Costuming Resources from Performing Arts Directory

Costumes - Covers various styles including tribal. Advice and instructions for making headpieces tops skirts and pants and belts including tips such as secure beading ways to tie belts and layering.

Dawn Devine Brown - Author costumier dancer and historian. Books links to her articles a quarterly e-zine on costuming and details of classes in Milpitas. Includes a glossary of belly dance and cultural terms.

Desert Dancers - How to Tie a Turban - How the tribe tie a basic turbans with photographs instructions and the final decorated result.

Hair Extensions - A guide to hair extensions with an extensive gallery of gothic punk creations and advice on materials and shops. UK based.

Omphalo-Stepses - Instructions on making belly dance costume items plus a gallery of antique photos/dance art.

Skakemyday: Costume Designing - Detailed insructions of coin bras including correct fitting safety making and decorating plus belt instructions types of coin available and suppliers.

The Costume Goddess - Sells bellydance costume how-to book. Also includes costume and bellydance art galleries tips and caricatures.