Hope Greenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I think the costumes from last night's long program were an
improvement over the compulsory dance ones. I was impressed that
the few I saw actually seemed to fit the theme of the music--Romeo
and Juliet, Carmen, and flamenco.
...and then there were the Italians!
(http://www.nbcolympics.com/2006/0220/5121831_640X480.jpg)
My first reaction to their costume was "hey, that looks like something
I'd put together when my daughter says 'Mom, can you make me a fantasy
costume for an event...it starts in an hour'" My husband called it the
"walked through a fabric store with glue on" look.
Second reaction was: "then again, it looks like a modern interpretation
of some nice early Baroque opera costumes"
Of course, when the music started (music from movie 'Prince of Eygypt')
I couldn't help but think "yeah I can see Moses and Zippora tending
sheep in that outfit..."
But the skating was lovely!
- Hope
That one was really vile, and it didn't help their presentation - when
they did lifts, the costumes were so busy you couldn't tell which bits
were her and which were him!
But the other Italians were just as bad - strawberry and pistachio, and
then she turned round and it had flowers as well! Like swimwear for
"mature" ladies - yeugh!
I do think the short programme outfits suffered from the fact they were
all doing "Latin", which always has ridiculously skimpy dresses. I
don't know if they were required to do Latin rhythms - it didn't seem to
suit all of them as dancers.
--
Jean Waddie
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