Charting the Evolution of the Tulle Skirt
Last year I signed my son up for a “kinderdance” class thinking it would be the perfect place to stretch his little limbs. But when we got there all I saw was a sea of tiny dancers, small little girls dressed in ballerina slippers and short pink tutus, while their parents beamed through a two-way glass to watch. I had no idea that ballerina tutus were such a rite of passage. To me, tutus were the stuff of Carrie Bradshaw à la Sex and the City wandering down the streets of New York before getting splashed by a bus.
But fashion has long embraced this delicate mesh material. And these days, whether it’s Londoner Molly Goddard with her way-out-their tulle (RiRi is a fan) or a makeup-free Alicia Keys on the red carpet, designers are giving this ballerina favourite a decidedly modern and independent feel.
Photography by Getty
Photography by Getty
Photography by Getty
Photography by ImaxTree
Photography by Getty
Photography by Getty
Photography by Getty
Photography by Getty
Photography by ImaxTree
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But fashion has long embraced this delicate mesh material. And these days, whether it's Londoner Molly Goddard with her way-out-their tulle (RiRi is a fan) or a makeup-free Alicia Keys on the red carpet, designers are giving this ballerina favourite a decidedly modern and independent feel.
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