Channel3 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 (edited) The top priority for drum corps costume designers is androgyny. Design the male costume to resemble a skirt, at all costs. The key is to hide the skirt under the thinnest guise of normalcy. So, take a standard piece of men's clothing and mutate it to look like a skirt or dress. For example, a wrap-around tunic that looks like a skirt. A topcoat that wraps around the full waist, even in front-- skirt. A loin cloth that goes half way down the leg-- skirt. A shirt that goes to the mid thigh to look like-- a skirt. Anything, anything that looks like a skirt or dress. Anything to help conjure the image of androgyny. Number one. The second top-most priority for drum corps costume designers is to have all corps members wear the tightest fitting and clingiest lycra possible, exposing every detail of men's loins. The third priority for drum corps designers is to develop costumes for a portfolio to show in their Cirque du Soleil interview. The more bizarre and fanciful, the better, ostrich feathers and twisted aluminum-- whether it fits the design of the overall production of the corps or not. Absolutely ridiculous. Edited June 15, 2015 by Channel3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxingfred Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 (edited) You are right I think...to a point. IMO a uniform is tradition and Cadets are that and then some BUT they are also fierce competitors and will do what they need to. Again as far as Alumni Alumni tends to not like anything that doesnt scream their own era, but that certainly is not everyone, even at the Cadets IMO Cadets are far more than a uniform ( although very recognizable ) their traditions go far beyond fabric IMO IF, and thats a big if, they decided to switch for a year to either one of those above it would cause a stir for sure BUT will soon calm down ( for most ) just as with other corps I still think both designs still scream Cadets especially #2 I think the BOD and the alumni would let The Cadets get away with the new uniforms for a year or two, Just like they did in 2005, 2006 and a lesser extent 2014 but, after that, back to tradition. ( Based on show them of course.) Edited June 15, 2015 by boxingfred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUARDLING Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 (edited) The top priority for drum corps costume designers is androgyny. Design the male costume to resemble a skirt, at all costs. The key is to hide the skirt under the thinnest guise of normalcy. So, take a standard piece of men's clothing and mutate it to look like a skirt or dress. For example, a wrap-around tunic that looks like a skirt. A topcoat that wraps around the full waist, even in front-- skirt. A loin cloth that goes half way down the leg-- skirt. A shirt that goes to the mid thigh to look like-- a skirt. Anything, anything that looks like a skirt or dress. Anything to help conjure the image of androgyny. Number one. The second top-most priority for drum corps costume designers is to have all corps members wear the tightest fitting and clingiest lycra possible, exposing every detail of men's loins. The third priority for drum corps designers is to develop costumes for a portfolio to show in their Cirque du Soleil interview. The more bizarre and fanciful, the better, ostrich feathers and twisted aluminum-- whether it fits the design of the overall production of the corps or not. Absolutely ridiculous. lol..i see your point or the one you are trying to make BUT is that opposed to satin billowing blouses on men, ruffles on men scratchy itchy bleeding crotches and stinky wool unis. and lets not forget the colorful ostrich feathers prancing about the field? Youre right the later is much more masculine..lol Edited June 15, 2015 by GUARDLING 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUARDLING Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 I think the BOD and the alumni would let The Cadets get away with the new uniforms for a year or two, Just like they did in 2005, 2006 and a lesser extent 2014 but, after that, back to tradition. ( Based on show them of course.) I agree or if there were a longer term uni. something that still screamed cadets. 1 or 2 years with a show theme uni is enough now a days anyway. Can always go back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappybara Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 The top priority for drum corps costume designers is androgyny. Design the male costume to resemble a skirt, at all costs. The key is to hide the skirt under the thinnest guise of normalcy. So, take a standard piece of men's clothing and mutate it to look like a skirt or dress. For example, a wrap-around tunic that looks like a skirt. A topcoat that wraps around the full waist, even in front-- skirt. A loin cloth that goes half way down the leg-- skirt. A shirt that goes to the mid thigh to look like-- a skirt. Anything, anything that looks like a skirt or dress. Anything to help conjure the image of androgyny. Number one. The second top-most priority for drum corps costume designers is to have all corps members wear the tightest fitting and clingiest lycra possible, exposing every detail of men's loins. The third priority for drum corps designers is to develop costumes for a portfolio to show in their Cirque du Soleil interview. The more bizarre and fanciful, the better, ostrich feathers and twisted aluminum-- whether it fits the design of the overall production of the corps or not. Absolutely ridiculous. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Newseditor44 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Anyone know what INT is wearing this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.E. Brigand Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 The top priority for drum corps costume designers is androgyny. Design the male costume to resemble a skirt, at all costs. The key is to hide the skirt under the thinnest guise of normalcy. So, take a standard piece of men's clothing and mutate it to look like a skirt or dress. For example, a wrap-around tunic that looks like a skirt. A topcoat that wraps around the full waist, even in front-- skirt. A loin cloth that goes half way down the leg-- skirt. A shirt that goes to the mid thigh to look like-- a skirt. Anything, anything that looks like a skirt or dress. Anything to help conjure the image of androgyny. Number one. The second top-most priority for drum corps costume designers is to have all corps members wear the tightest fitting and clingiest lycra possible, exposing every detail of men's loins. The third priority for drum corps designers is to develop costumes for a portfolio to show in their Cirque du Soleil interview. The more bizarre and fanciful, the better, ostrich feathers and twisted aluminum-- whether it fits the design of the overall production of the corps or not. Absolutely ridiculous. I agree. We should return to a better time, like the Renaissance, when men knew how to express their masculinity. Codpieces all around! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlamMan Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Here is a full length picture of both the male and female uniform for BD. https://instagram.com/p/34gYODv9U4/ Please tell me that this is a joke...please... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappybara Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Please tell me that this is a joke...please... Just to clarify, this is the colorguard uniform for BD, not the corps uniform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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