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written by Seamless at on 13.04. at 15:08:29 - as answer to: Re: Quick poll.......... What's your favorite tights/ leotard outfit???? by Terry Gal at >> are the seams positioned? Elastic band thickness at neck and>> wrists/shoulders and stitch style? And what is the material>> (e.g. "80% Nylon, 20% Spandex")? How would you compare this to>> Baltogs or MStevens garments?>The seams on the legs are like Bal-togs seams: along the bottom of>the foot and back of heel, gradually going to between the legs at>the top. No actual elastic bands; they rely on the stretchiness>of the fabric. And the fibre content is just as you guessed: 80%>nylon, 20% spandex. It's a little sleeker and a lot sexier than>M.Stevens unitards, but more trouble since there is that zipper in>the back. Not as shiny.>> Where did you hear of them having a warehouse in NJ? I'd like>> to check this out...if you can get more info, I'd be so>> appreciative!>There used to be a list of dancewear stores on the Web--gone now.>But they listed the New Jersey store as follows:> Repetto> 215 Little Falls Road> Fairfield, N. J. 07006> (201) 785-9292> Fax (201) 785-1595>I don't know whether that's still valid or not. A girl who went>there for pointe shoes said that the employees were clue->challenged. That was some years ago; I don't know whether the>place is still there or whether the staff have gotten any better.>Now you know as much as I know.>Terry Gal--Still worth a look - thanks Terry! Btw, I think you were describing Baltogs tights. They have the style with the uni-seam running from the toes, under foot, and up the back of the leg to eventually spiral around and connect up in the crotch area. Baltogs unitards mostly follow the same design as MStevens, with seams up both sides of the legs and torso, as well as the inner sides of the legs. I was lucky one time to order two Baltogs unitards that had minimal seams (none up the leg outer sides and front of the torso). My last recent order, which was a style with integrated fingers and a hood (for Halloween), had seams all over the place. That may just be a side-effect of that particular style. But if the Repetto style mimics the seams of the Baltogs tights (not unitards), that means no outer seam on the legs and torso. *I like that*! ~Seamless~ Answers to this message: |
