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succumbing to the siren lure of serious dance couture

I had left for DSI three hours early, expecting to arrive in plenty of time, get some work done and scout out the location before anyone else arrived. Instead the traffic was so bad that I scraped in five minutes late.

divine dress on display dummy
(c) Carole Edrich, 2008

As it was a photo-only assignment for Dance Today my preparation had been centred around camera and memory chips. I had given so little thought to the fact that I might like what I saw or that the dresses were there to be purchased that I hadn’t thought to bring money or credit cards.

Carole, testing the swirl
(c) Carole Edrich, 2008

That was probably just as well. Slinky and seductive, flirtatiously feathered, rushed and ruffled, sequined and stunning, there were so many glorious, glamorous, gorgeous gowns that the impact felt as I imagine cartoon characters feel when a piano is dropped on their head.

another gorgeous gown
(c) Carole Edrich, 2008

The assignment was to take photos of Carole who was spending a day at Dance-Sport International and of Erin Boag who she didn’t know would be visiting at the same time. Carole was surprised that the event would make an article. “I would have thought that it was obvious. Surely everyone would want to spend a day here”. If they’re into ballroom or Strictly Come Dancing that’s probably true, but it took John (Carole’s dance partner) to think of it and Katie the Editor to agree.

divine DSI display
(c) Carole Edrich, 2008

I hope that Carole enjoyed her day as much as I did mine. She’s a lovely lady who shares her passion for ballroom dance by teaching it to kids at school. I found Erin to be genuine, gentle, charming and grounded and got a real insight into the business of dance couture.

Then, at the end, when I was sure I had enough good quality photos to satisfy the commission I succumbed and tried on a couple of dresses myself.

.... what can I say...
(c) Carole Edrich, 2008

Posted by carole at June 9, 2008 08:42 PM