3″ hat pins with pearl tops. The best! Essential for building a headdress. 40 pins in each tin: 20 white and 20 black (BLACK!!) Use them with a Bessie Plait Wrap and the Best Black Base Scarf. Visit the FCBD®Style Classic Headdress Tutorial $10. on vimeo.com.
A brand new garment for FCBD®Style dancers, the Choli Dress is literally a choli sewn inside an open-backed dress. The choli hugs your curves while the dress floats gracefully over your curves. The new version, “Maqsoum” features a wide criss-cross back if you choose to wear a bra and want to cover the straps. Cap sleeves, … Continue reading Bessie Choli Dress “Maqsoum”
When I was in design school I used to say that I wanted to work for Folkwear Patterns when I grew up! Well, my dream came true last year when Kate Mathews and I agreed on a partnership to produce the FatChanceBellyDance®Style Belly Dancer by Folkwear and FatChanceBellyDance. The pattern features the Choli graded into … Continue reading FatChanceBellyDance®Style Belly Dancer
An elegant solution for your hair garden, perfect for short hair. Add jewelry and flowers using Carolena’s Magic Hat Pins . The Bessie Plait Wrap is made from a lightweight rayon/lycra jersey. Handmade by Carolena. Bessie Plait Wrap Instructions Free! In the video below, Carolena discusses how to wear the Bessie Plait Wrap. Save … Continue reading Bessie Plait Wrap
A perfect base scarf for your headdress. Designed and manufactured by Bessie Clothing Design. 100% cotton gauze, measures 45″ x 90″. See the Tribal Style Headdress and Make-up Booklet for complete costuming info. FCBD®Style Classic Headdress Tutorial $10. on vimeo.com. You’ll get access to this tutorial when you purchase The Best Black Base Scarf! Add … Continue reading The Best Black Base Scarf
Do these cholis need a description?! Our fabulous cotton/lycra choli in short or long sleeve with our “OG” logo on the right sleeve (for performance angle!) Four-way stretch for perfect fit. Wrist length sleeve can be comfortably pushed up to 3/4 length if desired. You know you’ve got to represent! Visit Flying Skirts of San … Continue reading FCBD® OG Choli – Long Sleeve Cotton/Lycra
Please enjoy this vintage edition of the 2007 Mail Order Catalog! As my introduction notes, 2007 was the 20th Anniversary of FatChanceBellyDance®. Now in 2020, we are at year 33! Each year, since the early 90s, I would sit down to chronicle the items for sale with pictures and words. “Back in the day” there … Continue reading Vintage! The 2007 Mail Order Catalog [download]
11 pages of full color photos and complete written instruction walk you through headdress and make-up for the Tribal Style costume. Written by Carolena Nericcio, graciously produced by Folkwear. 100% Viscose Shawl – these shawls are perfect for the headdress! The Best Black Base Scarf – this is our favorite base scarf! Magic Hat Pin Tin … Continue reading Tribal Style Headdress and Make-up Booklet
Do these cholis need a description?! Our fabulous cotton/lycra choli in short or long sleeve with our “OG” logo on the right sleeve (for performance angle!) Four-way stretch for perfect fit. You know you’ve got to represent! Visit Flying Skirts of San Francisco for sizing.
Haramaki comes from the Japanese words hara, meaning the center of the body, and maki, meaning ‘to wrap up.’ Dancers love the Maki as a belly warmer during rehearsals and classes. Wear it over the bust and pulled down to the hips, scrunched around the midsection, or doubled over as a mini skirt. The Maki … Continue reading Bessie Maki