Barry J Devine

Costuming from the Hip

Costuming from the Hip is a comprehensive reference for anyone who works with Middle Eastern dancewear. Dancers, costume makers, designers, and historical re-enactors will like the many illustrations, historical patterns, construction techniques, and hundreds of hints and tips. This 118-page book wi...

Bedlah, Baubles, and Beads

Bedlah, Baubles, and Beads is a book about designing and crafting the elaborate bra and belt sets worn by contemporary belly dancers. Also known as "dance oriental" and "raks sharki," belly dancing has numerous sub-styles that are defined not only by their movement vocabulary, but also by their dist...

Embellished Bras: Basic Techniques [Paperback] [2003] (Author) Dawn Devine, Barry Brown

From Turban to Toe Ring

From Turban to Toe Ring is a guide for designing and making tribal-fusion belly dance wear. This style, which originated in the San Francisco dance community and has spread world-wide, is fast becoming one of the most popular costuming options. Tribal-fusion costuming is an assemblage of design elem...

Island Peak to Coral Reef a Field Guide to the Pland and Marine Communities of the Virgin Islands

Island Peak to Coral Reef" is the first book of its kind to describe the unusual plant and marine communities found throughout the Virgin Islands. The book is a must for all who find the beauty and diversity of the islands a natural attraction. Filled with more than 600 stunning photographs and a fo...