Gooood question, Zorba. I don't know the answer XD
I know where you are coming from and I am glad you are voicing your opinion but we have gone from chop top to bra now. I think I had better post the outfit, even though I look like hell, my hair is a complete mess and I need to comb it down.
Sorry for the picture beings so big, my brain is shutting down at moment.
It is not a bra in so many words, but does have pull strings to make it one. The skirt, as you can tell is a gypsy style skirt, very wide so it can be lifted without showing all and swished about. Since I have no "class" to go to and I only have DVD instructors I wear to it and a belly-dancer sash to see if I moving correctly.
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In my dance life, I wear them when the dance calls for one, i.e. the dance includes skirtwork. I otherwise tend NOT to wear them performing as I realize that my audiences most likely do NOT consider them a unisex garment and I don't want to warp their brains any more than I already do by my mere presence. But again, if the dance calls for one, I'll gladly wear one - if someone can't handle it they can leave. I'm not going to spoil my fun because of stupid cultural norms - and most of my audiences seem to love it. Remind me to tell you about the time I was asked to demonstrate skirtwork in a workshop because I was the best in the class at it!
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My thoughts exactly! If my audiences doesn't like they can leave, I enjoy what I do. Another thing I am noticing is that, this is my "first" costume, I am sure I will buy another or make a different top. Who knows.
This was one of first rules of acting I learn and I believe it the same for Belly-Dance. "Enjoy what you do. Laugh and have fun. Everyone will have a different form of acting that they prefer, so stick with what you like best." Of course some times a actor must bend to fit the part, same here too.
My outfit choices may change, maybe not. In the end it really doesn't matter. As long as I enjoy myself an do what I love, I am fine. ^^