[jmdruadh]

One more to add to the "can't stand" list: those big loose gauze beledi dresses with pailletes all over them (or worse, only on the front).

Now, if you have a well-fitted and good quality one that FITS, wear it for an appropriate style of dance (i.e., saidi), and accessorize it well (*nice* hip scarf, head scarf, big earrings, necklace, suitable undergarments, etc.), then they can be fine, and even look nice.

But if all the details (and context) aren't *perfect*, it either says "I feel fat" or "I can't be bothered to put together a real costume".


(Teachers and troupe directors: please don't make your dancers buy these unless you can really make them work. It's so hard to make them look even decent, much less flattering.)