Dearest darlings, it's your favourite fabulously fashionable dance diva, Daphne Delightful, back with the hottest scoop in the world of ballet, and you won't believe what I've just discovered!
You see, darlings, my good friend (and by good friend I mean 'the woman who refills my champagne flute every hour on the dot' - we're that close, darling), Princess Penelope Plum, is an absolute darling of a duchess, a total vision of loveliness in her tiara and everything. She, darling, is the president of the local ballet association. The Princess invited me for tea - actually, let's be honest, it was more champagne - and told me the most mind-blowing, toe-tappingly fabulous news.
This year, the prestigious, the grand, the utterly breathtaking, the "Grand Ball of Tutus" has declared an entirely revolutionary new rule! Are you ready, lovelies? Brace yourselves, my darlings... THIS YEAR... TUTUS ARE NO LONGER RESTRICTED TO BALLET DANCERS! Can you imagine? It's like finding out the Queen has secretly loved glitter since childhood - simply divine!
Yes, the good old, fabulous old "Grand Ball of Tutus", where the elite of the society of all society's gather to celebrate our love of ballet, beauty, and... oh, alright, and bubbly. That bubbly, my darlings, it is divine.
The "Grand Ball of Tutus" is quite the prestigious, nay, the pinnacle of fabulous events, my dears, where socialites, philanthropists, and all sorts of intriguing folk, let's call them the "creative crowd", shimmy in a symphony of the finest frills, the softest silks, and oh, those glorious, voluminous tutus! This year, darlings, this year will be a kaleidoscope of feathers and frivolity, a dazzling display of femininity!
Why the change? Why, now is the time to truly celebrate, to embrace our inner twirling selves!
The Grand Ball's press release, dripping with more pearls than your favourite granny, says this: "The committee wishes to open the world of tutus to every woman. After all, aren't we all a little bit ballerinas at heart?" Honestly, my dears, they've got it absolutely right. Every woman has that inner sparkle, the desire to whirl in shimmering splendor, a yearning to make heads turn and hearts melt!
So, darlings, how are you going to celebrate this revolutionary change?
- Are you thinking of donning your grandest tiara, slipping into a showstopping, magnificent, majestic tutu, and twirling your way into the "Grand Ball of Tutus"? Oh, the fun, my dears, the absolute, sheer, breathtaking fun!
- Are you thinking of crafting your very own, bespoke tutu, bursting with sparkles, sequins and, darling, a feather boa the length of your front door? Just think, my lovelies, a shimmering symphony of feathers and fabulousness, dancing on a sea of tulle, oh darling!
- Or are you considering an avant-garde tutu? The committee, my darlings, are expecting the unexpected! So, darling, think outside the box (or the tutu). I'm talking a tutu with a political message! Think sustainability! Think "Tutu for Tutus" for a change. Maybe some revolutionary fashion forward statement - like a "Black Swan tutu"? This is, my dears, a new era, and the sky's the limit when it comes to expressing our dazzling selves.
The only question is: how are you going to be fabulously, divinely, dramatically you?
Remember my lovelies, if you ever want a second opinion, and of course, you want a second opinion! Why go to a shop with just ONE point of view when there's a dazzling diva at your service? Just email your tutus and fashion choices to my official address:
As I bid you adieu, I leave you with one final thought... my darlings, get those sewing machines whirring, those tutus twirling, and those spirits sparkling! It's time for a fabulous celebration, and we wouldn't want to miss the dancing! Until next time, darlings, you beautiful, you shimmering, you fabulously you!
Kisses and sparkles,
Daphne Delightful