12/07/2022
Costume Concepts: working with was a dream. I love Kesha, her work and I love all the ladies involved. So it was easy to create for this ensemble!
Kesha was really clear about what she wanted as far as flow of the costumes and colors. White was the base color and she wanted to incorporate yellow for Oshun. Starting off with a bold yellow, I wanted to add gold, satin, chiffon and African print to add texture.
4 costume changes for everyone!
I used mustard color yarn, cowrie shells, sequins, I made appliqués, gold and silver glitter glue, and the key ingredient, Mirrors!
Mirrors were used throughout every costume to show self reflection.
Each dancer have beautiful bodies and I wanted to accent that in all costumes. So I used cold shoulder shirts, crop tops, A-Line skirts, and inverted shirts. According to Kesha she wanted everything flowy, so we kept that integrity throughout the piece.
created the collar for Sunni by using mirrors, yarn that she braided, jewels and cowrie shells. I’m not a jeweler but I created Sunni headpiece with gold chains and cowrie shells. I created a head scarf for by making appliqués and sewing them on to a base scarf. We had fun creatively on this project.. I cry Everytime I see this piece bc everything about it is soooo Amazing. More pics coming soon.
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