here's what's going through my head right now......keeping in mind I have other dancing to do in the same show and don't want to do a full out costume change if possible......

black wide leg pants (kinda' like palazzo pants)......about 2" up from bottom, baste in a casing for elastic to create ruffle, maybe tack on a bit of black lace at the hemline......then ruch up the outside / inside seams to pull the pants up......when I'm through with the dance number, let down the ruching and take out the elastic <<I'd put a ribbon or something in the hem to tie them into *harem* pants style>>

??maybe??

I'm only reviving this 'cause I'm stuck ;-) on what to wear on the bottom

Here's the look starting from the top -
hair = covered with a lacy *snood* and a headband with feathers

top = black bra with pastel pearl drapes ((believe there's a pic of the partially covered bra somewhere in this tribe's photos)) - possibly gauntlets made from same fabric as bra fabric covering

bottom = white lace skirt bustled back so that front is fairly short -

what do I do about my legs?!?!?!? I don't have pretty & shapely legs, so I think fishnets are out. Darker tights would disquise the fish-belly-white-with-road-map-veins skin, but then there's that not-so-shapely thing. And did I mention the front of the skirt will be short??

I don't like the bloomer look - but may have to go that route. I have plenty left over of the fabric used to cover the bra. So - black bra, black (or white?) gloves, white skirt, black bloomers

What cha' think??