Iconic men's, dance and pairs costumes

mrrice · Jun 7, 2016

He drove me crazy sometimes but, Emanuel Sandhu always looked fantastic! You know who else always looked good. Todd Eldredge.
I preferred Plushy's skating but, Yags always had better costumes. I don't remember when Elvis wore this costume but, I really like it http://skate.org/stojko/elvis-recall.gif

I loved everything my wife Maria Butyrskaya wore.......AFTER her Disco Unitard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl9yRZOapKc

My Child Joshua Farris, looks good in anything and I can't wait to see him on the ice again. https://31.media.tumblr.com/1d789c4063f86434a4a2f4e45c0414b1/tumblr_njsfhiNseI1rm6ftfo1_r1_500.gif

skateluvr · Jun 7, 2016

mrrice said:
He drove me crazy sometimes but, Emanuel Sandhu always looked fantastic! You know who else always looked good. Todd Eldredge.
I preferred Plushy's skating but, Yags always had better costumes. I don't remember when Elvis wore this costume but, I really like it http://skate.org/stojko/elvis-recall.gif

I loved everything my wife Maria Butyrskaya wore.......AFTER her Disco Unitard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl9yRZOapKc

I thought Maria was a little too sexy - too much negligee for that era. I have never seen that Elvis costume. Was it in competition? I Thought saw all his skates. But maybe not.

mrrice · Jun 7, 2016

skateluvr said:
I thought Maria was a little too sexy - too much negligee for that era. I have never seen that Elvis costume. Was it in competition? I Thought saw all his skates. But maybe not.

I don't remember ever seeing Elvis in that Costume. In fact, I was looking for "This" costume when I came across the one in the picture. It's from his 2000 Worlds SP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8w1XCYwmkk

As for Maria. I think it was part of her strategy to dress in more, shall we say, "Mature Fashion" to set herself apart from all the young skaters that she was up against during her very competitive era. Like, Michelle, Tara, Sarah, Irina, Lulu, Julia Sebastian, Kristi Yamaguchi, Tonya Harding, Nancy Kerrigan, and Tanja Schevchenko.

SarahSynchro · Jun 7, 2016

xibsuarz said:
Ilia Kulik's giraffe costume is unforgettable

Damn, you beat me to it! :laugh:

SarahSynchro · Jun 7, 2016

Here's my list:

Scott Hamilton's blue/orangish-red free program costume in 1984.

Elvis Stojko's purple FP costume in 1998 - and the image of him limping to the podium in pain in Nagano

Crossover · Jun 8, 2016

skateluvr said:
Great list - perfect- except I have no clue what a seaweed costume on Weir was. Pics anyone? I loved early Johnny. So artistic - no effeminate really just beautiful. Hated Lambiels costumes. Hated Plushenhos. Loved Elvis Nagano costume. Philippe was really memorable. Hated his jump technique but boy he really was entertaining at the Olympics.

There you are, Weir's costume

Meoima · Jun 8, 2016

Lambiel and his giraffe costume....

nolangoh · Jun 8, 2016

IMO none of the men's and pairs costume really stand out of the others (but I think Yuzu's POTO 1.0, the one he wore at COC was nice, i like the combination of red, black and white).

I think Maia's costume of Memoirs of a Geisha is very beautiful, so is Davis/White's Scheherazade, and Anna Cappellini's SP dress (Euro and Worlds 2016) is BELLISSIMA!

lauravvv · Jun 10, 2016

skateluvr said:
Hated Lambiels costumes.

I can understand people disliking Lambiel's 'Four Seasons' zebra costume, but what is there to hate about his 'Poeta'/Flamenco LP/FS costume? It's elegant and quite classical, except the vest being slightly asymmertrical.

skateluvr said:
Didn't want to go negative but sorry The Aboriginal dance and Costume was horrible. Blatant cheating got that medal. Ugh.

And that's basically what Crossover said.

Meoima said:
Lambiel and his giraffe costume....

:disagree: Sorry, but there was no giraffe in Lambiel's costume. That was Kulik's costume. Lambiel's costume had a zebra pattern.

Also, I think Kulik's costume, while iconic, was really just ugly (the colors, the primitive pattern), but Lambiel's costume was interesting and artistic, and, unlike with Kulik's costume it seems, there is a special story about why Lambiel came up with a costume exactly like that for the particular program.

Crossover · Jun 10, 2016

lauravvv said:
Didn't want to go negative but sorry The Aboriginal dance and Costume was horrible. Blatant cheating got that medal. Ugh.

And that's basically what Crossover said.

The Aboriginal dance and costume were indeed horrible but I can't get off from the vivid image even though I was a fan of Domnina/Shabalin...Thus, iconic. I only watch their CD among their Vancouver programs.

Meoima · Jun 10, 2016

lauravvv said:
I: Sorry, but there was no giraffe in Lambiel's costume. That was Kulik's costume. Lambiel's costume had a zebra pattern.

I meant to say zebra but ended up typing Girrafe.

Crossover · Jun 10, 2016

I'm surprised that none mentions about Boitano's Napoleon costume. Although I watched his performances much later, given the Battle of Brians, it would be iconic enough at least for North Americans or figure skating fans at that time.

SarahSynchro said:
Here's my list:

Scott Hamilton's blue/orangish-red free program costume in 1984.

Elvis Stojko's purple FP costume in 1998 - and the image of him limping to the podium in pain in Nagano

Hamilton's LP dress looks like he borrowed from a SF film. :laugh:

Meoima · Jun 10, 2016

Baiul's swan lake costume was iconic too http://youtu.be/2GDdHQmcK7g

Ares · Jun 10, 2016

lauravvv said:
I can understand people disliking Lambiel's 'Four Seasons' zebra costume, but what is there to hate about his 'Poeta'/Flamenco LP/FS costume? It's elegant and quite classical, except the vest being slightly asymmertrical.

And that's basically what Crossover said.

:disagree: Sorry, but there was no giraffe in Lambiel's costume. That was Kulik's costume. Lambiel's costume had a zebra pattern.

Also, I think Kulik's costume, while iconic, was really just ugly (the colors, the primitive pattern), but Lambiel's costume was interesting and artistic, and, unlike with Kulik's costume it seems, there is a special story about why Lambiel came up with a costume exactly like that for the particular program.

Can you tell me about that story?

Crossover · Jun 10, 2016

Meoima said:
Baiul's swan lake costume was iconic too http://youtu.be/2GDdHQmcK7g

Indeed, but it belongs to the "Top 10 Iconic Ladies dresses of all time" thread.

WeakAnkles · Jun 10, 2016

I'd say that Davis and White's Bollywood costumes were more iconic than their Scherazade ones (I never can remember how to spell that). For one thing, you can't get more authentic than, you know, going to an actual Indian clothing store to buy, you know, actual Indian clothing. #justsaying

Why hast no good soul here mentioned the Flintstones on a mental bender costumes for Dominina and Shabalin's [odd, very very odd] OD? I keep praying for a bout of amnesia so I can forget them, but no such luck!

Crossover · Jun 10, 2016

WeakAnkles said:
Why hast no good soul here mentioned the Flintstones on a mental bender costumes for Dominina and Shabalin's [odd, very very odd] OD? I keep praying for a bout of amnesia so I can forget them, but no such luck!

I already mentioned them... :biggrin:

WeakAnkles · Jun 10, 2016

Crossover said:
I already mentioned them...

Well you get a thumbs up for that!

SarahSynchro · Jun 10, 2016

Crossover said:
Hamilton's LP dress looks like he borrowed from a SF film.

One of my favorite comments on one of the YouTube videos of Scott's Olympic free program: "If Star Trek and Tron made an American baby, it would be that uniform!"

The thread is about iconic costumes, not pretty costumes.

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