In the '90's the 'zine became more focussed on Middle Eastern Belly Dance and in doing so, became the foundation for my first publication. Costuming From the Hip has gone on to sell more than 20,000 copies world-wide since the first edition release in 1993. My latest book, Embellished Bras is in it's second printing and has become an essential how to book for dancers in a variety of performance genres.

The new Costumer's Notes will be released as a 'zine again. In a quarterly multi-page printable .pdf format. This new style of publication will make it far easier to share your costuming ideas with friends, students and troupe-mates. In addition, by popular demand, I'm putting up a blog here on the site. To document ongoing projects, share hot tips and websites, but mostly, to stay in touch between issues. As of this moment, we've got a few bugs to work out of the new website, but it's just a matter of weeks and we'll be back up and running again!

Thanks go out to everyone who has supported my work, as I travel the costumer's road.

Dawn Devine ~ Davina
March 10, 2008

Do you have a costuming questions? Would you like to participate in discussions about Middle Eastern belly dance costumes? Are you looking for tips and ideas for improving your costuming? Then this is the group for you! Hosted by Dawn Devine Brown, this Yahoo group is open to anyone interested in Middle Eastern dance costuming. Our long term goal is to create a community of costume makers, designers, shoppers - basically any one interested in the construction and design of belly dance costumes. We are planning on building this group into a resource of links, product reviews and a place to go with problems and questions.Come check it out!