Simple costumes, elegant skating

[andante1139]

Stars on Ice 1992-1993 - Edges of Spain (Concerto de Aranjuez)
Ekaterina Gordeeva & Sergei Grinkov, Kristi Yamaguchi, Brian Orser
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wImbjeEjqE

Gordeeva & Grinkov: 1989 Worlds SP Barber of Seville
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mv2JV8gA9PA

Gordeeva & Grinkov The Nutcracker 1991 World Pros
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxSR9IgM75I

Gordeeva & Grinkov (RUS) - 1991 World Challenge of Champions, Pairs'
Event Maria http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qWW-Ok4V0E

Gordeeva & Grinkov: 1991 COC EX Meditation from Thais
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snE1fqls5_Q

Gordeeva & Grinkov: 1993 Skate Canada SP Flamenco
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnktC8VGyXs

Gordeeva & Grinkov (RUS) - 1993 Skate Canada LP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubeDpnnftcY

Gordeeva & Grinkov (RUS) - 1994 World Team Figure Skating Championships,Artistic Program The Man I Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79QvNUwrhO4

Gordeeva & Grinkov: 1994 Tour of Champions (Porgy & Bess)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=of0C0HfQJC4

Katia Gordeeva 1996 Giselle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pusAqg3wgCM

Ekaterina Gordeeva, "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg",
World Challenge of Champions 1996-1997 USTV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-mLfXXRKdY

Katia Gordeeva "Russian Traditional Dance" 2003
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIvY-4luXas

Ice Age-2 2009/04/11, Gordeeva Beroev 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICwujtIiipU

Berezhnaya Skiharulidze 2001 Worlds Short Program Meadowland
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3mFOfy_J-Q

Kristi Yamaguchi and Denis Petrov 2001 SOI- One Day I'll Fly Away
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33aDa1dIH10

[Cachoo]

I loved this costume and I think this, along with the program, were different looks for Michelle:
http://youtu.be/_-FGgLaAFs0

[AndyWarhol]

I loved this costume and I think this, along with the program, were different looks for Michelle:
http://youtu.be/_-FGgLaAFs0

That program is strange to me. I can't see the skating relating to the music..

the dress was good though.

[Vash01]

I actually like the costumes they had earlier in the season even better. To me, this is perfection. (I also liked this version of the program better.)

I listed it in the OP.

I too like these costumes. They had worn the white/cream color costumes many times in the past, for other programs. The only difference in the program I noticed was the pairs spin at the end.

[Vash01]

Here is one of my favorite SPs- Maria Butyrskaya skating to Scene D'amour

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVt3I4IL18s

[Cachoo]

That program is strange to me. I can't see the skating relating to the music..

the dress was good though.

I think I was in the minority on the program but I loved the dress. The thing is that sometimes I look at costumes and wonder how they would look if the design was adapted for an evening gown or a dress. When I saw that particular costume I instantly wanted it as a dress (if not evening gown.)

[BittyBug]

I listed it in the OP.

Indeed you did.

The only difference in the program I noticed was the pairs spin at the end.

That's the main difference. I think the step sequence had a few minor differences as well, but I really liked the final spin and ending of the Trophee Lalique version.

[sadya]

I agree with most mentioned. One of my favourite ladies sp's ever is from Lu Chen in the '95-'96 season, this is my favourite performance of it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLmmXliGTLc

I love that costume, it's prettier than the one she had later in the season, imho. Some people thought it was too simple - almost like a training dress someone once mentioned - and not suitable for a competition, but I love it and would like to see more of these kind of designs during competitions.

I loved the '98-'99 fd costumes of Bourne/Kraatz as well, that is to say, the one they had early in the season:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LywDzZa3Xqo

Totmianina/Marinin had lovely simple costumes in 2004:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBi-sPwYods

Savchenko/Szolkowy last season:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqkCUEZBO8s

[Vash01]

Indeed you did.

That's the main difference. I think the step sequence had a few minor differences as well, but I really liked the final spin and ending of the Trophee Lalique version.

May be Tamara thought the one they used for the final spin in SLC would be considered more difficult? I liked both; can't really choose, but I agree about those blue costumes- they were lovely.

[Grannyfan]

I actually like the costumes they had earlier in the season even better. To me, this is perfection. (I also liked this version of the program better.)

Agree. And I like the costumes they wore for Meditation at the GPF in Kitchener better than the ones they wore at the Olympics.

[Minou]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wc6GEZnpQ9s

Hough and Ladret, 1992 Original.

[sadya]

That reminded me of Ina/Dungjen for some reason:

1997 US Nats LP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQZkxKaQvvA

1998 US Nats SP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KXa5KYjaYE

Scott Hamilton 1983 Worlds LP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7y-p5tyOPU

[loulou]

Chen hardly ever got a costume wrong, and she had my all time favourite costumes anyway:

2003 Romeo and Juliet Exhibition

Same one

2004 Swan Lake Free Skate

2003 - can't check but I think it was her Free Skate early in the season

2004 Malaguena Short Program

Malaguena early in the season

2003 Rachmaninoff Free Skate

2003 Lalique