The Blackpool Dance Festival 2017 showcased some amazing dancing and beautiful garments to match. We are very proud of the dresses made by Chrisanne Clover for all of our customers and sponsors who all really did the garments justice. A huge congratulations to all dancers and in particular our sponsors for dancing so well and getting the results they worked so hard for. Here I take a closer look at the Ballroom dresses our sponsors wore for the event...
DOMEN KRAPEZ & NATASCHA KARABEY
NATASCHA WHITE TEAM MATCH DRESS BDD382MM
A beautiful White Ballroom dress featuring white stretch net over lycra, with godets layered in georgette over satin chiffon, with satin chiffon and organza underskirts. Embellished in CRYSTALS FROM SWAROVSKI in white pearls, with white feather fringe appliqued fading up the skirt. Finished off perfectly with floats from sides to wrists in white georgette.
NATASCHA BDD266MM WHITE & LD DRESS
A majestic White and Gold Ballroom dress featuring stretch net over lycra in white and nude on a diagonal style line. Godets layered with pleated satin chiffon over white satin chiffon, over organza underskirts. Stunning starburst embellishment design using CRYSTALS FROM SWAROVSKI in Crystal AB, Light Silk, Silk Shimmer and Light Colorado Topaz. Finished off perfectly with pleated satin chiffon floats attached from shoulders floating down to wrists attached to embellished wristbands.
VALERIO COLANTONI & MONICA NIGRO
MONICA BDD267MM WHITE & BLACK DRESS
A striking White and Black Ballroom dress featuring white stretch net over lycra with stiff lapel detailing in black lycra. Black corset style feature with ribbon at the centre front and centre back. Skirts layered in white satin chiffon over organza, over black satin chiffon with a high split on the right side leg. Heavily embellished in CRYSTALS FROM SWAROVSKI in Crystal AB. Finished off perfectly with white georgette floats from centre back to wrist attached to embellished gloves.
MONICA BDD268MM HEMATITE & SUGAR PINK DRESS
A Stunning Hematite and Sugar Pink dress featuring hematite stretch net over lycra with stiff lapel detailing in sugar pink lycra. Sugar pink corset style feature with ribbon at the centre front and centre back. Skirts layered in hematite satin chiffon over organza, over sugar pink satin chiffon with a high split on the right side leg. Heavily embellished in CRYSTALS FROM SWAROVSKI in Jet hematite. Finished off perfectly with hematite georgette floats from centre back to wrist attached to embellished gloves.
STAS PORTANENKO & NATALIYA KOLIADA
NATALIYA BDD215MM BLACK & WHITE DRESS
An elegant Black and White Ballroom garment featuring a black satin dress with organza underskirts. Beautifully decorated with 3d organza flowers over Rose Crochet Ribbon appliqued diagonally across the body. Embellished beautifully in CRYSTALS FROM SWAROVSKI in Jet, Crystal and Crystal AB. Finished off perfectly with velvet gloves and georgette floats floating down over the shoulders.
WARREN & KRISTI BOYCE
KRISTI BDD319MM COBALT DRESS
A magnificent Cobalt feather trimmed Ballroom dress featuring ruched stretch net over lycra, with cobalt stretch net over cappuccino lycra on the right side. Godets layered in georgette over satin chiffon hemmed in luxury feather boa, with the right side godet fully decorated in feather fringe, finished with organza underskirts. Stunning embellishment design in CRYSTALS FROM SWAROVSKI in Cobalt, Cobalt Shimmer and Bermuda Blue. Finished off perfectly with embellished roulous trimmed with feather from the wrist.
KRISTI BDD320MM AQUA DRESS
A brilliant Aqua feather trimmed Ballroom dress featuring stretch net over lycra with stunning flare style sleeves. Embellished beautifully in CRYSTALS FROM SWAROVSKI in Crystal AB, Light Sapphire Shimmer, Aqua AB, Aqua, Light Sapphire Shimmer and Silver Shade. Godets layered in georgette over satin chiffon hemmed with luxury feather boa, finished with satin chiffon and organza underskirts.
KRISTI BDD321MM TUTTI FRUTTI DRESS
A gorgeous Tutti Frutti feather trimmed Ballroom dress featuring stretch net over lycra with stunning flare style sleeves. Embellished beautifully in CRYSTALS FROM SWAROVSKI in Crystal AB, Rose, Light Rose, Rose AB, Fuchsia and Ruby. Godets layered in georgette over satin chiffon hemmed with luxury feather boa, finished with satin chiffon and organza underskirts.
MARK & OLGA ELSBURY
OLGA BDD354MM SILVER & ROSE PINK DRESS
A magnificent Silver and Rose Pink feather Ballroom dress featuring silver metallic dot lycra decorated with silver bead droppers and embellished in CRYSTALS FROM SWAROVSKI in Crystal and Crystal AB. Godets layered in silver satin chiffon decorated with feather fringe applique fading from white to sugar pink, over white satin chiffon with rose pink organza underskirts. Finished off perfectly with silver metallic lycra embellished gloves with roulous floats floating down trimmed with feather boa pieces.
CRAIG & EVGENIYA SHAW
EVGENIYA BDD368MM EMERALD AMERICAN SMOOTH DRESS
A stunning Emerald and Nude American Smooth Ballroom dress designed for Evgeniya Shaw which she wore to the first American Smooth Championships in Blackpool 2017. Featuring a 7 panel dress in nude stretch net over lycra with staggered godets in emerald satin chiffon with a split in the skirt at the left side front. Beautiful embellishment design in CRYSTALS FROM SWAROVSKI in Crystal AB and decorated all over with bead droppers in silver. Finished off perfectly with 6 embellished bangles.
EYGENIYA BDD313MM BLACK & PINK TROPICANA
A wonderful Black and Pink Tropicana Ballroom dress featuring a black velvet bodice shaped over the bust, with a nude stretch net top. Godets layered with pink tropicana satin chiffon over organza underskirts. Beautiful jewellery embellishment features using CRYSTALS FROM SWAROVSKI in Crystal AB. Finished off perfectly with black georgette spiral frill floats with feather applique attached to jewelled embellished wrists.
DANNY LI & ANGELA ZHEN
ANGELA BDD357MM RED TEAM MATCH
A beautiful Red Ballroom dress featuring nude stretch net over lycra top embellished beautifully in CRYSTALS FROM SWAROVSKI in Crystal AB, Light Siam, Siam and Indian Siam. Godets layered in red georgette over satin chiffon over organza. Finished off perfectly with red ribbon floats attached to embellished wristbands.
ANGELA BDD341MM BLACK & EMERALD DRESS
A magnificent Black and Emerald Ballroom dress featuring black stretch net over emerald lycra, with corset style embellishment in CRYSTALS FROM SWAROVSKI in Jet AB, Peridot AB and Scarabeus Green. Godets layered in black georgette over emerald satin chiffon over emerald organza. Stunning feather applique detailing fading up the dress in black hackle and goose feather.
CHARLES HE & SARA SHAN
SARA BDD372MM RED DRESS
A stunning Red Ballroom dress featuring stretch net over lycra body decorated beautifully in Amour lace motif. Godets layered with georgette over satin chiffon and organza underskirts. Embellished in CRYSTALS FROM SWAROVSKI in Crystal AB, Siam, Light Siam, Indian Siam and Light Siam AB. Finished off perfectly with georgette floats floating down from each wrist.
SARA BDD371MM WHITE DRESS
A darling White Ballroom dress featuring stretch net over lycra with godets in satin chiffon, over satin chiffon and organza underskirts. Featuring stunning white feather fringe detail features all over the dress and embellished beautifully in CRYSTALS FROM SWAROVSKI in Crystal AB, Crystal and Silver Shade. Finished off perfectly with white stretch net roulous floating down from the wrists with feather fringe detailing.
KYLE TAYLOR & IZABELA SKIERSKA
IZABELA BDD329MM WHITE-SUGAR PINK DRESS
A magnificent White and Sugar Pink Ballroom dress featuring white fishnet over nude lycra top, with pleated white stretch net drape from right side back finishing to left side shoulder. Stunning embellished leaf shape decoration in lycra layered across neckline and fading down from the hips. Godets layered with shaded white to sugar pink georgette over shaded satin chiffon, with white satin chiffon and sugar pink organza underskirts. Embellished beautifully in CRYSTALS FROM SWAROVSKI in Crystal AB, Hyacinth Shimmer, Light Rose AB, Light Rose and Crystal. Finished off perfectly with embellished wristbands with stretch net ribbons floating down from wristbands with a feather finish. Complete with a white georgette float floating from left shoulder to left wrist.
IZABELA BDD328MM ORANGE DRESS
A radiantly striking Orange and Coral Twist Ballroom featuring nude stretch net over lycra top and orange under bust line. Embellished beautifully in CRYSTALS FROM SWAROVSKI in Crystal AB, Tangerine Shimmer and Hyacinth. Half circle skirts layered in orange tulle over shaded orange to coral twist satin chiffon hemmed in satin bias binding, over coral twist satin chiffon and organza underskirts. Finished off perfectly with embellished armbands and wrist bands with spiral frill floats floating down from each band in orange and coral twist georgette.
PHILIP PENG & JOANNE ZHONG
JOANNE BDD216MM BLACK DRESS
A simply elegant Black Ballroom garment featuring a black velvet dress with satin godets over organza underskirts. A statement embellished chandelier style necklace with CRYSTALS FROM SWAROVSKI in Crystal AB. Complete with embellished armbands with white luxury boa attached floating down perfectly to finish the look.
