Pants for the Dance
By Dawn Devine and Barry Brown

Part of the "Costuming Essentials Series," Pants for the Dance addresses the exciting design possibilities for one of the most ubiquitous but unsung garments in the dancer's wardrobe: pants! Go beyond the basic harem style and explore a variety of options for creating pants for male and female dancers alike.

This booklet includes diagrams for numerous pant styles along with complete directions for how to take your own body measurements and use them to draft your own custom patterns. Pants for the Dance includes numerous suggestions for customizing and embellishing your pants.

Includes directions for creating popular styles like:

• Classic Middle Eastern Harem Pants
• Indian Salwar
• North African Gusseted Pants
• Draped Pants
• Yoked Pants
• Cuffed Pants
• Draped Pants

About the Author - Dawn Devine
Dawn Devine is a costume historian and belly dancer living in California's San Francisco Bay Area. She has been dancing for over fifteen years and has been designing historical costumes nearly all her life.
She has degrees in both Art History and Fashion Design.

For more information visit her website: www.davina.us

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