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RUDE ROVER
The Christmas dog with no class! He sings and toots Jingle Bells.
INFLATABLE TREE
Who needs the hassle of a real Christmas tree?
FARTING SANTA
Go ahead and pull his finger!

the trick dates back to the 19th century, and the first English-language manual to describe the art was published in 1911. Back then, magicians connected the various layers via hook-and-eye fasteners; today, the literature describes no fewer than 15 different methods of pulling off the trick, using such devices as Velcro, magnets, and "fish bone pull fasteners."

I believe it's done by burning/chemical destruction of the dresses in sequence--which is why she gets thinner. Two materials are used so that only one dress destroys itself at a time.

I dunno guys...I think she's a witch

I'll tip it. Right before each outfit change, as he gets things ready, she pops a colored gaseous capsule and when the change is needed, she emits a thunderous ass burp (which is why loud music is needed during performance) which expels it's colorful gas from her bulbous butt biscuit and dies her dress that color. Very simple.

if you look closely when the girl changes from the yellow and black costume into the green one - the gold covering is lifted up and you can just see there is fabric covering - where the clothes could be stored. Not a clue on how they change so fast though.

The change where you see the "tattered" covering you can see her dress almost roll down. Its around :56 :59.

To RedNeckOreo you are wrong. You only see pink in the glitter because of the spotlight on her reflecting the color of the pink dress. And why do the clothes have to be super thin? 8 Layers don't make you look that thick. And to Gutgut why would they film themselves? They are professionals they wouldn't have videos of themselves messing up. This sort of magic is really skilled so there would be no mistakes, even if you just started it. And also to Piers Fan watch their video of them on a basketball halftime show before you judge. Just search for Quick Change halftime show.

I dont see what the big mystery is guys.
The answer is simple....They have both obviously sold their souls to the devil for special abilities.

Obvious answer really....don't understand why no-one else saw it.



JoffaBoyInOz

Hey JoffaBoyInOz that was the absolutely the dumbest thing I have ever heard. No magicians sells their souls to a non-existant being.

If you watch the transition from the green outfit to the blue dress using the hoop, he uses his right hand to release something on her back. Watch closely as the green fabric at her neck lets go first and the blue fabric of her skirt then falls. It appears the blue dress was hiding around her torso under the green outfit and when the green outfit came apart (from the waist up), the torso section of the green outfit dangled underneath the fabric of the skirt.

I think these people are just truly supernatural magicians using some ancient craft from Africa consisting of voodoo, witchery and some spooky spells which just cause clothes to materialize and disappear.

The people who think it is the supernatural things that are helping them, GET REAL!!!

YOu know how they leave the things that go over her on the ground. When she first starts out she just takes the dressed off and they go under the hoop on the ground so no one can see it. Then in the middle she has a layered dress

TO mckenzie. That's one of the possible explanations. But do explain where the clothes are hidden, I mean the one's that look like it magically appears. I know how they do it, but so far people's logical explanations don't explain the whole thing.

they use a patented costume

A costume construction suitable for stage use permitting a rapid change of appearance during a period of temporary concealment of the user to create the illusion of total removal and substitution of a costume. The construction is such that the costume is maintained in position by one or more rapidly disconnectable fastening means permitting the costume to display another garment concealed therebeneath.

It may thus be seen that I have invented novel and highly useful improvements in convertible costume construction in which a user initially wears an inner costume and an outer costume, the outer costume being constructed such that it may be rapidly opened to permit it to fall under the force of gravity to uncover the inner costume. When necessary, the inner costume may be maintained above the waist of the wearer to be released to fall to normal position as the outer costume element is doffed. The use of a quick release fastener means enables the operation to be performed in a manner of seconds while the user is temporarily concealed within a flexible envelope erected by another person.

That's still doesn't explain what holds the clothes together. It's not velcro seeing as they wear off too fast.

i think on the last trick theres like a quick release pull string mechanism near her chest if you look at the video closely you'll see her grab her chest then when the glitter fall around her she pushes the layer down to reveal the white dress

No, watch closely again, her hands are open, it's near impossible to grab things with open hands. Also there is a close up shot in another video where her hands are a good 3 inches away from her chest and once the confetti touches her head she immeadiately throws her arms out, without touching the pink dress and the white dress appears.

You can read all about quick change artists, the history of quick change artists and even some of the secrets of how to quick change at http://www.quickchangeartists.com

Yeah ruin it why don't you Jo?

Andrew, I don't believe I have ruined it at all. It appears all the others posting are trying to ruin it. I am just facinated by the art and performance of quick change, not the methods. Websites with magic videos like these are far more damaging to the magic world then proper site devoted to the art. All these video sites do it over expose the acts so people see the act too many times or slow them down where upon the mystery is no more. Its very sad that this is happening to these act who must have worked so hard to create something so amazing!