I spotted this fabulous shirt on the way home today and aside from the fact that it’s in glorious multi-sparkle, what amazes me most about it is that I never thought to make something like this for myself. After all, a sparkle shirt that says “Party Time” just screams Da General, am I right? However, that’s not all it screams because if you listen closely, you’ll also hear “Buy me Soldier ‘cuz I’m fun, I sparkle and I’m APPROVED!”.
This photo was found on the world wide web by NYC legend Mother Krunk, who knows full well that mirror-tiled anything must be immediately reported to Da General. This is a fantasy I like to call the Disco Palace because it sparkles in such a blinding way, it’d be dangerous if it wasn’t so darn fabulous! It’s got everything: a disco unicorn, a sequined princess, I want to live there forever and it’s APPROVED!
Today’s Sparkle Video is a fabulous fashion onslaught of mad proportion. Earth, WInd & Fire, aside from their supreme funkiness, have always been known for wearing incredible outfits and this clip is no exception. It starts from the very beginning with band members in “O.T.T.” getups playing those infamous beginning notes and then- we are hit with the amazing female backup singers. It’s pure magic when they shout “Dance!” while they flail their multicolored chiffon wings and shake their black bedazzled tops and skin tight red spandex pants all over the place. Then KABLAM! Enter the lead singer, in his slim fitting white jumpsuit (with clever neckline to show off his manly chest), covered in so many glimmering sequins it’s almost too much! But it never is… is it, Soldiers? Like I said in the beginning, it’s a stage filled with dazzling fabulosity, which is truly the only way to go if you’re going sing about that glorious place known as “Boogie Wonderland”.
The election year just got serious here in the States with the R.N.C. happening this week and the D.N.C. will be next, so I thought today’s Sparkle Video was more than appropriate. The “Friendship Train” is a musical celebration of harmony and peace sung by one of the greatest singers of our time, the lovely Gladys Knight. On a total side note, this was back in 1972 and I’m gagging to know her beauty secrets because if you see her today, she’s hardly aged a day. Anyway, back to the video which I’m seeing as some sort of visual patriotic message because we have Ms. Knight in fabulous red sequins, the super cool “Pips” styling in luscious blue 3-piece suits and the audience is a dazzling array of white. I think by using the colors of our flag strategically in this video, they have created a sparkling call for us to unite, get passed our differences and work together because “Harmony is the key, my sisters and brothers”. That’s right everybody, get on!
Every time I see a Boney M video I think to myself, “This one is the video!”, but then I find another one that completely dazzles my mind. Such is the case with today’s Sparkle Video (once you get past the lengthy introduction from the Italian host) because seriously, this clip is truly THE VIDEO. Bobby Farrell‘s superhero outfit complete with Boney M sequined cape is out of this world and emphasizes his dance moves in the best way possible. The three ladies look straight out of Buck Rogers or Flash Gordon with a dash of dancing school fabulous thrown in and have never looked spacier or sexier!. Now I’m not sure why they chose spaced-out-sparkle outfits and galactic backgrounds to perform “Rapustin”, but I’m also not caring much because once again, “KABLAM!” has been achieved.
Today’s Sparkle Video is beyond a classic, in fact, it’s almost a religion. That’s because “Body To Body” is one of the sexiest disco songs ever made- and that’s saying a lot for 1979 (the year of DISCO!). Giampiero Scalamogna, a.k.a. “Gepy”, was one ultra-smooth dude; a “vanilla Barry White”. So cool was he, that rumor has it he called the group Gepy & Gepy in acknowledgement of his “double” size. Just look at him- surrounded by sexy ladies in high slit satin gowns while he makes dramatic poses in his sparkling sequin vest. SMOOTH.
Today’s Sparkle Video is one of those classics that you never get tired of hearing and “Let The Music Play” has truly proven itself as “the groove you can’t ignore”. Easily one of the most famous songs in the Freestyle genre, one look at the gorgeous Shannon in her dazzling peplum top also makes it one of best looking as well. Here she shows us a fabulous example (for the more casual sparklers out there), that you don’t always have to pair sequins with spandex pants and stilettos, because a great fitting pair of jeans and boots works nicely too.
What’s better than wearing an outfit dripping in sequins? Reciting a poem about sequins while wearing an outfit dripping in sequins! While I’ve never been much for poetry or spoken word performances, Tim Jones-Helvington has turned me into a fan because his prose exalts what every Sparkle Soldier knows- that sequins are always the right choice. His talent for turning this sentiment into a dazzling art form is not only extremely impressive, but also highly APPROVED!
Sure, today’s Sparkle Video is off to a choppy start, but that doesn’t take anything away from the fact that Stargard is “on fire” as they perform the funkiest track known to man. It’s a feast for the eyes as well, as their fierce dance moves are accentuated by flowing chiffon, gobs of feathers and yards of sparkling spandex. They’re girls after my own heart as they ask… no- demand to know, “What are you waiting for, Why don’t you get on the floor?” Truly something that I, Da General would say. That, and “I believe I feel some funk coming on”. And I do!
SOLDIERS: I have found the One-Stop-Shop for sparkle shoes! Whether you’re a Disco Queen, Glam Rock Star or Magical Princess, you’re sure to find a pair (or twenty!) of dazzlers you simply must have at heels.com. I did searches for all my favorite colors- “glitter”, “sequins” and “crystals”, and each time more and more fabulous styles came up. Also to my delight, they have many styles in glorious Multi-Sparkle and so amazingly affordable, I can treat myself to a few or maybe even all of them! To give you an idea, these are just a few selections from their website- which I now call “The Multi-Sparkle Motherload”. I wonder if they’d consider changing their name?
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