New Bella -- HELP!

[aazura]

Ok, my beautiful new Bella arrived in the mail on Friday! I was overjoyed and so excited, I couldn't open the box fast enough! I had asked Bella to design something similar to the Tempest costume on Dahlal -- basically, I wanted the strappy cutout on the belt, but told her to do whatever else she wanted with it. What I got is beautiful!! Bult if I wear the skirt low enough for the cutouts to show, it becomes very bootylicious:



... and if I wear it up higher, it looks frumpy:



So I'm appealing to the Bhuz community, looking for suggestions. Do you think if I add some sheer mesh it'll be ok, or do you think I need to add some blue mesh to *ahem* cya, so to speak. WWBD????

[lotus]

I would back it with flesh colored mesh, and then add some stones in a "scatter" radiating radiating outward from the risque area (going from thickly clustered, to nonexistent over the mid hip). That way there would be some decency in coverage without losing the cool cutout effect.

[NahimehJoon]

I second lotus.

[danidance]

Lotus is a smart cookie - do what she says!

It's very pretty.

[aazura]

Lotus, you're a genius!!! Thanks!!!!!!!!!

[artemisia_danst]

if the flesh coloured mesh looks still too naked, how about getting some blue stuff? or even ask bella to send you some (i would not know where to find it, and many of their costume have mesh inserts in colour)

[stardancer]

I like the rhinestone idea alot! Did you see this smiley Aazura? hehehehehe.

[michellejoyce]

I once received a Bella like that.... I went the booty route and was literally escorded out of a wedding gig because of the - urgh - inappropriateness of it all. I guess it wasn't so bad until I started doing large hip circles. The memory still haunts me to this day.

Definetely go with the blue mesh!

[latriamou]

wow, michelle! so far, that has yet to happen to me, and i like my cut outs.
if the mesh doesn't work. get a pair of nude color spanky pants that cheerleaders wear and pin it to the inside of the belt. you can always add rhinestones to that as well. i can't sew mesh to save my life, so that's the route i usually go.
good luck!
Amartia

[jewelbellydance]

'Spanky pants'??? Hee hee, I want spanky pants.

(Sorry, couldn't help it)

[latriamou]

heeheehee it's ok
i can't help it. i think i've been bored and watched bring it on too many times
oh and bring it on again. the usual usa network marathon

[aazura]

Originally Posted by michellejoyce

I once received a Bella like that.... I went the booty route and was literally escorded out of a wedding gig because of the - urgh - inappropriateness of it all. I guess it wasn't so bad until I started doing large hip circles. The memory still haunts me to this day.

OMG, Michelle! That HAS to be my biggest fear! Ok, definitely NOT going the booty route!

Hehehe... I like the spanky pants idea

[michellejoyce]

Yes, the possibility of being excorted out of a conservative Afghan wedding like a cheap whore is very real.