It is just not good enough to have all this dress trouble. It happens almost every week - bits dropping off, couples getting hooked up and heels getting caught. There are specialist dressmakers in the world of ballroom competitions - a few of them should be taken on to teach the dressmakers in this show how to make dresses that don't fall to pieces or trip the dancers up.
Dress trouble
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I think the wardrobe department do a marvellous job all in all.
But yes there have been notably more wardrobe malfunctions than usual. But I also think it is in part because the celebrities are hamming them up too, and using them as reasons for losing concentration etc.
I mean, in week one, Nancys feather boa clearly snapped, and should have easily been discarded to the side, but in all the kaffule etc she paniced and tried to fix it then it went haywire again and Anton decided to get involved. Kind of unnecessary.
Also Chelsee last week, made a bit song and dance over nothing. There was no real danger of her 'falling out'.
Natalie Lowe one week said her dress popped but noone noticed until she said it. And ok, she is a pro, she's dealt with it before, but thats how it should be dealt with. (Ewww, a compliment for Natalie from me, not often u get one of those).
But yes there have been notably more wardrobe malfunctions than usual. But I also think it is in part because the celebrities are hamming them up too, and using them as reasons for losing concentration etc.
I mean, in week one, Nancys feather boa clearly snapped, and should have easily been discarded to the side, but in all the kaffule etc she paniced and tried to fix it then it went haywire again and Anton decided to get involved. Kind of unnecessary.
Also Chelsee last week, made a bit song and dance over nothing. There was no real danger of her 'falling out'.
Natalie Lowe one week said her dress popped but noone noticed until she said it. And ok, she is a pro, she's dealt with it before, but thats how it should be dealt with. (Ewww, a compliment for Natalie from me, not often u get one of those).
Originally Posted by walnut699:
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Also Chelsee last week, made a bit song and dance over nothing. There was no real danger of her 'falling out'.
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Also Chelsee last week, made a bit song and dance over nothing. There was no real danger of her 'falling out'.
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Er, are you a bloke or something? She felt as though she had fallen out... whether she actually did or not is another matter. It is absolutely mortifying to think you've showed your boobs on national telly all the way through a dance and not feel secure... She felt she'd let Pasha down as well. How can you say she made a 'song and dance' of it? Anyone in their right mind would have been upset.
And actually, I rewinded it and you can see the edge of her nipple at the end. So I think she felt she was about to totally pop out. What Craig said on ITT about it just being the bow was not true. Her dress had slipped a lot
If in doubt blame government cuts! The Beeb must have sacked the previous fantastic dressmakers & replaced them with 14-year-olds on work experience.
Originally Posted by jackbell:
“I think if Chelsee's boob had fell out then Pash would have felt a right t*t.”
“I think if Chelsee's boob had fell out then Pash would have felt a right t*t.”
think it was more the left one she worried about
Originally Posted by jackbell:
“I think if Chelsee's boob had fell out then Pash would have felt a right t*t.”
“I think if Chelsee's boob had fell out then Pash would have felt a right t*t.”
Yes such issues have been very much in vogue, not just for Chelsee and her wardrobe mistress, but also for Prime Minister Pappandreou and Robbie:
whether it is better to cover up or to make a clean breast of everything, whether to clutch an umbrella or the vital object....
I thouht the dresses are made by specialist dance wear dress makers Dance Sport international DSI. If you go on their website they have all the dresses.
Originally Posted by walnut699:
“I think the wardrobe department do a marvellous job all in all.
But yes there have been notably more wardrobe malfunctions than usual. But I also think it is in part because the celebrities are hamming them up too, and using them as reasons for losing concentration etc.
I mean, in week one, Nancys feather boa clearly snapped, and should have easily been discarded to the side, but in all the kaffule etc she paniced and tried to fix it then it went haywire again and Anton decided to get involved. Kind of unnecessary.
Also Chelsee last week, made a bit song and dance over nothing. There was no real danger of her 'falling out'.
Natalie Lowe one week said her dress popped but noone noticed until she said it. And ok, she is a pro, she's dealt with it before, but thats how it should be dealt with. (Ewww, a compliment for Natalie from me, not often u get one of those).”
“I think the wardrobe department do a marvellous job all in all.
But yes there have been notably more wardrobe malfunctions than usual. But I also think it is in part because the celebrities are hamming them up too, and using them as reasons for losing concentration etc.
I mean, in week one, Nancys feather boa clearly snapped, and should have easily been discarded to the side, but in all the kaffule etc she paniced and tried to fix it then it went haywire again and Anton decided to get involved. Kind of unnecessary.
Also Chelsee last week, made a bit song and dance over nothing. There was no real danger of her 'falling out'.
Natalie Lowe one week said her dress popped but noone noticed until she said it. And ok, she is a pro, she's dealt with it before, but thats how it should be dealt with. (Ewww, a compliment for Natalie from me, not often u get one of those).”
Oh C'mon now
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I think it's a bit much this season to have so many problems with wardrobe. What's happening with Tess too? who on earth picks those dresses for her. They must really dislike her.
I think Chelsee's left boob did pop out as you can clearly see her popping it back in at one point. Luckily we never saw anything as she was dancing so close to Pasha. I've had it happen to me once and quick as a flash I popped it back in. She was being televised of course so was very lucky no-one saw anything
In all honesty, virtually every series at least one female celeb or pro gets their heel caught in their dress. Maybe it just goes with the territory in that a long dress will always be a danger.
Originally Posted by ladydancer1:
“I think it's a bit much this season to have so many problems with wardrobe. What's happening with Tess too? who on earth picks those dresses for her. They must really dislike her.”
“I think it's a bit much this season to have so many problems with wardrobe. What's happening with Tess too? who on earth picks those dresses for her. They must really dislike her.”
I agree with this. It's a really incompetent stylist who can make such an attractive woman look so cheap and tacky. They seem to be obsessed with high necks and tight skirts which is the opposite of what a woman with large breasts and narrow hips needs, especially when she's got to have sound equipment tucked in as well.
Originally Posted by jackbell:
“I think if Chelsee's boob had fell out then Pash would have felt a right t*t.”
“I think if Chelsee's boob had fell out then Pash would have felt a right t*t.”
Where is Barbara Windsor's dressmaker when you need her? *ping*
My one ''insider info'' on any TV show is I know the people who make the dresses on Strictly.
I think in their defence, that they have hardly any time every week to make costumes. They don't know who is going to be in or out from week to week, people do different types of dance to the ones they were expected to do and people lose weight. So its not as if they can make them all at the beginning and then have a rest.
I think in their defence, that they have hardly any time every week to make costumes. They don't know who is going to be in or out from week to week, people do different types of dance to the ones they were expected to do and people lose weight. So its not as if they can make them all at the beginning and then have a rest.
DSI have created dresses for the show for the past number of years. I dance competitvely and wear their dresses. I can testify to the quality of their dresses. I know the amount of time that goes into each individual design. They are simply a work of art. Each dress is constructed using first a swim suit like body suit and the dress is built around it. Believe me these dresses are very secure. It takes an effort to get in and out of them.
Nacey's feather boe incident was nothing to do with the dress design. She was meant to leave in on the seat. I felt it was used as a distraction to her obvious lack of dancing skill. Chelsee did not come out of her dress last week. It was a small bow that fell off. She even said it herself it was a lot of fuss over nothing. Finally Alex was unfortunate last night to get her heel caught in her hemline but it is something that often happens especially in the quickstep where you are doing lots of hops a heel can easily catch the material. It happens. My own worse wardrobe malfunction was breaking a heel during a heel turn in a foxtrot, I finished the dance but had to change the shoe before I began the final dance quickstep. We went on to win that day. I'd like to say that it is also testament and a show of confidence in the DSI team that they are the choice of desigers for many of the professionals own show productions.
Nacey's feather boe incident was nothing to do with the dress design. She was meant to leave in on the seat. I felt it was used as a distraction to her obvious lack of dancing skill. Chelsee did not come out of her dress last week. It was a small bow that fell off. She even said it herself it was a lot of fuss over nothing. Finally Alex was unfortunate last night to get her heel caught in her hemline but it is something that often happens especially in the quickstep where you are doing lots of hops a heel can easily catch the material. It happens. My own worse wardrobe malfunction was breaking a heel during a heel turn in a foxtrot, I finished the dance but had to change the shoe before I began the final dance quickstep. We went on to win that day. I'd like to say that it is also testament and a show of confidence in the DSI team that they are the choice of desigers for many of the professionals own show productions.
Originally Posted by Shallwedance:
“DSI have created dresses for the show for the past number of years. I dance competitvely and wear their dresses. I can testify to the quality of their dresses. I know the amount of time that goes into each individual design. They are simply a work of art. Each dress is constructed using first a swim suit like body suit and the dress is built around it. Believe me these dresses are very secure. It takes an effort to get in and out of them.
Nacey's feather boe incident was nothing to do with the dress design. She was meant to leave in on the seat. I felt it was used as a distraction to her obvious lack of dancing skill. Chelsee did not come out of her dress last week. It was a small bow that fell off. She even said it herself it was a lot of fuss over nothing. Finally Alex was unfortunate last night to get her heel caught in her hemline but it is something that often happens especially in the quickstep where you are doing lots of hops a heel can easily catch the material. It happens. My own worse wardrobe malfunction was breaking a heel during a heel turn in a foxtrot, I finished the dance but had to change the shoe before I began the final dance quickstep. We went on to win that day. I'd like to say that it is also testament and a show of confidence in the DSI team that they are the choice of desigers for many of the professionals own show productions.”
“DSI have created dresses for the show for the past number of years. I dance competitvely and wear their dresses. I can testify to the quality of their dresses. I know the amount of time that goes into each individual design. They are simply a work of art. Each dress is constructed using first a swim suit like body suit and the dress is built around it. Believe me these dresses are very secure. It takes an effort to get in and out of them.
Nacey's feather boe incident was nothing to do with the dress design. She was meant to leave in on the seat. I felt it was used as a distraction to her obvious lack of dancing skill. Chelsee did not come out of her dress last week. It was a small bow that fell off. She even said it herself it was a lot of fuss over nothing. Finally Alex was unfortunate last night to get her heel caught in her hemline but it is something that often happens especially in the quickstep where you are doing lots of hops a heel can easily catch the material. It happens. My own worse wardrobe malfunction was breaking a heel during a heel turn in a foxtrot, I finished the dance but had to change the shoe before I began the final dance quickstep. We went on to win that day. I'd like to say that it is also testament and a show of confidence in the DSI team that they are the choice of desigers for many of the professionals own show productions.”
What was your favourite DSI dress on Strictly? What happens to the costumes afterwards? If valued at £1000 a time that would be some cost.
In modern latin man and woman often wear some trace of the same colour, as if to signal "we are a couple, we are a team".
I believe M&F should be complementary, not echoing each other but welcoming creative diversity. To reflect this the colours worn should be complementary not uniform, e.g. red versus green etc. Great painters are masters of subliminal signaling through colour, alas not all costume makers and buyers.
Originally Posted by jackbell:
“I think if Chelsee's boob had fell out then Pash would have felt a right t*t.”
“I think if Chelsee's boob had fell out then Pash would have felt a right t*t.”
*badum tsh*
Originally Posted by jackbell:
“I think if Chelsee's boob had fell out then Pash would have felt a right t*t.”
“I think if Chelsee's boob had fell out then Pash would have felt a right t*t.”
Only if they had maintained close body contact.
It's a different wardrobe department this year isn't it? 
The stylist/wardrobe manager who appeared on last year's ITT isn't there this year, so I presumed the whole team changed, maybe that's why they're making so many errors?
The stylist/wardrobe manager who appeared on last year's ITT isn't there this year, so I presumed the whole team changed, maybe that's why they're making so many errors?
The wardrobe department are working flat out each week to produce a lot of costumes and it ain't "haute couture" it just has to look good, once.
Given it's the BBC, I don't think there will be dozens of seamstresses beavering away each week. They are probably under pressure. Apart from a fitting, the dresses are probably worn for the first time at a dress rehearsal. Heels caught in hems by new shoes are not uncommon and close bodily contact in a frenetic dance can cause trimmings to get detached. Given the hundreds of costumes made each year, the number of "wardrobe malfunctions" seems to me to be quite low.
It looks like they've got rid of those microphones, wires and bulky radio sender packs the girls had to wear in their bra, which have caused problems in the past, or found something less obtrusive.
Never saw the need for them anyway, why couldn't Bruce and Tess hold a radio mike?
Given it's the BBC, I don't think there will be dozens of seamstresses beavering away each week. They are probably under pressure. Apart from a fitting, the dresses are probably worn for the first time at a dress rehearsal. Heels caught in hems by new shoes are not uncommon and close bodily contact in a frenetic dance can cause trimmings to get detached. Given the hundreds of costumes made each year, the number of "wardrobe malfunctions" seems to me to be quite low.
It looks like they've got rid of those microphones, wires and bulky radio sender packs the girls had to wear in their bra, which have caused problems in the past, or found something less obtrusive.
Never saw the need for them anyway, why couldn't Bruce and Tess hold a radio mike?
I think the style of the costumes this year is far better than previously. Colour and cut have been pretty good, I think. Not an outright horror in the whole series so far.
I did feel Chelsee's tango dress wasn't right though.
I did feel Chelsee's tango dress wasn't right though.
Originally Posted by ESPIONdansant:
“I think the style of the costumes this year is far better than previously. Colour and cut have been pretty good, I think. Not an outright horror in the whole series so far.
I did feel Chelsee's tango dress wasn't right though.”
“I think the style of the costumes this year is far better than previously. Colour and cut have been pretty good, I think. Not an outright horror in the whole series so far.
I did feel Chelsee's tango dress wasn't right though.”
Were you asleep for Anita's jive?
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