Costumes - http://www.middleeasterndance.homestead.com/Costumes.html
Covers various styles, including tribal. Advice and instructions for making headpieces, tops, skirts and pants, and belts, including tips such as secure beading, ways to tie belts, and layering. |
Dawn Devine Brown - http://www.davina.org
Author, costumier, dancer and historian. Books, links to articles, a quarterly e-zine on costuming and details of classes in Milpitas. Includes a glossary of belly dance and cultural terms. |
Farfesha: Belly Dance Articles - http://www.farfesha.com/pages/belly-dance-articles.htm
Includes advice on tailoring a bought costume, making tassels, wrapping turbans, costume care, costume prices, zil elastic, collecting your dowry, and making a tribal skirt. |
Hair Extensions - http://www.angrycaninelovestick.org/
Guide with a gallery of Gothic punk creations and advice on materials and shops. UK based. |
Kyria's Closet - http://www.kyriascloset.com/
Gothic and bellydance clothes. Descriptions and patterns, articles, links, tips, and Kyria's biography. [English/Dutch] |
Shira: Costume Corner - http://www.shira.net/costuming.htm
Help and advice for a beginners, practice outfit, the classic look, and costuming a troupe. Book reviews, tips and tricks, and galleries including fabulous fuller figures, historical garb and making your own. |
The Costume Goddess - http://www.costumegoddess.com
Sells bellydance costume how-to book. Also includes costume and bellydance art galleries, tips and caricatures. |