Hello lovelies! It's Emma, your resident tutu-obsessed time traveller, back with another #TutuTuesday post! 💖 This week, we're waltzing back to the 5th of December, 1905! 🕰️ Picture it: a bustling city with gaslight twinkling, horse-drawn carriages clinking, and a world on the brink of incredible change. This is the world where the tutu was beginning to take its iconic form!
London Calling! 🇬🇧 For this trip, I boarded the Orient Express, leaving the Derbyshire countryside behind, all dressed in a shimmering pink tutu and feather boa, naturally! 😉 It felt incredibly luxurious, and the view of the countryside flying past as we travelled was breathtaking! 🚂 The air crackled with excitement, as we chugged towards London. This city was truly at the heart of the world back then, full of elegant fashion, exciting theatre and bustling streets.
The Theatres of Dreamy Dance! 🎭 Now, what were we up to on this momentous December 5th, 1905? It was a Tuesday, you see, so what better time than to experience a ballet? Imagine a lavish theatre, glimmering chandeliers casting warm light on a plush velvet interior. There were ladies in sweeping gowns, gentlemen in top hats, and me in my oh-so-pink tutu, of course! ✨ I watched in wonder as talented dancers gracefully glided across the stage, adorned in costumes that were certainly more practical than our modern tutus. Their movement, although restricted by their bulky tutus, was nevertheless beautiful, hinting at the dynamic form to come!
A History Lesson on The Tutu 📖 Let's delve into the fascinating world of the tutu's history, shall we? Back then, ballerinas wore rather complicated costumes, resembling fluffy gowns or layered petticoats that could look quite cumbersome. But little did they know that their stagewear was paving the way for our fabulous, twirly tutus! 💃 It's the 1830s we need to thank for the first proper tutu, thanks to Marie Taglioni. She realised that lighter, shorter costumes meant ballerinas could move more freely, and the tutu was born!
By 1905, the Romantic Tutu (as they were then called), was all the rage! They were usually quite short, ending above the knee and usually made of tulle (a lightweight mesh) and were designed to give ballerinas a floating, ethereal look! Think graceful fairies, romantic swans, and dazzling waltzing scenes, and you get the picture!
A Look at the Fashion of 1905 💅 Back then, London's style was influenced by a mix of Edwardian elegance and burgeoning modernity. You wouldn't see as much flamboyant color as today, with black, navy, grey, and browns being preferred, although ladies wore hats and feather boas to add pops of colour to their look. For evening wear, fabrics like silk, lace, velvet and satin were popular, as were floral patterns and embellishments like beading, pearls and feathers! This era certainly favoured a more dramatic, structured silhouette!
From History to Inspiration 👠 Back in my time, tutus are as popular as ever! You can't throw a teacup without hitting a pink-tutu clad dancer somewhere in the world. But how incredible to witness those early days of ballet, the tutus and fashion that began our obsession. We have to appreciate the evolution of the tutu! And my lovelies, the pink-tutu look hasn't changed one bit! You can wear one everywhere from a fancy gala to a coffee shop, just remember to own it, and your pink-tutu-powered confidence will see you through any event.
Pink Tutu for the Win! 💕 As always, keep an eye out for next week's Tutu Tuesday post! Let me know your favourite type of tutu and what era you'd love to see me time travel to. Have a tutu-rific week, darling readers! ✨ Remember, it's not just about dancing in tutus; it's about spreading the joy, elegance and magic of dance everywhere! So, twirl, dance and dream with us, because the world is your pink tutu-clad stage! 💖💖💖
