keyhole back design ice dance dress, Alyssa, Tammy Jimenez, Ice Den Chandler, hero

January 28, 20200Comments

Three Keyhole Back Design for Figure Skating Dress

A keyhole back is a common design for figure skating dresses. Why not? They're fast to open or close and eliminate the need for a zipper. What makes today’s keyhole back extraordinary? The

Skating dresses

December 31, 20190Comments

How to Create Your Own Rhinestone Pattern

Every competitive, artistic sport has bling. Rhinestones used to be optional, but have become a necessity over the last decades. Today’s feature figure skater Monica up-leveled an economical ready-made skating

woman's ice skating leotard, Melissa, mesh sleeves, sweetheart neckline

Skating dresses

November 26, 20191Comments

How to Fix Bad Armholes and Loose Neckline

When I started serious blogging about figure skating costumes, I was at the 2019 U.S. Adult Nationals in Salt Lake City. I noticed a lot of competition dresses have the

quick change ice skating costume, Tammy Jimenez dressmaker, Hairspray musical, Tracy Turnblad, I can hear the bells

Skating dresses

October 8, 20191Comments

Quick Change Ice Skating Costume

Don't blink: you'll miss this week's quick change ice skating costume! Gianna, a skater at the Ice Den Chandler, in Arizona, models her quick change costume that she wore for her

crisscross dress ice skating costume, hero

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August 15, 20192Comments

Criss Cross Ice Skating Dress

Today’s post features a fabulous crisscross ice skating dress worn by Jaclyn, who skates and coaches at the impressive Ice Den Chandler in Arizona. My favorite features are the rhinestoning colors

open back ice skating costume, 2019 adult nationals

Skating dresses

May 13, 20190Comments

Open Back Ice Skating Costume

Today’s post features an ice skating costume with sponge-painted details, an asymmetrical skirt and an open back with no mesh. I met Stephanie at the 2019 Adult National Figure Skating Championships

sweetheart neckline, feminine ice skating dress, Kylie Self, Teresa Sigmon

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April 30, 20191Comments

Sweetheart Neckline Is Beautiful On Every Dress Style

Kylie, our model, recently competed at the 2019 Adult National Figure Skating Championships in Salt Lake City. In today’s post we talk about her cheery yellow, feminine ice skating dress

June aqua ice dance dress worn at Adult Nationals 2019, adult ice skating, figure skating dress, bust support

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April 22, 20196Comments

Properly Made Ice Dance Dress Worn At Adult Nationals 2019

Today’s video was filmed April 5, 2019 at the U.S. Adult Figure Skating Championships in Salt Lake City. This is the first of about ten blogs I filmed during the

light blue ice skate dress, latin dance dress

Skating dresses

March 12, 20192Comments

Ice skate dress or Latin dance dress?

Is this an ice skate dress or a Latin dance dress? This versatile dress works for both. It would also make a great Two-Step or Country Cha dress since the

Teresa Sigmon interviews synchro skating coach and dress designer, Jannika Lilja

Skating dresses

January 22, 20192Comments

Interview with Synchro Skate Dress Designer and Coach, Jannika Lilja

I had the pleasure of meeting synchro skate dress designer and coach, Jannika Lilja, in 2018 at her home sewing studio in Durham, North Carolina. I really enjoyed interviewing one of

Learn to make Dancesport, Country, Figure Skating costumes, InStyle magazine, Olympics 2018, figure skating costumes

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March 5, 20180Comments

What Goes Into Making Figure Skating Costumes For The Olympics?

A few weeks ago, Instyle magazine ran a great article about making figure skating costumes. I thought you might want to read it. InStyle Magazine wants to know: "What Goes Into the

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February 8, 20180Comments

Dress Breakdown: red lace ice dance dress

Are you a competitive ice or roller skater who looks online hoping of finding an "inspiration dress" to help design your next costume, such as the red ice dance dress

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