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Gazealous feathered headdress part 1, inspiration

This is part one in a series about my Gazealous feathered headdress feather fan dance costume. Watch the video to learn the inspiration behind an act that was created in response to my desire to differentiate burlesque strippers from real Showgirls. The Sparkle Snacks (time lapsed costume creation videos) for this hat can be found

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Showgirl's Life | Inside Gazealous Studio "Bo" Showgirl crown and body chain introduction

The making of a Showgirl crown, part 1, Inspiration

Welcome back to the Inside Gazealous Studio costume series. This is part one in a series about the crown I lovingly nicknamed “Bo” after the crown of the same nickname from the white principal finale costume in Jubilee designed by Bob Mackie and the body chain that goes with it. In this video, I describe

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Showgirl's Life | Inside Gazealous Studio Créme Showgirl act costumes introduction and part 3

How I Made Nine Showgirl Costumes for a Burlesque Show, Créme costumes part 3, stats

Hey there! Welcome back!! This is the final post in a three-part series about my Créme Showgirls costumes. If you missed the first two posts, here are links to part one and part two.The video below is all about the stats of these costumes. How much time I spent on each, what was the total

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Showgirl's Life | Inside Gazealous Studio Créme Showgirl act costumes introduction and part 2

How I Made Nine Showgirl Costumes For A Burlesque Show, Créme costumes part 2, process

Welcome to part two of the Créme Showgirl costume series. If you missed part one, you can see it here. I get to discuss my favorite part of making costumes, the design process!! My process is pretty standard when it comes to design:1) Inspiration2) Plan3) Prep4) Construct Some projects skip planning altogether and go straight

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Showgirl's Life | Inside Gazealous Studio Créme Showgirl act costumes introduction and part 1

How I Made Nine Showgirl Costumes For A Burlesque Show, Créme costumes part 1: Inspiration

I’ve made many costumes in my life, but nothing as daunting as this costume I am going to share with you. (at least up to this point, but that is another story…) In May of 2016, I produced my very first burlesque show. And I’m of the mind if you can’t go big, don’t even

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