1st performance

I finally got to perform in my new costume. I entered a competition this weekend, in the category Rising Star at the Stars of Bellydance Festival in Bruge, Belgium

I got 3rd place!!! :)

Here is a shot from after the ceremony! More pictures coming

With 2 of my best friends!!!

Ms. Blingalicious rocks! ;)

Life is beautiful!

There you go :) On body pictures!

Still without padding... Without the inside covered... Without extra bling (see drawings waaaaay back...)

As you can see, on one side there's a 'big' gap under my arm... I'm gonna try & fix this now... Don't know yet how...

I'm wearing my black LRose skirt & I think (due to lack of time) I'm going to be using this one! I'll add some bling of course!!! And this means I can use my poppy red veil that's lying there on the floor!

Completely covered!

The bra is completely covered now! A total of 24 meters of rhinestones went on there :) Madness!!!
There is still a lot to do though: attach straps, place hooks, add padding & cover the inside...

Dilemma!

So I added some more bling (the simple line at the edges...) and I'm starting to doubt if I should cover the entire bra (like originally planned) or leave it like this...
I could add some big stones (they are just lying there on the 2nd pic...)

Can you say: bling?

I wish I had more time to work on my costume. A few evenings of work later, both cups & straps are covered.

I present to you: Blingalicious

It's been suggested to me to take daylight pictures... However I have been at work all day & it's midnight now. This will have to do for now... The entire left cup & strap is covered now! On to the right one :)

Evolution

Do I really need to comment on so much bling? ;)