvet, very large trimmed head scarf and head band. All the flowing chiffon adds femininity - even the sleeves alone. These are really versatile. We performed a funky cane number in them, complete wth head scarves (pix below), and a completely different piece, a baladi akkordeon/drum (without the head scarves).
The tops are full coverage, with integrated standard costume bra (though there are no inside bra shoulder straps, so the inner bra is like a 'strapless' bra). Zipper up the back. Pants are pull on, elastic all the way around the top, fully enclosed with standard fabric casing. The velvet (well, strictly speaking it is velveteen, which ALL "stretch velvet" is, since it has to have some sort of lycra-type component to make it stretchy) though not quite as stretchy as lycra, does have pleeeeeennnnty of give and is very comfortable. Cut to fit relatively snug over hips and thighs, flaring generously below knee. All of these costumes are very, very close to each other in size. If you take a look at the performance photos you can see that they worked on some very differently sized and proportioned bodies!
More than generously beaded, bra cups and hips are completely covered in silver and blue sequins and variety of glass beads, plus silver, pearl, and blue acrylics. Scattered design over entire pants legs, with larger and more elaborate work where the lower legs flare. One thing I really liked: they have coins (on fringe accents of large glass silver seed beads, groups of two, about 2.5" long, with lightweight silver coins on the ends;generously distributed on bra and throughout hip beadwork) -- but they aren't crazily coin-ey! Enough to add a nice folkloric touch. But frankly the costume works just as well for cabaret numbers because the coins don't (metaphorically) hit you in the face - as I said above, we used these for both a folky cane number, and a very much cabaret akkordeon/drum (a traditional musical arrangement but choreography decidedly showboat oriental, not folky). And considering the cost, a good number of nice sized real glass crystal stones: 7/16" rounds, a couple on the bra and half a dozen in the hip beadwork.
Accessories: Large Rectangular Head Scarf (approximately 55" x 25", edged with looping seed beads & paillettes) and Beaded Headband, velvet with chiffon ties.
Age/Condition: Lightly used, all for single-song performances in shows (as opposed to lengthy sets in restaurants) (one costume performed in three times, one costume performed in twice, one costume performed in once). Excellent condition; see specific notes for each piece below, with sizing.
Like most of the costumes on this site, this was a one-of-a-kind piece hand crafted by an Egyptian artisan. THIS COSTUME is GONE. IT CAN NOT BE ORDERED.. Will there be more? Depending on the artisan, general designs may or may not be repeated, but never exactly. It's impossible to say if or when these will show up or in what size or color. I don't have the resources to take the number of requests I get to 'watch for something like xyz and let (you) know when it comes in," I'm sorry, I wish I could.YOU CAN'T ORDER THIS COSTUME. Thank you.
COMING SOON (but not now, please don't ask!), certain SPECIFIC (not all) costumes WILL be custom-orderable indivdually. When that is possible, there will be PLENTY of notices here on the web site, you won't miss it. I'm not sure exactly when this will be put into operation. Please WAIT for notices on the site saying it is possible before asking ANYTHING about 'custom ordering' (I just don't have any info on it now), until then NO COSTUME, INCLUDING THIS ONE, CAN BE ORDERED - IT IS NOT ORDERABLE AT THIS TIME
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