Dancer Inspired Styles

[Estella*]

^yes, it's her and your first guess is right...lanvin

 

[Estella*]

akira ss 05

as first posted by dear anasais

 

[style_savy]

Im glad im not the only one who noticed a ballet trend going around. Although most of the posts go into more detail than I had in mind I thought that dancers "warm up" clothing and casual wear was what was inspiring trends not their tutus and gowns. My sister is going to the National dance school in Canada and she sports the cutest casual ballet wear like wrap tops, leg warmers, cut off black tights, different colored soft soled ballet shoes, and body pieces with all sorts of designs and cuts in the back if anyone has any pictures of ballet casual wear to post to go along with what im describing that'd be great.

 

[bohofashionista]

love this thread. I have been dancing since I was 3 and love it so much and also work in fashion. it's great to see my 2 loves come together.

 

[utopia]

Im glad im not the only one who noticed a ballet trend going around. Although most of the posts go into more detail than I had in mind I thought that dancers "warm up" clothing and casual wear was what was inspiring trends not their tutus and gowns. My sister is going to the National dance school in Canada and she sports the cutest casual ballet wear like wrap tops, leg warmers, cut off black tights, different colored soft soled ballet shoes, and body pieces with all sorts of designs and cuts in the back if anyone has any pictures of ballet casual wear to post to go along with what im describing that'd be great.

actually I think it's a bit of both the 'warm up' clothes and the costume side of ballet. I am a bit more attracted the more casual side of things - wrap tops, simple gathered skirts, layered camisoles, ballet flats etc - though I love both! for example, I am currently pining for a full, layered tulle skirt.

 

[meme527]

beautiful. as a former dancer as well, i'm moved.

meme

 

[Plastic'sWife]

I once went to this club in L.A. and this girl was wearing jeans and a poufy pink tutu skirt over them. IT WAS SO FREAKING CUTE!
Since then (about 2 years ago) I have been wanting to recreate that look...

 

[skyeblue]

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Wow! I love all these! I myself am in my 8th year of ballet, and i just love to wear my wrap-around tops, and leg warmers and such. They look so cool, and are very comfortable! I'm so glad to see that some of this style is on the runway!

 

[Estella*]

from harpers and queen (2004)

 

[t0rl]

I once went to this club in L.A. and this girl was wearing jeans and a poufy pink tutu skirt over them. IT WAS SO FREAKING CUTE!
Since then (about 2 years ago) I have been wanting to recreate that look...

Didn't Ashlee Simpson do something like that?

 

[luxmode]

^^ nice ak, i like the pic on the top left...nice headband!

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[jennifer~]

I just found these pics by Ralph Mecke. What a great photographer!

Ralph Mecke is wonderful. He's a frequent contributer to German Vogue - I remember some of those shots from a particular editorial. I wish I could find my favorite online - this dress (Jil Sander) was worn by the ballerina:

 

[jennifer~]

Roksanda Ilincic fall '04 (interesting...)

 

[jennifer~]

The rest...

 

[style_savy]

I wonder if some of those models have ballet training a few of them look like it otherwise they're just great at immitating the grace of a ballerina

 

[utopia]

oh, those are fun! thanks for posting jennifer I like that yellow dress with the red tights/ballet shoes. so cute.

 

[Stargirl52]

I am a dancer, have been since age 4. I love tutus, and recently made a pale pink one. Ah, the complements.
Those dance pics are beautiful, all of them.
-G.

 

[Bluestar07]

Didn't Ashlee Simpson do something like that?

Was it Avril Lavigne?

 

[adorevintage]

Yes, it was Avril

 

[Lilliana]

what a great thread!
all these pics remind me of european photogrphy from the twenties - but grr I can't recall the photographer - it's at the tip of my tongue. anyway here are two pics