#or Duvay

[mango-dot-yum]

The Hip-Hoppers and A Whole Lotta Locomotion are so funny to me, because they were added in the show to make it seem less outdated and cringe, but now the versions of them just seem outdated and cringe(cringe in a mostly positive way)

[blue-worm-from-space]

“Got style, got grace, got a smile on my face, and a heart that is built for devotion!”

This song has been stuck in my head for weeks now

[owwwmyteeth]

happy pride month to these two🎉

[wetcatschwartzy]

suzette and coaches

[wonderful-magician]

ICON PROJECT: OTHER COACHES

Was gonna separate everybody but I decided I preferred them all in one!

[honey-dont]

duvie 😴

[rabnerd28]

People pair up Momma and Memphis Belle. Then there's fans that think Rusty is Momma's kid. The there are those that make all the Sleepers related.

What I am saying is Momma and Memphis Belle and their three kids, Duvay, Rusty and Belle Jr., a little Steam Sleeper Family.

[montygatorguy]

always see people talking about pre-wembley gb being wembley gb’s dad but has anyone else thought about duvay being wembley belle’s mom

[1010neveragain]

happy woman day everyone i love women

[tabooiart]

could you draw Duvay? 👉👈

throwback to my purple duvay redesign from way back in the day before we had a canon purple sleeping car 💜

[cunfuzzeldmind]

Stex doodles💥💥💥

Duvay’s design for my stex production concept. She’s basically Wembley Belle but her name is Duvay because Memphis Belle is also in it😗

Theres also a Leccy sketch and a C.B one based off a TikTok I saw

[mango-dot-yum]

There’s been a lot of hate for more recent costumes in Starlight Express, and I think we all just need to appreciate that we no longer have these:

(This is hate, so if you like these costumes good for you but you probably won’t want to read the rest of this)

Duvay is the… least bad, but they may be because I have nothing else to compare her too. I don’t like the gray shoulder things because they just look off, but it could be worse.

And now, Dinah. Honestly, if I were Greaseball I’d leave her too, because what is that outfit?? The front panel of the skirt was removed, the doily was removed, and her leggings were removed. It looks wrong. And the skirt looks weird, too. Her having long sleeves and no leggings make her outfit look unbalanced, with way too much happening up top and basically nothing on the bottom half of her.

I don’t think the problem is even her not having leggings, Expresso Astral didn’t have leggings for her, and it looked fine. I think the problem is the combination of missing leggings and missing skirt parts.

Next up on my complaint list is Pearl. She looks like if a bootleg company made a doll of Pearl. It looks like comparing MLP toys to the show. What I mean to say is, you can tell it’s Pearl, but it doesn’t look like her. They remove the part over her bust that said “OBSERVATION” which, like, okay I guess? But that makes the thing around her neck look strange and like it wasn’t supposed to be there. It looks like they meant to remove that as well, but they forgot. The front panel of her skirt with the “PM” was removed, and the other panels became less pink. My biggest issue with this costume isn’t the costume itself, though, it’s something inconsequential: the wig.

In my opinion, Pearl’s wig is one of the most memorable parts of her costume- it’s why a lot of people don’t like 2018 revision Pearl. And this wig is just so… boring. It’s underwhelming and looks weird with the rest of the costume. I would say it’s because it’s blonde, but my favorite Pearl wig isn’t the typical pink/pink-white-

-so I can’t even say that. The it just doesn’t look like Pearl. The best part of Starlight Express costumes is that they’re flashy and pretty. If I saw someone wearing this wig in public I wouldn’t look twice.

And last(and most definitely least) ,Buffy. Poor, poor, Buffy. I love Buffy, she’s my second favorite coach. But this costume? It’s just so… I don’t even know what to say. She has a bare midriff, the chest box being reduced in size(probably to show more cleavage), but she does have the “napkins” tucked into her belt, which I do like. My main issue is the chest box. That has always been my favorite part of Buffy’s design, the details on it being fun to look at.

But this(as in the Las Vegas and tour costumes, not Bochum 1989 Buffy which was used as an example for the chest box) just looks tacky. Without prior knowledge, I wouldn’t be able to tell what it’s supposed to be, which I think is pretty bad because it’s the main part of her costume. It’s the part that makes it clear she’s a buffet car, without being able to tell what it is, she doesn’t look like Buffy.

I am not a puritan(or at least I hope I’m not), I don’t care about sexual costumes in musical theatre, I’m not trying to say the costumes are bad because they’re not covered head to toe. What I do have an issue with, though, is when sexuality becomes misogyny. Look at the other costumes for these tours/Las Vegas and you’ll see what I mean.

I think it was in bad taste how only the coaches lost significant portions of their costumes. If you’re going to make slutty costumes, make ALL the costumes slutty. Have Greaseball wear little shorts and a crop top or something, I don’t know. But I think it’s weird how only the coaches became more sexual. It’s not “empowering” it’s misogyny(in my opinion)

Anyways, sorry for my rant! I try and stay positive for the most part on here but ARGGH I HATE THESE COSTUMES😭😭

I genuinely did enjoy writing this because I love yapping about Starlight Express(even if it’s negative), so if anyone wants my opinions on specific things please ask me in my replies or my asks :D

[blue-worm-from-space]

Ashley and Duvay anybody?

They’re sisters to me and also the daughters of Memphis Belle

[owwwmyteeth]

COACH REDESIGNS!!

(some of the) OLD COACHES TOO🫶🫶

[wetcatschwartzy]

my friend makes up descriptions/designs for stex characters they don’t know! - purse and duvay

[wonderful-magician]

The rest of the coaches !! ^^

I didn't include belle, Tassita, or any of the components. They'll be in different posts lol

I decided to separate Opal from Pearl because I think she's cute, and I do much prefer pearls pink design and more voluminous hair. But I still wanted opal around. So she's pearls cousin/sister and is considered a observatory window observation car, while pearl is a open balcony.

( Opal is heavily inspired by Pearls on ice design. I just liked the see through details sm )

Duvay, Carrie and Brandi all being yellow/brown is a bit disappointing but I wanted to keep their color schemes the same. ┐⁠(⁠´⁠ー⁠｀⁠)⁠┌

( oh also I'm calling her Brandi the bar car because two Belles is confusing !! )