Ribbons and Fringe on dresses

**middle of the sky** · 08-04-2004, 03:09 AM

What do you think of dresses that have ribbons or fringe hanging on them? We saw a woman wearing a jingle dress with fringes. My mom said, "She should make up her mind. Fancy or jingle." Just wondering.

ndn_lady · 08-04-2004, 12:30 PM

I've seen fringe on jingle dresses, mostly just on the bottom of the dress tho or a little bit on top....Just in small strips tho, about 3 or 4 inches long. hmm HOw much are you talking about?!

**middle of the sky** · 08-04-2004, 06:43 PM

10 inches leather strips I've seen and like shawl fringe around 6 inches on arms.

**MayChe** · 08-05-2004, 12:53 AM

wow that is alot of ribbon and fringe. haven't seen any that long. short fringe or ribbon looks nice.

**middle of the sky** · 08-05-2004, 02:32 AM

on jingle dresses?

FortPeck · 08-05-2004, 07:15 PM

I once saw a jingle dress that had a ton of jingles with fringes..it just looked like too much and there was so much movement. Personally I like to see the movement of the jingles.

Sinte_Gleska_04 · 08-06-2004, 01:27 AM

I dont mind them both as long as there isn't too much. I usually see fringe on the bottom of the dress and the ribbon on the top. :49:

**MayChe** · 08-06-2004, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by middle of the sky

on jingle dresses?

yeah, like on the sleeves or around the bottom. i've even seen some that had rows of ribbon fringe.

Singing Otter · 08-06-2004, 06:21 PM

some fringe is ok but when they look like grass dancers.... that's too much. :p

sookout sh'nob · 08-07-2004, 10:50 AM

Since you asked for opinions :D

I cant stand fringe on jingle dresses. It looks way too busy and in many casess, even tacky. I saw one dancer one time, she had long ribbon fringe coming out of the bottoms of all of her cones. I also saw a dress with a bunch of cowries sewn to it, just like on a woman's traditional dresss.
I see a lot of this kind of thing with chicken dancers too, like they switched for traditional or grass just added some things from their new style to the old style. Within my family, the opinion is that when someone mixes styles like that it looks like the person dancing is uninformed or worse yet, lazy. They may not be uninformed or lazy, but it can appear that way to others.

It sure does give a new twist to "dance your style though" :D

**ojibwaysweetie** · 08-11-2004, 12:47 PM

No fringe.

I just swing and sway the Ojib-way.

ayye

:Chatter

eagleclan22 · 08-16-2004, 02:02 AM

I like how it looks when theres short fringe on the very bottom of a dress... same color as the dress though I think looks best.

***Kwe_Zee*** · 08-16-2004, 09:39 AM

I've seen that dress before, the one that looks like a tradish cape on top, with the long buckskin fringe, then it was a jingle dress at the bottom. I think she was trying to be innovative or something. The dress look confused to me. LOL.

**BurBz** · 08-16-2004, 12:45 PM

i personally think that is going a lil wayyy overboard and tacky lol... whats next..hanging jingles from from the end of these long strands of ribbons/fringes??? :lol2: :50:

the only tribes i see using long fringes and having some type of cone shaped metal thing at the end are the traditional apache women dancers.....and thats buckskin traditional dresses for their ceremonies...

***Kwe_Zee*** · 08-17-2004, 02:06 AM

Might as well Burbs. LOL. Everyones doin crazy shyt with their dresses these days.

08-04-2004, 03:09 AM	#1 (permalink)
middle of the sky M...O...T...to the S! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: westcoast Posts: 18,935 Blog Entries: 9	Ribbons and Fringe on dresses What do you think of dresses that have ribbons or fringe hanging on them? We saw a woman wearing a jingle dress with fringes. My mom said, "She should make up her mind. Fancy or jingle." Just wondering.

08-05-2004, 12:53 AM	#4 (permalink)
MayChe Minglin' N Jinglin' Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Flo' Da Posts: 1,120	wow that is alot of ribbon and fringe. haven't seen any that long. short fringe or ribbon looks nice. __________________ Check me out on MySpace: www.myspace.com/mayasbored **~If your success is not on your own terms, if it looks good to the world but does not feel good in your heart, it is not success at all. ~**

08-06-2004, 01:27 AM	#7 (permalink)
Sinte_Gleska_04 ~Jingle Dress~ Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: South Dakota Posts: 29	Ribbon or Fringe I dont mind them both as long as there isn't too much. I usually see fringe on the bottom of the dress and the ribbon on the top. :49:

08-06-2004, 06:21 PM	#9 (permalink)
Singing Otter Gotz ta be me! Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: North Carolina Posts: 3,391 Blog Entries: 1	some fringe is ok but when they look like grass dancers.... that's too much. :p __________________ Cowboy wisdom: A thong is like a barb wire fence, it protects the property without blocking the view.

08-07-2004, 10:50 AM	#10 (permalink)
sookout sh'nob Boogie Monster Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 534	confusing regalia Since you asked for opinions :D I cant stand fringe on jingle dresses. It looks way too busy and in many casess, even tacky. I saw one dancer one time, she had long ribbon fringe coming out of the bottoms of all of her cones. I also saw a dress with a bunch of cowries sewn to it, just like on a woman's traditional dresss. I see a lot of this kind of thing with chicken dancers too, like they switched for traditional or grass just added some things from their new style to the old style. Within my family, the opinion is that when someone mixes styles like that it looks like the person dancing is uninformed or worse yet, lazy. They may not be uninformed or lazy, but it can appear that way to others. It sure does give a new twist to "dance your style though" :D Last edited by sookout sh'nob; 08-07-2004 at 11:01 AM.

08-04-2004, 12:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
ndn_lady Junior Dancer Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: >>>U.S.A<<< Posts: 109	I've seen fringe on jingle dresses, mostly just on the bottom of the dress tho or a little bit on top....Just in small strips tho, about 3 or 4 inches long. hmm HOw much are you talking about?!

08-04-2004, 06:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
middle of the sky M...O...T...to the S! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: westcoast Posts: 18,935 Blog Entries: 9	10 inches leather strips I've seen and like shawl fringe around 6 inches on arms.

08-05-2004, 02:32 AM	#5 (permalink)
middle of the sky M...O...T...to the S! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: westcoast Posts: 18,935 Blog Entries: 9	on jingle dresses?

08-05-2004, 07:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
FortPeck FortPeck Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Poplar, MT Posts: 1	I once saw a jingle dress that had a ton of jingles with fringes..it just looked like too much and there was so much movement. Personally I like to see the movement of the jingles.

08-11-2004, 12:47 PM	#11 (permalink)
ojibwaysweetie PowWows.com Addicts Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Heart of the Great Lakes, Ontario Canada Posts: 4,981	No fringe. I just swing and sway the Ojib-way. ayye :Chatter __________________ "Gaa wiin daa-aangoshkigaazo ahaw enaabiyaan gaa-inaabid"

08-16-2004, 02:02 AM	#12 (permalink)
eagleclan22 Breath Inspector Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Sagkeeng First Nation Posts: 317	I like how it looks when theres short fringe on the very bottom of a dress... same color as the dress though I think looks best. __________________ NO MY EYES REALLY DONT LOOK LIKE THAT........ THATS ME AS A BRATZ DOLL ;) http://pages.ivillage.com/sagkeengpowwow2003/ Some guys are good with their drum sticks.... and some just arent...:karate:

08-16-2004, 09:39 AM	#13 (permalink)
*Kwe_Zee* is actually posting! Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: the AZ side.... Posts: 2,525	I've seen that dress before, the one that looks like a tradish cape on top, with the long buckskin fringe, then it was a jingle dress at the bottom. I think she was trying to be innovative or something. The dress look confused to me. LOL.

08-16-2004, 12:45 PM	#14 (permalink)
BurBz Dineth Hearth Throth Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: AZ Posts: 13,899	i personally think that is going a lil wayyy overboard and tacky lol... whats next..hanging jingles from from the end of these long strands of ribbons/fringes??? :lol2: :50: the only tribes i see using long fringes and having some type of cone shaped metal thing at the end are the traditional apache women dancers.....and thats buckskin traditional dresses for their ceremonies... __________________ I'm not mean, you're just a sissy! :Tongue

08-17-2004, 02:06 AM	#15 (permalink)
*Kwe_Zee* is actually posting! Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: the AZ side.... Posts: 2,525	Might as well Burbs. LOL. Everyones doin crazy shyt with their dresses these days.