Mirror Bra and Belts

[lisazahiya]

I would like to buy a mirror bra and belt (like the Ancient Reflections set on Dahlal).

I know I've seen them other places besides Dahlal and was wondering where people have ordered them from, if they were happy with them and if there is a noticeable different in quality across any sets people have seen?

Thanks!

[resullivan]

I ordered mine off of ebay
got it from the seller andreasinc

I mounted the bra cover on a converted bra. Shown in the attached file. I think it looks very similar.

I also have a Dahlal set, Ancient Gypsy I think. The one from ebay came in one piece. The one from Dahlal, I have to put back together once it got here. I needed pliers AND crazy glue.

[tahiradancer]

The original model for these is Costless. While he still has them listed on his website, I understand that he is no longer selling the finished pieces.

http://www.costlesscostumes.com/ZBDC.html

I have two - one which I bought from an E-bay seller which was made by Middle Eastern Manufacturing, and a coin one which is a vintage Costless. The vintage costume came mounted on a belt base and bra. I had to mount the MEM belt as it was diffucult to wear without it being mounted on something.

Now, the Costless is made with real coins from all over the world. The MEM is made from prestamped pieces of metal, including "coin" weight discs. I have had to take pliers to both sets.

Now, the nice thing about the MEM set is that I can play with it without feeling guilty. The top part of the belt and the accent pieces in front and on the side have black irradecent beads. I have added some clear crystals to the belt and am thinking about adding some coloured ones, but can't decide which colour!

As for additional sources, I believe that both Sarah Skinner and Jessinia have these costumes in stock, but that they both come from MEM.

{{{HUGS}}}

[Sashy]

Originally Posted by tahiradancer

The original model for these is Costless. While he still has them listed on his website, I understand that he is no longer selling the finished pieces.

http://www.costlesscostumes.com/ZBDC.html

I have two - one which I bought from an E-bay seller which was made by Middle Eastern Manufacturing, and a coin one which is a vintage Costless. The vintage costume came mounted on a belt base and bra. I had to mount the MEM belt as it was diffucult to wear without it being mounted on something.

Now, the Costless is made with real coins from all over the world. The MEM is made from prestamped pieces of metal, including "coin" weight discs. I have had to take pliers to both sets.

Now, the nice thing about the MEM set is that I can play with it without feeling guilty. The top part of the belt and the accent pieces in front and on the side have black irradecent beads. I have added some clear crystals to the belt and am thinking about adding some coloured ones, but can't decide which colour!

As for additional sources, I believe that both Sarah Skinner and Jessinia have these costumes in stock, but that they both come from MEM.

{{{HUGS}}}

I bought my set from Sarah Skinner some time ago.

[lisazahiya]

thanks all. I really like the cost less (I'm not quite sure why it's called cost less!) ones but I think MEM might be a better option - I'd love to buy from Sarah or Jess as I know they are reputable and easy to work with

[mekyria]

I bought a set from Jessenia a few years ago and recently purchased another set from the ebay seller mentioned above. I'm happy with the costume, though you have to use pliers and superglue on them every once in a while. The jumprings tend to open over time due so you have to close them, and some of the mirrors got loose and I reglued them.

I love the cost less sets, but it's way out of budget for me. One thing I noticed is that my first costume had different coinswags on the front piece of the belt then the newer costume. I have to count them to be sure, but it looked as if they make them with one row less now.