For the women: Different colored brocades. Since this for the stage, you
might want to look at Joann's collection of acetate/poly "sari" fabrics or -if
you have some time- order actual saris online. You can easily order a lot of
them from the same seller for little $$. Most saris go for about $10 on ebay
with an actual lot of them going for 7 for $50. Since each sari is about 5
yards, you should have enough to at least make the dress. The saris have
gorgeous borders in metallic threads and sometimes have a pallu -or about a
yard/yard and a half of a decorated front that would make great sleeves.
If you don't have time for the sari option (I've been getting saris in as
little as five days but it can take up to three weeks. Most sellers on places
like ebay are accommodating if you ask them for a speedier option), Joanns does
have nice looking brocades. The metallic threads in the brocades or sari
fabrics from Joanns should really shine on stage.
The sleeves can be mixed and matched. Make the dress out of one fabric and use
the "scraps" from another lady's outfit to make contrasting sleeves. You can
also add contrasting aprons but that would be another two yards of fabric.
For the guys, I like the Venetians idea and I think they might go with that too
rather than just the dance tights. Use those $5 a bag metallic buttons on
their doublets to make them shiny. It won't matter if the buttons match or not
on stage as long as they are all relatively the same size.
Hope that helps a bit,
Isabella
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