Sure as heck beats me.
I would imagine it’s just layers of clothes and lots of practice. If you want to see something better check out the various youtube videos of David and Dania. Same thing but much faster changes and not even totally covered for a lot of them. Sometimes making their changes behind nothing more then a cover of confetti or a hula-hoop with streamers hanging from it.
she wears it all in layers that are pulled up or pulled down - probably using strings. Look right after when she changes from the red dress to black. Freeze frame at 2:18 or 2:19. look at her left hand and you can see a white string trailing from her dress for about 1 second.
Here’s a chinese opera face changer you might like: Portrait of a master face-changer/變臉大師 - YouTube
You might notice in these acts the chick starts out really stacked, then loses several bra sizes as the act goes on. And yes, David and Dania did it much better.
Thanks guys. Still amazed what with the other two.
Wow. Amazing.
Many techniques, and I hope you honestly don’t explore this further. Once you know how it’s done, the magic is gone. Just enjoy the show. =)
I dunno - they are called quick change artists. They are literally quickly changing clothes. There is no mystery as to what is being done unless you actually believe it’s magic. No matter how well I understand how it’s done I am ALWAYS blown away by it!
There is no big mystery about how its done but these Japanese ladies manage to change not only clothes but age and sex in full view of people in public. Very clever.
Here’s one person’s take on it- commenting on how each change may have been done.
Sorry but that’s absurd. CLEARLY there’s a mystery, or the OP (and the entire audience) wouldn’t be wondering how it’s done.
And a sleight of hand artist still relies on mystery to do their job with a deck of cards.
Not saying you can’t find out – just pointing out that knowing the secret makes the magic go away permanently. There’s no going back to not-knowing. Short of a stroke, I guess.
I saw David and Dania live at our local Shrine Circus last year.
The effect is even more impressive watching it in person since we are so conditioned to watching CGI and photoshopped videos.
I understand how it’s done but it’s still really, really cool to see.
Sorry, but I know how it’s done, and I’m still impressed by David and Dania. Knowing how it’s done, and still not being able to pick it up by viewing is much greater magic to me.
I was just as impressed by his reply to the judge after…
As an example, take a dress that is red on the inside and blue on the outside and wear a red skirt underneath. Pull the bottom of the dress up so it covers the top. You’ll look like you are all in red but letting go of the dress you’re now all in blue.
I never understand this attitude. It’s like telling someone to not fill in a crossword puzzle, because once you’ve solved it the fun is gone.
Problem solving is fun. Not solving problems is so 15th century.
I think it’s pretty clear that they use a combination of stripping down layers and dropping them in the hoops as well as turning things inside out. I don’t think that’s the issue. What’s amazing to me is how they can have all those layers on without looking lumpy, how they can switch them that quickly while (at least appearing to) keep both hands on the hoops, how their release mechanisms (if they use them) work and are triggered etc…
Check out what I said in post #4. Not all that difficult. Notice David and Dania’s act. The first big change occurs when she walks through a box. Probably just hooks some loops on her clothes that have velcro bindings and she steps out. When she holds up a dress before being covered up, she isn’t going to put it on, the one she’s seen in afterwards was on under what she was wearing. Notice that in these acts, the woman does most of the changing. But the big finale is really simple. Notice that she’ll cross her hands over her chest as the sparkly things are dumped. She’ll just pull down the dress that’s been curled up around her dress. Again, compare her chest between the start and end of the act. It’s easy for women’s clothing. And for men, you just need breakaway clothing.
ETA: The hands on the hoops thing, surely you’ve seen the Three Stooges and other comedies. A woman’s dress comes off easily simply by stepping on the hem.
David and Dania are good because you (usually) can’t see the transitions.
Velcro, magnets, and weights that allow skirts to drop into position. Coupled with very lightweight fabrics that can be layered easily.
Very cool.
This is why I love Penn and Teller. They seem to know when knowing how the trick is done is more interesting. They brought back in me an interest in magic that had been gone for years.
I also love how incredulity can make even the simple parts seem complex. I find Shagnasty’s link incredible because it appears they have put on more rather than take anything off, so it took me a bit to realize that the camera was obviously fake, putting out a previously made picture.