Lemongirl Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Dd needs a flesh coloured leotard for wearing under a costume. Can anyone recommend one that isn't too expensive? I haven't a clue what size to go for. She is an average sized 11.5 year old, about 146cm tall, medium build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sassy girl Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Dance Direct have quite a good selection, however I think they are around £15. Having said that I bought one for my DD quite a few years ago & she still wears it now! Its very stretchy & has adjustable straps. We have definitely had our money's worth!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afab Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 I bought one at DanceDirect and it's very good... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balletmumfor2 Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 I had a search for these last year as our younger DD's all needed one for a show and we were reluctant to pay a lot for something they might use only once. The cheapest was on the Porselli website and is called an Intermezzo Loverfor. They start at only £6.95. We also found this fits beautifully under the JA leotards and is much more comfortable than knickers which can show. My daughter is a petite 12 year old and still fits comfortably in the size 8-10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balletmumfor2 Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 I had a search for these last year as our younger DD's all needed one for a show and we were reluctant to pay a lot for something they might use only once. The cheapest was on the Porselli website and is called an Intermezzo Loverfor. They start at only £6.95. We also found this fits beautifully under the JA leotards and is much more comfortable than knickers which can show. My daughter is a petite 12 year old and still fits comfortably in the size 8-10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 My dd has had the Capezio one for a couple of years and it still fits her perfectly. She has the Ladies size Small and is a Small in Dans-Ez and Capezio, Petite in Bloch/Mirella and XS in WearMoi. Hope that helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pups_mum Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 If you want something to go under a leotard or just for modesty under a thin costume then all the previous suggestions are excellent. But they are definitely underwear and the material is quite thin. If you want an actual leotard in the normal thickness then these are pretty hard to come by as i discovered when looking for costumes for a show recently. I did eventually find a seller on ebay who does nylon lycra leos and catsuits in a wide range of colours including a selection of quite neutral colours like sand and caramel which work very well as costume bases. Not sure if i should be "advertising" on here but will send you details if this is what you are after rather than the underwear type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooky Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 If you do need a 'normal thickness' leotard in a flesh colour you can always use tea to dye a white one. Gives excellent results with cotton lycra but not with nylon lycra. Does not even loose colour with washing. My dd has several fllesh coloured 'bodies' but prefers the thicker cotton lycra ones as they do not slip against the costume ontop but cling to it - slippage can definately be a problem in partnering work on lifts as she found out once! Also remember much amusement having to call grandparents and ask them to bring dd's 'body' to the theatre as we had forgotten it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 If it's for under a costume then you'd want the underwear one. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemongirl Posted March 10, 2013 Author Share Posted March 10, 2013 They all look very high cut. I presume they don't wear knickers underneath? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afab Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Do dancers ever wear knickers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemongirl Posted March 11, 2013 Author Share Posted March 11, 2013 My dd usually prefers to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 There have already been a couple of topics about underwear: :-) http://www.balletcoforum.com/index.php?/topic/1504-dance-underwear-for-girls/?view=findpost&p=18039&hl=knickers and http://www.balletcoforum.com/index.php?/topic/1200-invisible-knickers/?hl=knickers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemongirl Posted March 11, 2013 Author Share Posted March 11, 2013 Thank you :-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balletgirlsplease Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 (edited) I bought my Dd nude coloured thongs for under her white JA leotard. From primark size 8. She is in 8-9 aged clothes but they fit her ok. Edited March 11, 2013 by eloise_please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulip Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Tesco do flesh coloured high legged pants which have been brilliant foru daughter and cheap. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Primark have been known to come up trumps in the flesh-coloured underwear department, although they don't seem to have them in stock all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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