Figure skating dress help?

Figure skating dress and makeup help?

• So my music this year is from Black Swan, and I want a black swan style dress that has a "feathery" feel. My mom sparkles all my dresses with swarvoski crystals, I just need the dress without sparkles. The dress has to be under $150. Also, I want to do some makeup like in the movie, but a little less dramatic, so if you have any ideas? Maybe a smaller version of the tiara too? Post links please!

• Answer:

  As a skating judge, I am going to be quite honest - unless it's an EXTREMELY recognized piece of music, such as the main theme from Carmen or Les Mis, or something we hear 100 times a weekend, like Zorro and Titanic, or we are a music major in university; 9 times out of 10 we have no idea what your music is from. There are SO many sources for music nowadays, it can be really hard to tell where a specific piece of music is from. That being said, keep it simple - we don't want to look at feathers and tutus - if we did, we'd be judging dance competitions, not skating competitions. It's more about how you interpret the music you're skating to, rather than trying to jazz it up with fancy costumes and heavy makeup. Look neat, clean and professional - that will get you farther. Even better, put out an AMAZING program - clean, polished, finished and well-executed - that will get you far more points than a dress and makeup ever will.