Thread: ITS HERE!!! 100% rhinestone costume

It just arrived an omg I will let the pictures speak for themselves but all I have to say is no more bellas for me, as a fellow costume designer i can attest that this has the best construction I have ever seen! not my sims nor my bellas are made like this...ok ok ok here are some pics. No copy cats please its a custom color and its perfect for competition in september:)




excuse crappy last pic. professional shots coming soon!

I've seen some on eBay. Can't speak for the quality, but they look beautiful.

Originally Posted by jordonezbellydance

I have seen a couple amazing blinged out costumes on some bellydancers in disney and now i really want one. If i didnt have two costume im working on already would soo make it. So my question is who is the designer that makes them? Who can i contact if i want one? Any leads would be helpful.

This is going to sound really odd, but I saw some awesome showgirl type bra and belt sets entirely made of rhinestone chain at the Fair Villa Megastore in Cape Canaveral. (It's basically a giant adult superstore). I'm guessing they might have taken a costume like that and tacked it onto some sort of base to make it workable for BD. I almost bought one, but my "To Do" pile is out of control right now ,r:;

Originally Posted by SatinWorship19

This is going to sound really odd, but I saw some awesome showgirl type bra and belt sets entirely made of rhinestone chain at the Fair Villa Megastore in Cape Canaveral. (It's basically a giant adult superstore). I'm guessing they might have taken a costume like that and tacked it onto some sort of base to make it workable for BD. I almost bought one, but my "To Do" pile is out of control right now ,r:;

lol its funny you say that cuz i saw it there last year at fair villa and sked how much it was and basically it would have cost an arm and a leg and the bra was super hard too. It was gorgeous though sigh...

Originally Posted by aazura

I've seen some on eBay. Can't speak for the quality, but they look beautiful.

saw one on there too but i really want it to be more affordable. there was a cute legend covered in rhinestones on bhuz a few weeks ago, but again, i cant be spending 1000 bucks on it you know what i mean.

When I was looking into bridal jewelry years ago I came across ronsrhinestones.com. Site is still up and there are some decent things to use as starters.

Never ordered from the site, so no idea of anything, but don't look whilst at work...there is some NSFW stuff there too, apparently he also does some stuff with Real Dolls.

About those lingerie show girl rhinestone sets like satin was mentioning. I have owned a few of them. The quality of teh rhinestones are extremely poor. They lose shine quickly, fall out of their settings and come apart.
I am a costumer who does other things besides belly dance wear and I have worked in some large costume houses and have handled and worked on these kinds of costumes. If you want a rhinestone covered costume it is all about $$$$. You want to spend $1000's All the showgirl costumes in Vegas and the kind you see on film are all many many $1000's. They splurge on real stones and they are very heavy as well.
There really is no way to make an all rhinestone costume that will sparkle, stay together and stand the test of time without dropping big bucks.
We have it so good as belly dancers. Our costumes are super cheap compared to what ballroom dancers and showgirl venues spend.

Oops, curious me went exploring that page and came across a real "swarowski crystal vajazzle"! ow ow my eyes....

You might also look into designers who make and sell Vegas showgirl or Brazilian samba costumes. They won't be cheap, and unless you're commissioning a custom piece, you'll probably have to do some additional work to get it to "decency" standards, though.

There was an all rhinestone costume floating around on here for a while, it was made by Legend.

Sim and Marta the Legend Luxury Line used to both make them, but neither one shows them anymore. Topkapi made one that was almost the same, I think, but with more fabric showing between the rows of stone. (their online catalog has looked the same for years, they may still have it on their site?)

Marta the Legend (not the same thing as Legend Costumes) seems to have changed their line dramatically in the past few years. But I wonder if Sim would make one if you ordered it?

Pharonics also had a set studded with rhinestones. Amira called it the diamanté costume.

SIM Moda Evi makes pur Rhinstone-costumes....one for me is in work now....I have ordered it, if I was in istanbul. And I have had one in former time, but sold it, because I dislike bra and belt-costumes. And I get a new other design yet.

Originally Posted by Salima

SIM Moda Evi makes pur Rhinstone-costumes....one for me is in work now....I have ordered it, if I was in istanbul. And I have had one in former time, but sold it, because I dislike bra and belt-costumes. And I get a new other design yet.

Sim moda makes them??? I am a sim a holic. i had no idea they made them. How much did it cost you? I am dying for an all rhinestone bra belt set.

Originally Posted by eshtabellydance

About those lingerie show girl rhinestone sets like satin was mentioning. I have owned a few of them. The quality of teh rhinestones are extremely poor. They lose shine quickly, fall out of their settings and come apart.

This is good to know! I've eyeballed them a couple of times, but didn't really want to drop $200 on something that might fall apart. Guess I'll save my money ,r:;

I'm interested to see pictures of those Sims...

ditto on that! I guess i will have to do it by hand uuuggh! that is of course if the quote sim gives me is more than 500.

Sandra used to have one of the Sim ones. I think Lucy may have bought it from her? A Bhuzzer bought it, anyway. It was red...

Buy 110 feet of rhinestone chain ($110) and make your own, It's very easy, but forget veil work on those pins! I made one, not done yet but will try to remember to post pics

lucy dances! -- Studio 2004

Here's the Sim one. Can't find a pic from the front.

and the Topkapi one. Topkapi Designs -- Our Exquisite Collection

Those are pretty but i wouldn't consider them rhinestone covered. Just more like all the decoration was rhinestone.
I was thinking more along the lines of Liberace's car
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_VVu8p2zqSkg/Sa...0/CIMG0353.JPG
Jillina has a costume like that.
And you have got to be careful too cause you can't tell what the stone quality is like. At Rakkasah I was looking at all the giant stones os some of the designer costumes and they were scratched and old. Like they had been re-purposed from something that never sold.
You can buy rhinestone sheeting. Plastic set or prong set. It is expensive. Maybe $100+ per yard but it is usually about 6" wide. If you bought 2 yards I bet you couls make a full costume. Hey wait! Maybe I should do that! duh!

But they are "100% rhinestone" as the OP requested. No other decoration, ie beads, sequins, coin.

The SIM one is actually quite encrusted, although Sandra said she requested a little edge of fabric color showing at the edges on her specific costume (the one Lucy is wearing) because she felt like it looked better against her skin. I wish there was a pic of the bra of that costume.

The Topkapi one, as I said in my first post, has a lot more fabric showing than the Sim one but follows the same only-rhinestone concept.

Originally Posted by eshtabellydance

I was thinking more along the lines of Liberace's car
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_VVu8p2zqSkg/Sa...0/CIMG0353.JPG

*was imagining the same thing and now WANTS THIS CAR!*

Originally Posted by RaqOn

Buy 110 feet of rhinestone chain ($110) and make your own, It's very easy, but forget veil work on those pins! I made one, not done yet but will try to remember to post pics

what kind of rhinestone chain are you using? Is the quality very good? I usually pay about 7.50 a yard for some nice quality rhinestone chain. Let me know cuz am always looking for something cheaper but still great quality.

Originally Posted by Lauren_

lucy dances! -- Studio 2004

Here's the Sim one. Can't find a pic from the front.

and the Topkapi one. Topkapi Designs -- Our Exquisite Collection

yes the sim one is right on the money! It is almost entirely covered! Thats the look i want;) Do you have a pic of the bra or know the name of the line? Sim moda emailed me back asking which particular line i wanted to see and have no clue lol!

Originally Posted by eshtabellydance

Those are pretty but i wouldn't consider them rhinestone covered. Just more like all the decoration was rhinestone.
I was thinking more along the lines of Liberace's car
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_VVu8p2zqSkg/Sa...0/CIMG0353.JPG
Jillina has a costume like that.
And you have got to be careful too cause you can't tell what the stone quality is like. At Rakkasah I was looking at all the giant stones os some of the designer costumes and they were scratched and old. Like they had been re-purposed from something that never sold.
You can buy rhinestone sheeting. Plastic set or prong set. It is expensive. Maybe $100+ per yard but it is usually about 6" wide. If you bought 2 yards I bet you couls make a full costume. Hey wait! Maybe I should do that! duh!

Oh this is good! When you account thati would only need $300 worth max imum thats not expensive at all. I m gettting excited now. What website is your reccomended first choice to buy that from:)

didn't someone on here have one like the Topkapi one? silver velvet covered in rhinestone chains. it was on the swapmeet a couple months ago. i think it was maybe Sabua's? (or i might be confusing with someone else...)

Originally Posted by Kathiya

didn't someone on here have one like the Topkapi one? silver velvet covered in rhinestone chains. it was on the swapmeet a couple months ago. i think it was maybe Sabua's? (or i might be confusing with someone else...)

I think that was a Legend, if I remember correctly. It was gray with silver rhinestones, very similar to the Sim...

yep i had seent hat one before and it was awesome but i already have the grey velvet sim with rhinestones and want something with even more bling! Like the legend that was sold on bhuz a few weeks ago. MUST GET RHINESTONE MESH.:)

Honestly I don't know where to get it online but I have seen it downtown. A quick google search turned this up:


www.diytrade.com/.../rhinestone_mesh.html
The stuff I see all the time is like this but wider.

I am making a costume like this, I will try to post some pics of the construction.

I highly recommend the super-wide rhinestone mesh, it is flexible and drapey.

It is super expensive but it is worth it, the bling and sparkle is amazing!!!

I bought mine in the garment district in New York, I do not know a good online source either, but I see the stuff in the shops in NY.