how to dress like a juggler with out being a clown?
Allison0z
wear that has nothing to do with clowns? im 15 and a female.
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GLF00
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> for halloween, i wanna dress as a juggler since i am one, what could i
> wear that has nothing to do with clowns? im 15 and a female.
>
To my knowledge, there isn't really a "juggler outfit". Performing
jugglers tend
to wear what fits with their act, and when you're not performing you just
wear
what's comfortable to juggle in.
You could do something carnival-esque, but that's rather close to "clown".
I
s'pose you could always do a WJF uniform... *waits for Sondre to jump in
at
mention of WJF*
DSallee
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> for halloween, i wanna dress as a juggler since i am one, what could i
> wear that has nothing to do with clowns? im 15 and a female.
>
I'd suggest going for some sort of Jester look. Lot's of options there
and you can design your own look at that point without making it look too
much like a clown, since that's what you're going for :-)
Here's some Jester Images to get you started.
http://images.google.com/images?gbv=2&q=jester&start=0
I suspect there will be a lot of "eat the apple" requests, so be ready!
Good luck and keep us posted!
David Sallee (Applaudes the Trick AND Treat concept :-)
Dave Altman
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> for halloween, i wanna dress as a juggler since i am one, what could i
> wear that has nothing to do with clowns? im 15 and a female.
A cheerleader outfit or a school girl uniform. I'm kidding, but I'm
half-way serious. When you are your age, you might want to play up your
cuteness, and down play being sexy. A costume should fit your personality,
but slightly exaggerated. Generally, it should be a little flashier than
what you would typically wear in normal day wear, this could be having
something shiny or colorful.
It should be something that you can move in easily and not be too hot. I
always struggle with the last one. I would rather wear shorts and a
T-shirt, but that doesn't look professional enough to me. Practice a few
times in the costume, at least, to make sure there aren't any wardrobe
malfunctions. For example, if you want to do back-crosses, you want to
make sure your skirt doesn't get in the way.
The above is advice for doing shows, but if it's just a Halloween costume,
the only thing I can think of is something like Lottie Brunn, which is a
one piece bathing suit like outfit with fringe, and wearing high heels.
Dave Altman
Viveca
> >
> > for halloween, i wanna dress as a juggler since i am one, what could i
> > wear that has nothing to do with clowns? im 15 and a female.
>
How about something that coordinates with your clubs?Don't wear all the
same color as your props,
or people can't see them against you, but do integrate your props into the
look. If your props are
silver, you could wear black pants and shirt with silver shoes, belt, and
hat for example.
Are you planning to carry your props with you? That might be awkward but
fun. if you can figure out a
way to have them be visible but not in your hands (for example a club
holster), you'll stay a juggler
even when you're not juggling (and you won't have to carry them all day!).
I disagree with whoever said wear a schoolgirl or cheerleader outfit.
Those might be fine choices for a
juggling act, but you said you wanted to be a juggler for a costume, so
why be a juggler dressed like
someone else?! Be a juggler!
Finally, wear a hat. Or if your hair works for it, you can do way-high
ponytails or other fun hairdos,
but definitely, definitely do something with your hair/head. If you want
to look like you're in costume,
you need to look different from the way most people look most of the time,
and your head is probably
the most important part. Hardly anyone wears a hat anymore, so it'll stand
out already. Just make sure
it doesn't fly off (or into your eyes) when you juggle. What kind of hat
is up to you--sequin beret? Top
hat? Porkpie? All very different and potentially cool looks.
Have fun. And way to represent!
Viveca
Sam Malcolm
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> for halloween, i wanna dress as a juggler since i am one, what could i
> wear that has nothing to do with clowns? im 15 and a female.
>
SHINY SHIRT!!!111oneoneone
Really though, You could wear something flashy like Circus Performers
wear, Or what a lot of Las Vegas entertainers wear.
deenaf
tee hee, allison, you should wear a sparkly vest! ok
that is a joke.
for me, i LOVE LOVE LOVE vintage party dresses. go to
a second hand shop and pick out a cool 40s or 50s vintage
party dress. they fit well and will make you feel like a
juggling gal with unique fashion panache.
jugglelove and aloha from hawaii
deena
Steven Ragatz
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> for halloween, i wanna dress as a juggler since i am one, what could i
> wear that has nothing to do with clowns? im 15 and a female.
>
A pizza delivery uniform.
Steven Ragatz
Dave Altman
> I disagree with whoever said wear a schoolgirl or cheerleader outfit.
> Those might be fine choices for a
> juggling act, but you said you wanted to be a juggler for a costume, so
> why be a juggler dressed like
> someone else?! Be a juggler!
"...whoever..."? You posted under my post, Viveca, did you forget my name
already? Like I said, it was half in jest. The part that I was serious
about was wearing something she come move freely in, like a cheerleader
outfit. I didn't mean to wear a letter on the front or it be an obvious
cheerleader costume.
It's really a difficult question to answer because there isn't an iconic
outfit that says juggler. I personally think this is actually good.
The one thing that identifies a juggler is juggling props. When people ask
her what she is, she can hold those up and/or juggle.
Dave Altman
I AM BAZZ
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> for halloween, i wanna dress as a juggler since i am one, what could i
> wear that has nothing to do with clowns? im 15 and a female.
>
Venetian Masquerade is always a good style -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masquerade_ball
It's a bit different from your stereotypical Whiteface or Red/Yellow
Jester style. Harlequin is another style to consider - although again very
jester related.
As people have said, there aren't that many "uniforms" associated with
juggling. If you have a Large friend who is willing to help out, you could
always try going as Penn and Teller...
GLF00
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>
> ...there isn't an iconic
> outfit that says juggler. I personally think this is actually good.
>
I got to agree with Dave here, on both the above statements.
Dave, correct me if I'm wrong, but several years ago wasn't it kind of
expected
for performing jugglers to either dress in a suit (gentleman juggler) or
shiny
vest, etc.? I recall Jay Gilligan talking about how he tried to break
this
stereotype by performing in street clothes, and drawing the attention to
the
juggling rather than the costume. He said in some cases it didn't work
especially well because folks were like "where are their costumes???
they're
juggling in street clothes!!!" :p And of course, Sean McKinney drew a lot
of
attention for performing in ripped jeans and a t-shirt. Someone told me
that
after one of his IJA routines, the judges told him he needed to put more
effort
into costuming; so the next year, he changed onstage, stripping from his
ripped
jeans and T into a costume underneath... that was another pair of jeans
and T!
Anyways, I still think the WJF uniform would be the scariest juggler
outfit you
can get. :D
Dave Altman
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> Dave Altman wrote:
> >
> >
> > ...there isn't an iconic
> > outfit that says juggler. I personally think this is actually good.
> >
>
> I got to agree with Dave here, on both the above statements.
> Dave, correct me if I'm wrong, but several years ago wasn't it kind of
> expected
> for performing jugglers to either dress in a suit (gentleman juggler) or
> shiny
> vest, etc.? I recall Jay Gilligan talking about how he tried to break
> this
Yeah, those were the stereotypical outfits of the past, plus colorful
(rainbow) suspenders, which replaced the vest for a while. The closest
thing to a stereotypical (professional) juggler's costume, for a guy, is
wearing all black, dress slacks and the shirt my be a collarless black
shirt with no image or writing or it may be a dress shirt, sometimes with
a tie. I'm still not tired of that look, yet. I might soon, though. That
is what I call performing in street clothes, even though I usually wear a
juggling T-shirt with shorts as my real street clothes.
I like Jay's idea of wanting to break stereotypes, but not with ripped
jeans and a T-shirt. That is too informal in my opinion.
I don't even like that look as street clothes. It's a perversion of the
look of the 1960's and 1970's. When we wore ripped jeans, it was partly a
statement that we weren't wasteful and partly that we couldn't afford new
jeans. We "earned" the rips, but now, many people pay a premium to buy
ripped jeans off the shelf! That is just crazy!
Dave Altman
Viveca
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> "...whoever..."? You posted under my post, Viveca, did you forget my name
> already?
Sorry Dave, I read a bunch of posts in a row and didn't check back who
said what.
Although it's true you could dress as the stereotype of a juggler, only
jugglers have a non-clown
stereotype of what we look like. You can choose to bring that shiny
shirt/black pants image to the world,
or you can change how the world imagines jugglers.
I once heard that when Picasso finished his portrait of Gertrude Stein she
complained, "That's not what I
look like." The artist (not the juggler Picaso or Picaso Jr) replied, "You
will." Today, if you ask me to
picture Gertrude Stein, that portrait pops into my head.
You get to decide what a juggler looks like.
Have fun.
Viveca
Aymeric
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> It's really a difficult question to answer because there isn't an iconic
> outfit that says juggler. I personally think this is actually good.
>
>
What about dressing up as a giant club? This would be quite iconic IMO.
"Look Mum, a giant bowling pin! Do you think it's going to juggle itself??"
Aymeric.
Sondre �verby
Hm.. I guess I have to jump in here since the WJF has been mentioned...
now just to come with something that will contribute to the discussion.
Hmm... you know what, I think I'll just do the jumping part, and call it a
night.
Sondre