Someone sent me
this article, a mini review by
Adele Rose which says a lot in three paragraphs. I think this is a very interesting observation, as I too have the same issue with the under decorated bras:
Anyone who's ever shopped at Victoria's Secret knows: a good bra and panty can sometimes cost more than your monthly grocery bill ... and apparently TRIBE has translated that logic into their 2010 offering, "The Secret of Silk" (translation - there are some VS bra sets with more detail and additions than some of these costumes!)
At what point exactly does a costume stop being glorified underwear and translate into creative expression? In my opinion, it starts somewhere with sufficient crotch coverage and moves into intricate bra work.
And, it is not so much as the bras needing to be blinged out on every single costume, when it is decorated properly it can create the same effect of looking complete and finished. It is the fact that sticking a few stones on a bra is simply not expressing much creativity especially if the rest of the costume is very skimpy.
The other issue I have is how four rows of beads or a smattering of stones is going to look on a bigger bra, if the bra is a A cup it may not look sparse however when you go up in cup sizes the less decoration on the bra the more glaring it is that the bra has been shortchanged in the decoration department. It is simply no longer acceptable for me to settle for a bra that looks unfinished. Those days are long gone when I first played in Barbarossa and my costume was $400.00TT! Add an extra zero to that figure on today's prices and some more decoration please!
For more of what Adele Rose had to say click
HERE.
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3 comments:
totally agreed with Ms. Rose's opinion.
perhaps as well people should see the article written by Debbie Jacob in today's express reviewing tribe's launch.
i haven't seen an online version yet so for those who can get the hard copy...read it. to me there are very valid and interesting points.
what i would like to add though is that in a case like this, does a band listen to its masqueraders? somehow it doesn't matter since it seems the overwhelming majority enjoys what is on offer.
Aneka I also agree. I only hope with Tribe's less than impressive costumes this year that prices do not escalate to much more than they were last year, where costumes were comparable to none. Afterall they saved money reusing similar costumes ideas(such as the silver mist replica) and reused materials such as the recycled cotinga stones!
Well in Tribe the majority seems OK with paying for the opportunity to have the "ultimate carnival experience" regardless of its while basically wearing only underwear. Please correct me if I wrong but originally I think the motto was that "the costume is complimentary"..LOL.
However after setting such a high standard this year I personally doubt they would be bold enough to raise prices drastically if at all for their 2K10 offering.
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