tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466093691926458332.post8757483258594774753..comments2023-04-07T10:27:50.934-05:00Comments on Xanboni: Impudent strumpetAlexandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087069977867729538noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466093691926458332.post-22557421487955962992010-05-24T15:05:24.200-05:002010-05-24T15:05:24.200-05:00I think the over the boot tights are for camouflag...I think the over the boot tights are for camouflaging worn or taped up boots and making them more presentable for tests and competitions...since most skaters only have one pair of skates at a time and don't have separate "competition boots". Otherwise what is the point of buying them when after doing a few lunges they take a beating?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466093691926458332.post-58755693408521270272010-03-05T09:12:13.632-06:002010-03-05T09:12:13.632-06:00Anon, I'm going to refer this one to Joanne at...Anon, I'm going to refer this one to Joanne at About Figure Skating (http://figureskating.about.com/) Find her on Twitter also: http://twitter.com/AboutIceSkatingAlexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04087069977867729538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466093691926458332.post-92012779149326575642010-03-05T09:08:02.218-06:002010-03-05T09:08:02.218-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04087069977867729538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466093691926458332.post-46182081261896328302010-03-05T07:38:40.102-06:002010-03-05T07:38:40.102-06:00Hi Xan :-) I have a question about the ISI and ISU...Hi Xan :-) I have a question about the ISI and ISU adult amateur competition levels. Can you post something about that, please? <br />Thanks in advance :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466093691926458332.post-69087801704180728152010-02-26T12:48:32.973-06:002010-02-26T12:48:32.973-06:00Thanks, IM!Thanks, IM!Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04087069977867729538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466093691926458332.post-25771926679545977582010-02-26T12:00:16.104-06:002010-02-26T12:00:16.104-06:00Hello, Xan and Impudent Strumpet (love the assonan...Hello, Xan and Impudent Strumpet (love the assonance, BTW)!<br /><br />Here's the question: Is there a functional reason why figureskating dresses are so often high neck low back instead of low neck regular back?<br /><br />Most hems that touch the skater's body (neck, arm holes, key hole back, panty leg openings) have elastic worked into the seam so the fabric hugs the body and doesn't gap. This makes sure that the skater can move without showing her butt cheeks.<br /><br />Low-cut backs have very little risk of gapping open because backs are nice and straight.<br /><br />Fronts, however, aren't straight. Picture a one-piece swimsuit. They hug the bust on the top, but they don't press against the breast's skin on the underside. They can't. If a seamstress attempted it, the skater would be showing a lot of inappropriate skin. Remember Jennifer Lopez's low-cut Versace green dress at the 2000 Grammys? Two words: body tape. Body tape doesn't work for figure skaters.<br /><br />That's why you don't see a true front low-cut dress on a figure skater. Even Tonya Harding had flesh-colored mesh on her trashy low-cut dress.<br /><br />There is, too, the case for high-cut dresses because they're less likely to slip off of a skater's shoulders when she's spinning and jumping. Look closely at photos of dresses with shoulder straps. Often these shoulder straps are sewn over flesh-colored athletic mesh or Lycra. They're an illusion. The skater wants to keep that dress firmly in place and a high-cut dress does this more easily.<br /><br />Great questions!<br /><br />Ice MomIce Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05639175462486739483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-466093691926458332.post-3958443750319433462010-02-26T11:48:48.135-06:002010-02-26T11:48:48.135-06:00Hi, Xan!
I actually did write a post about cleani...Hi, Xan!<br /><br />I actually did write a post about cleaning figure skating dresses that had a lot of beading on them. The post is called How-to: Clean Figure Skating Dresses with Vodka. No, seriously.<br /><br />http://icemom.blogspot.com/2009/03/how-to-clean-figure-skating-dresses.html<br /><br />Ice MomIce Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05639175462486739483noreply@blogger.com