Classic With Style’s “Styling in Gold Theme”! November 25, 2011

Good evening ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Classic With Style’s “Styling in Gold Theme”! My name is Janet Brink, and I am a Vegas SHOWGIRL!

The "Showgirl" was invented in 1907 by Florenz "Ziggy" Ziegfeld Jr. for his "Follies" show with dazzling production numbers featuring beautiful young women in glamourous, glittering costumes. Busby Berkeley continued to idolize the "Showgirl" with huge spectacular staging in his Hollywood films of the 1930s, but it wasn't until the French revues like the "Folies Bergere" and the "Lido" came to Las Vegas in the 1960's that the Showgirl became famous worldwide. Showgirls were close to 6ft tall and stauesque, which, with elaborate headresses and high heeled shoes made them truly "bigger than life".

The lovely Bliss Beningborough designed a totally amazing costume perfect for this event! Wild and elegant, all in golden details with tangerine.......You will look just like and incredible Showgirl of Las Vegas!! I am amazed and overwhelmed by the artistic flair of Bliss, this work of art, a breathtaking design called << Flower of Isis >> is an amazing, extravagant and highly detailed costume. The back piece has large golden leaves interspersed with tangerine leaves, with many intricate vines running behind. The head piece matches, with smaller leaves and smaller vines, its' success is in meticulous attention to detail. A golden collar adores your neck with pieces of tangerine..and finished with a golden ornament. The top is the shape of a tangerine butterfly with a golden ornament, at the waist is a large golden shield, matching the collar design, with light silks in tangerine and gold. The ensemble is finished with lovely armbands in light silks of gold and tangerine.....flaring out in all directions. A dazzling, glamourous showgirl costume.. I feel like a bird, ready to fly to the skies.

A wild updo hairdo going in the style of the gown, in blonde by House of Beningborough -<< BRIGITTE Hair >> complements the gold tones of the gown and the formal look of this exotic creation. Shoes called << Mandarine Silk >> lovely stilettos by Noir shoes a great match for this beautiful creation. One could not ask for more lovely jewelry to complete this stunning ensemble, than a lovely earrings created by Stile_D in diamonds and gold that matches the costume.

Janet Wears:

Gown: House of Beningborough - BB Flower of isis- Gold and Tangerine
Skin: Belleza- Erika
Hair: House of Beningborough - Brigitte-Blonde
Jewelry: Stile_D - Italiano
Eyelashes: REDGRAVE - Eyelashes -16- Elemental
Shoes: Noir Shoes- Mandarine Silk stiletto


NOTHING GOLD CAN STAY by Robert Frost

Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.

And sadly I too must go..............thank you everyone that came out tonight, also to Anrol, Steve, and the Classic With Style Staff for this place to express our styling and creative expressions. Best wishes and luck to all...............Ciao

Janet Brink
Judge them on:
Poses on Stage Score-----9.5
Catwalk on Stage----------10
Formation on stage--------9
Outfit Creativity-----------17.5
Description of the outfit--10

Total Score:-----------------56