What were they thinking (UBDC) - Page 49

danceswithblades · 04-28-2008, 11:29 PM

She's definitely wearing tights. She's also having a hard time keeping a straight face.

lizaj · 04-29-2008, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Brea

It's Princess Leia from Star Wars. The chain around the neck, too.

Carrie Fisher said she hated having to starve herself to look good in that costume and vowed never to do it again.

I suppose she could have danced in one of Leia's other outfits:

Why yes, I am a huge Star Wars geek. Why do you ask?

Number 2 is just right for the Raks Sharki Society

Nafiseh · 04-29-2008, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Suheir

That was a wedding!

Nooooooooo!

Oh god no!

My best belly buddy is dancing at my wedding next month and is planning to surprise me with her new costume fresh from Cairo lets hope it's not anything like that!

Caroline_afifi · 04-29-2008, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Shamsa

it's very expensive, and even it was cheap, i wouldn't buy it!

totally ugly and slutty!

People seem to adore Sahar Okasha... do you think they still would if her costumes cost $350?? I am not so sure.

Suheir · 04-29-2008, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Nafiseh

Oh god no!

My best belly buddy is dancing at my wedding next month and is planning to surprise me with her new costume fresh from Cairo lets hope it's not anything like that!

WOW! Congratulations! Don't forget to show us the photos!

Nafiseh · 04-29-2008, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Suheir

WOW! Congratulations! Don't forget to show us the photos!

Thank you and I will!

Shanazel · 04-29-2008, 02:45 PM

Re: Princess Leia as slave girl. I can understand the sexy pseudo-bedlah, but I have wondered for thirty years: what's with the geeky booties????

Brea · 04-29-2008, 07:31 PM

Yeah, I never did get the boot things either. I'd say the lady doing this Leia bellydance has the corner on a market- guys just LOVE Leia stuff. It's weird. I mean, I love Star Wars but I don't go around asking guys to dress up as Han Solo for me!

Nafiseh · 04-29-2008, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Brea

I don't go around asking guys to dress up as Han Solo for me!

Mmm I may start now

Eshta · 04-29-2008, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Nafiseh

Oh god no!

My best belly buddy is dancing at my wedding next month and is planning to surprise me with her new costume fresh from Cairo lets hope it's not anything like that!

Doh! It's a long way for me to have to go to return it, why didn't you say anything before?!?!

Mind you, a costume so revealing probably wouldn't weigh much to post..!

Bwahahaha, don't you worry darling, as if Eman or Houda could ever create anything as tacky!

But it is similar to the costume that Shams wore at the closing party of the Nile Festival - I desperately tried to snap a shot but her entourage kept getting in the way! Bellydance meets baywatch - instead of a black & white leaf, she was wearing an orange bikini with SH on one cup and MS on the other, and on the thigh on the panties were flashing lights

!

Words failed me!

Oh and as for the butterfly top campaign... I was there... please...never...speak..of..it..again!!! I am now traumatised for life, and can not look at one of those tops without thinking of that awful class! Sign me up!!

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Originally Posted by Mosaic

Costume? What costume! She must have run out of fabric, But then again slaves wouldn't be given much fabric. When she did her spin at the end, I covered my eyes ('mock horror'

) but had to peek .... was wondering what slave girls wear under skirts with HUGE side splits. Methinks it was lucky for everyone she didn't do a full face spin!

~Mosaic

I'm going to go controversial and say that actually I think this young lady is very clever. If you look at the other clips of her she appears to dance mainly (if not solely) at comicon & other sci-fi conventions, and her costume is a near exact replica of the famous "gold bikini" outfit worn by princess Leia... The original costume was blatantly a sexed-up version of a belly dancer's costume, alluding to the good ol' harem fantasia in the first place, so I guess it's come full circle!

I don't see her doing anything smutty, and although the costume is as skimpy as they come, it is the same as the one in the original film and she is clearly well practiced in not flashing anyone in it.

And she looks good in it!

I find Britney Spears' "I'm a slave" more condescending to bellydance than this.

04-28-2008, 11:29 PM	#481 (permalink)
danceswithblades Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: USA Posts: 46	Tights She's definitely wearing tights. She's also having a hard time keeping a straight face.

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Brea V.I.P. Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,283	Yeah, I never did get the boot things either. I'd say the lady doing this Leia bellydance has the corner on a market- guys just LOVE Leia stuff. It's weird. I mean, I love Star Wars but I don't go around asking guys to dress up as Han Solo for me! __________________ www.breamorgiane.com

04-29-2008, 02:45 PM	#487 (permalink)
Shanazel Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rocky Mountains USA Posts: 4,060	Re: Princess Leia as slave girl. I can understand the sexy pseudo-bedlah, but I have wondered for thirty years: what's with the geeky booties????