one of the best latin outfit I ever had and wish I had not sold was a black lace outfit with royal blue bodice underneath...it was striking on the floor and I deeply regret no longer having it
personally I think black is fine for latin, since generally more skin is showing and it isn't so overwhelming, and you do spend at least a bit of your time away from your partner (I'm including rhythm in this rambling thought). Some of the most gorgeous dresses I have seen have been black with vibrant pink or blue or green stoning patterns and/or fabric accents.
Mmmm... I'll have to try on that dress again! I notice that my tastes in dresses seems to change every few months which is fun, but terrible for my budget! It seems like after wearing a dress a few times I grow tired of it, or I see a different style out there that I like. Luckily I am in the process of selling a few!
I wouldn't want my partner in Black unless it was a standard final, and even then... (for Latin, OTOH, if it's like latingal's, who knows?... ). It's too easy to disappear in a crowd. m
Its not the issue of color when it comes to black. The key issue with black is it has to have a lot of decoration, Stoning, Shiny fabric etc.
I actually had a top judge/coach/chairman of judges tell me that it wasn't the color but the decoration of a black dress that made it fade into the background. she also said the worst color was gold/beige because you just blend in with the floor
I'm ready for some glow rods in my smooth dress, like they have in all the kid's halloween costumes this year. That'll show up on the dance floor, darnit.
I got my first real fake tan for my last comp and it definitely changed my opinion of colors I should wear. My previous (latin/rhythm) dress was an emerald green (see avatar) that really stood out from the rest of the bronze/silver crowd (that and it was pretty short, so it got a lot of male attention - good for finding a TBA partner). With a tan, the dress still looked good, but I found that my previously-worn red dress looked even better. I know red is overdone in Latin, but after seeing pictures from this last comp, I couldn't go back to the green. But soon I won't have to worry about the red cliche that is my Latin/Rhythm dress: getting a new dress made, hopefully in time for my next comp
I agree with this. I own a black dress that has aqua/green type of organza and black fabrics, also decorated with aqua, aqua AB and crystal AB stones, and a few beads. It's a simple but elegant dress and I have got a lot of compliments on it. In addition, I like pastels, aqua or turquoise-type of blue, and reds (esp. fire opal). I try to stay away from white because there's too many of those.
