DWTS Season 11, Week 9 – Your Favorite Costume This Week
Wouldn’t you just love to be Randall Christensen personal assistant for a day…especially right now with the last show approaching? As for this past week, he describes the design process for the semi-finals as “more intense but also more rewarding.” Here a take from Styelist on how he came up with the costumes this week.
Jennifer Grey and Derek Hough: The actress scored perfect 10s for her cha-cha in a sexy minidress that featured a mix of silver and gold bugle bead fringe overlaid onto a Swarovski crystal-encrusted base. Christensen’s team stripped down ostrich plumes one by one to attach some of the beads. Don’t expect a repeat — making the dress was “an absolute nightmare,” says Christensen, who was especially happy with Grey’s romantic blue waltz gown. “It was a perfect Cinderella look, dreamy and floaty on a cloud.”
Bristol Palin and Mark Ballas: The political daughter, known for her modest costume requests, asked to show some leg! “It was Bristol’s idea to open up the legs on both of her costumes,” says Christensen. The dark and dramatic gown she wore for her second dance to “Mary Goes to Jesus” from “The Passion of the Christ” was a “DWTS” first. “We’ve never done a hooded gown, but with the somber, haunting music, it set the tone.”
Brandy and Maksim Chmerkovskiy: Christensen says her “scorcher” tango look, which featured a beaded red halter, was one of his favorites. Red fabric was added to Brandy’s side-slit skirt to make the look “pop.” “It was the epitome of sophisticated sexiness,” he says.
Kyle Massey and Lacey Schwimmer: The inspiration for Massey’s crowd-pleasing tango look was a military jacket the costume designer saw on the runway and shared with the teen. “We decided it was a fun way to make him masculine and mature,” says Christensen.
Ballroom Bling: Many of the gorgeous gemstone earrings StyleList spied on the ladies were sourced from New York City-based Anne Koplik jewelers. “Last night was a testimony to their ability to bring just the right balance to each costume,” says Christensen. Typically, each contestant is given two jewelry options to coordinate with her costume.
The DWTS Hairteam posted some fun pictures of Brandy, Jennifer, and Bristol on their Facebook page Monday night with a few captions. They do such a good job on this show as well. You really have to commend them along with the make-up crew.
“Mark giving Bristol a pep talk backstage while Mary touches up her hair and Zena touches up her makeup”
“Jennifer went from a tossed curl look for her Cha Cha to this up style with the new Dancing with the stars hair pieces”
Oh, and we can’t forget this. To go along with this thread, here is fun video on the Insider’s “Top 10 Most Outragous Costumes” on DWTS. Would you agree with their assessment? lol Julianne Hough is interviewed too for this.
#1 Kate Gosselin
#2 Bristol Palin
#3 Michael Bolton
#4 Julianne Hough
#5 Marie Osmond
#6 Erin Andrews
#7 Jake Pavelka
#8 Nicole Scherzinger
#9 Toni Braxton
#10 Donny Osmond
Ok, that is it for now. So, which costumes were your favorites this week? I’ve got to give it to Bristol this week especially being I’ve been so critical of her costumes in the past so much. I thought she looked beautiful, haunting, and mid-evil like. I love her in black. I loved the feathers in Jennifer’s Cha Cha Cha costume as well and the way they danced with her. Brandy looked so beautiful too in her lace stockings for her and Mak’s Tango. Perfect.
I agree with you about Bristol’s look this week. It was fierce. I didn’t care much for Jennifer’s feathered dress but her walz dress was gorgeous. The only complaint for me is the hair, I really didn’t like that hairpiece with the banana clip. Brandy’s tango outfit was very nice and sexy, but the paso outfit was awful.
Thanks Voguerista! I love the fun 10 most outrageous outfits clip. I had forgotten how ridiculous Donnie looked in that outfit!
I loved Bristol’s curly hair this week and her PD outfit this week. Also loved Jennifer’ waltz dress.
I loved Jennifer’s feather dress but agree with Sasa that I didn’t like the hair with her waltz dress. I also didn’t like Brandy’s paso outfit. Her tango outfit was okay, but someone on another board said her tights look like a mix between unshaven legs and fungus.
IN ALL MY LIFE I HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH POOR DANCING BY BRISTOL PALIN. IF YOU CAN CALL IT THAT. SHES STIFF, TONE DEAF AN SHE HAS TWO LEFT FEET. EVERYONE KNOWS THAT BRANDY DANCED RINGS AROUND HER. BUT I GUESS HER MOM BEING A TEA PARTY MEMBER GOT HER LITTLE PARTY FRIENDS TO CAST. LETS SAY 300 VOTES. NOT THAT HONEST HUH!? BRISTOL WAS ONLY ON THERE TO BOOST HER MOMS EGO. I HOPE THIS SHOWS RATINGS DROP, I WILL NOT TUNE IN TO WATCH IT. THIS IS A TRAVISTY. I WISH BRANDY THE BEST OF LUCK HER PERSONALITY AN CHARM WILL GET HER THROUGH.
I wish Kyle’s costumes were better. He and Lacey together can be a mess – and I like them!
I loved both of Jennifer’s costumes this week. The Cha Cha dress was fun (I’ve never seen feathers used as fringe before!). As for her Waltz, everything about that dance was breathtaking, including her dress.
I’m not so sure I agree with the “Top 10 Most Outrageous Costumes” though! I liked some of those. 🙂
I can’t understand why Brandy danced the paso without a skirt. It sucked.
PALIN IS NOT A DANCER. YOU KNOW YOU HAD MUCH BETTER DANCERS THAT YOU HAD ELIMINATED. POPULARITY SHOULD NOT BE THE JUDGE. YOUR PROGRAM IS NOT A POPULARITY PROGRAM. IT IS A PROGRAM TO HONOR THE VERY BEST DANCERS. WE SHALL NOT BE WATCHING YOUR PROGRAM ANY LONGER; UNTIL THE REWARDS ARE GIVEN TO THOSE WHO ARE EXCELLENT DANCERS. TO THOSE WHO ARE ENTERTAINING WITH THEIR TALENTS.
I absolutely fell in love with Jennifer’s Waltz gown. How classy and such a lovely color on her. And her Cha Cha Cha dress, Have Mercy! Now that’s a dress to dance to that song. Beautiful.
Brandy’s ATango dress was really beautiful, and I guess I just prefer some sort of flounce or cape/skirt effect for a Paso Doble.
Bristol well I appreciated the effort for her hair, but I just wasn’t feeling the all black for both dances.
Kyle costumes really didn’t hit the mark for me.
Well my dear dance fans, its been a real eye opener and I hope DWTS director has learned a lesson about his judges scores and voting for
a dancer has in my estimation has back fired big time.
We most knew from day one that was rigged and the votting numbers were phoney.
If we were to do audit of each weeks voting numbers and check back on the telephone numbers and also the accounts that people have set up and used to vote numberous times only proves this was rigged.
If we would go back and have those votes checked we find that people got elimiated because of the voting deceit by Sarah Palin team of Tea Party and followers.
Maks was brave to speak out, I am glad someone had the courage from within to express just how obvious this has been. Bristol is not shy or modest, and her lack of expression only once again proves she knew she was safe all the way.
If you look close at her face when they made the choice that Brandy, Maks were elimated there was no look or expression on her.
I think the other dancer all of them have a story to tell about what really was going on back behind that deceit curtain.
Bristol costume did not really show her skills in dancing they covered her flaws each week.
Having gone to many sites the same disgust is being expressed through out the internet .
Sarah used this for prime time exposure and had to have her face in the DWTS background.
If this is example of how the Tea Party works then we are in trouble. Sorry I have always felt this was political when Sarah Palin made her agreement with Bristol to go on DWTS.
What makes me angry is Bristol is old enough to know what is going on, she does not need to play the shy me role any longer its all phoney, the money has been or is GREAT. Sarah gets to promote her TV and Book and its PRIME TIME. another deceit by the Palin family.
Bristol, knows she has been favored by the voting system that failed DWTS. Change your method and get some judges that are not afraid to vote honestly. This is what makes it bad, they could be very outspoken to others but when it came to Bristol they played with kid gloves, were hey bought?????
Well everyone, we have one more week, I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT EITHER JENNIFER OR KYLE WINS.
Bristol is in place by phoney votes, I just wonder what the count in viewers, That also is a question due to 50 – 100 – 300 plus by one person . How many did this?
Check the votes we have elections that have been quesitoned and recounts have been done.
How do you jusify this? Records.
GOOD LUCK TO JENNIFER AND KYLE.
I have to wonder how people feel when they jammed the votes for someone that did not deserve the votes it was based on who you are and the name is Palin.
I just can’t read a comment all in CAPS LOCK!
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Lol… 😀 Carlos, I agree with you on comment #11! You are sooo right.
…sigh… the voting? It is what it is. I’m with everyone else in that I wish Brandy had made it into the final instead of Bristol. Actually, based on the dances last Monday, I wish it had been Kyle going home. His dances (and Lacey in general) just kind of got on my nerves.
But, at least Jennifer and Derek are still in it! I’ll be watching on Monday and Tuesday, and voting for my favorite!
All of Lacey’s outfits should have made that outrageous list.
I totally agree with you Vogue, I really loved Bristol’s costumes this week, it took a long time for Mark & Randall to discover that black suits her a lot and that she has really beautiful legs.
bristal is the only good “dancer” left. you have to go to a burlesque theatre to see dancing like jennifer & kyle do.
jim – crack is wack.
@jim ah, no.. she’s not a good dancer, and has had to do very basic beginner dancing in comparison to the others.