Tarasova costumes

Bennett · Oct 31, 2008

I am a bit curious how Tarasova has been doing with costume designing/advising.

As far as I know, she has had some unpopular costumes. But I believe that she has had very popular ones, too.

Which of her Tarasova costumes did you like the best and which ones you didn't like?

Mine are:

Favorites: Mao's last year's light blue SP w/ wings, Oksana Baiul's both costumes at her only Olympics

The one I didn't like: Evan's LP costume

Hsuhs · Oct 31, 2008

I'm not sure if I have favorites per se. Yagudin's Olys one, maybe?

An urban legend says she made her ice dance teams to wear seriously fugly outfits in the beginning of a season, improving them steadily from event to event, so that by the end of the season they'd finally wear something decent. That would create an illusion of a drastic progress and affect the marks.

ks777 · Nov 1, 2008

I didn't know Tarasova designed Oksana's costumes. That's kinda weird considering that Oksana's coach was Galina Zmievskaya.

Bennett · Nov 1, 2008

ks777 said:
I didn't know Tarasova designed Oksana's costumes. That's kinda weird considering that Oksana's coach was Galina Zmievskaya.

Oh, sorry; I actually dont know if she desgined or advised on Oksana's costumes. I just assumed so without confirming it because she was there when Oksana won the Olympics.
Mao's SP costume was surely advised by Tarasova as Mao said so.

jyshin · Nov 1, 2008

Bennett said:
Mao's SP costume

I couldn't tell it was TT's idea...
I wonder if it would help Evan to take TT's sketching to Mao's dress maker.

Wrlmy · Nov 1, 2008

If TAT was ever involved in Sasha's dress design, that was her peak fashion memoment.

Spun Silver · Nov 1, 2008

Hsuhs said:
I'm not sure if I have favorites per se. Yagudin's Olys one, maybe?

An urban legend says she made her ice dance teams to wear seriously fugly outfits in the beginning of a season, improving them steadily from event to event, so that by the end of the season they'd finally wear something decent. That would create an illusion of a drastic progress and affect the marks.

A legend created a few days ago by a wishful Evan fan!

Wrlmy · Nov 1, 2008

Spun Silver said:
A legend created a few days ago by a wishful Evan fan!

That would be me :rofl:

beep_beep · Nov 1, 2008

Spun Silver said:
A legend created a few days ago by a wishful Evan fan!

Wrlmy said:
That would be me

Jaana · Nov 1, 2008

Unlike the Olympic ones, I think that Ilia Kulik had decent Tarasova costumes in season 1996-1997

http://www.kuliks-krew.com/photos/bm/9619832.jpg short programme

http://www.kuliks-krew.com/photos/bm/9620923.jpg fs costume, black version

http://www.kuliks-krew.com/photos/bm/9709335.jpg fs costume, white version

By the way, do not visit the homepage of Ilia Kulik´s Official Fan club, as it has been infected with a virus for quite some time At least that is what my virus-programme is telling me....

Evan Lysacek´s Tarasova costumes are rather awful and I very much hope that they will be changed soon...

Bennett · Nov 1, 2008

I liked it when Kulik skated in a white fluffy shirt with black pants in Ex (thought it Liebesträume).

Hsuhs · Nov 1, 2008

Spun Silver said:
A legend created a few days ago by a wishful Evan fan!

omg, that explains it!

Jhar55 · Nov 1, 2008

Don't like Evans LP custom, guess I don't get the connection with the music. How much say do skaters have in what they wear?

momjudi · Nov 1, 2008

Jhar55 said:
Don't like Evans LP custom, guess I don't get the connection with the music. How much say do skaters have in what they wear?

I guess it depends on the skater and how involved they want to be in that part of their skating. I imagine quite a few skaters rather concentrate on the actual skating and trust their designers to come up with appropriate costumes. Some like Johnny design their own costumes but Johnny wants to be a fashion designer after his skating years are over so this is on the job training for him.

Bennett · Nov 1, 2008

momjudi said:
I guess it depends on the skater and how involved they want to be in that part of their skating. I imagine quite a few skaters rather concentrate on the actual skating and trust their designers to come up with appropriate costumes. Some like Johnny design their own costumes but Johnny wants to be a fashion designer after his skating years are over so this is on the job training for him.

I guess that sasha also had a lot to say about her costumes because hers always had some distinguished, sophisticated style. Hers costumes always looked very pretty and cool. She was never mistaken in her costumes or makeup as far as I had seen.

OTOH, I feel that Tarasova also would have a lot to say about the whole packages of her students. I suppose that that was why Evan accepted that costume. I read elsewhere that he was a bit surprised that everything was prepared for him whereas he used to want to control himself.

Anyway, I wonder if Tarasova had a lot of inputs to Johnny's or Sasha's choices of costumes.

babyoscar · Nov 1, 2008

Sasha Cohen and Tarasova

here is a video from the 2002 GP showing Tarasova involving with Sasha's costume: Sasha Cohen 2002 Grand Prix fluff
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SMYcXTQoIY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipHYs_Ej89k

Jaana · Nov 2, 2008

Bennett said:
I liked it when Kulik skated in a white fluffy shirt with black pants in Ex (thought it Liebesträume).

My immediate thought seeing that costume for the first time was something like: Huh, what is that? He has forgotten his shirt home and had to loan one from Tarasova´s wardrobe????

Jaana · Nov 2, 2008

Jhar55 said:
Don't like Evans LP custom, guess I don't get the connection with the music. How much say do skaters have in what they wear?

Any kind or colour of costume can have a connection to Rhapsody in Blue or that medley of music, in my opinion. There is no rule, LOL. I think though that the costume should be something that will not horrify the audience and spoil the looks of a skater....

Maybe I´m wrong, but I think that Evan´s new sp and lp costumes are not bringing him good luck nor does he look like he feels comfortable in them. Evan, do change them for the rest of season, pleeease. I´m though satisfied with the choreographies Tarasova has created for him, just hoping that some adjustments will be made by Lorrie (sp?) to get a couple levels to be higher in future.

Tonichelle · Nov 2, 2008

Yag's Winter Costume and his Revolution Etude (if she designed it) other than that?....

Mathman · Nov 2, 2008

Jaana said:
I think though that the costume should be something that will not horrify the audience and spoil the looks of a skater....

Quite so. Evan should get a costume deduction for his LP. The costume is so bizarre it definitely distracts the audience from his performance.

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Bennett

Hsuhs

ks777

Bennett

jyshin

Wrlmy

Spun Silver

Wrlmy

beep_beep

Jaana

Bennett

Hsuhs

Jhar55

momjudi

Bennett

babyoscar

Jaana

Jaana

Tonichelle

Idita-Rock-n-Roll

Mathman

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