~ Karabana ~: TruDynasty

Thursday, May 03, 2012

Monday, April 18, 2011

TruDynasty Roaring 20's launch

Match Girls

Flappers

All that Jazz

Josephine Baker

Show Girls

Gangsterz

Speak Easy

Dubble Bubble

Coco Chanel

Personally, I was pleased a band launched in the west end. I mean, gas is 137! Once I found the Underground (finding your way around York U isn't easy!), I thought it was a good spot to have a launch, it's spacious enough, and has a nice bar. There were 3 other launches on Saturday, perhaps the reason for the smallish crowd (their launch was packed last year.) The dancers hit the stage at 11:00.

I felt Match Girls fit the theme best, and it's overall such a cute costume. The design elements used in Flappers also kept the 20's in mind. I can see All that Jazz being a hit with that soft pink & all those feathers. I'd prefer more to the pretty teal colour Coco Chanel, especially the waistband. I like the Flappers monokini, I think I would like to play in one this year. That one will be a top seller. The first thing that stood out for me when I saw the costumes back stage was the Show Girls crown: love it! I think the frontline would look better with a bikini bottom rather than boy shorts, because they were the focus instead of the waistband, which drooped too low. As for the barely there banana costume, I'm sure people wonder if a regular bra will be an option for Josephine Baker, not just the cage bra (or pasties!). The body paint on that was outstanding by the way. I myself wasn't feeling silver for Gangsterz, I figured it would be black pinstripe, or dark purple. Missing was Bonnie & Clyde, because some materials hadn't arrived. We'll put a picture up of it once it's ready. Dubble Bubble is the special guest section, not a Thea & Dario design.

Overall, they covered what masqueraders like: Pretty & pink - All that Jazz; Sexy - Flappers; Naked :-O! - Josephine Baker; Minimal - Coco Chanel; Fun & youthful and a back in the day design - Dubble Bubble; Red hot - Speak Easy. The designs are all different this time around, not the uniform look the band had in 2010. I predict another for great year TruDynasty!