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Burlesque Costume Tips Every DIY Performer Needs To Know

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Burlesque Costume Tips Every DIY Performer Needs To Know

You need to consider a lot of things to create good burlesque costumes for your performance. Creating a costume can be easy or difficult depending on how you take it. We will give you a few tips to make your own costume without any stress.

 

Plan your vision

You need to plan if you want to make a good costume. You can improvise a good embellishment, act or costume. But whether you are a burlesque maker or performer you should know that the only way to create something devastating is through design. This means proper planning, perfecting and executing the vision.

 

The first stage of design should be gathering inspiration and research. You can then bring it together into a good design as you think about the aesthetic value and practicalities of each aspect. You can end up spending half of the time in preparation for the production of your costume. You’ll know what to do and how things will work out by the time you start making your final pieces.

 

Research

You should look for inspiration everywhere. Gather everything you find beautiful, inspiring, or interesting. You should then make notes and play with materials. You need to practice your skills and learn good things. Know that everything has been done before when creating your designs. You might think that you are the inventor of an original costume but you will still find such costumes online.

 

Plan your budget

You should budget. It is great to know what your limits are and it is best to start with a vision from the beginning. You may realise the importance of some details when you compare that to your budget. You can get a reality check. Sometimes you can realise your priorities and resolve to work harder to get the extra money.

 

You should see where your ideas can go before you start turning them into reality. You can find ways to cut things back where necessary. It is better to weigh what you are choosing to give up in relation to the cost.

 

Do not copy

You should avoid copying at all costs. Respect other people’s creations. You can see something that inspires you but you can still use the inspiration to make a new costume without copying it. You can get your inspiration from other people’s creations. This could be a certain line, style or detail. You need to let your design flow from this and create something new.

 

Choose another detail out of the design if you cannot get the full image from your mind. You need to improve upon the change you made. Go with this and changing everything that is not the kernel. You can tweak the kernel a little bit to fit into your design.

 

Master the basics

You need to master the basics if you want to create great burlesque costumes. You can be a great sewer but your costume will not be good if you lack imagination. Just keep it simple and focus on quality.

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