Hello my darlings! Welcome to another #TutuTuesday here at pink-tutu.com! This week we're whisking you all back to a time when tutus were absolutely taking the world by storm, way back on 1925-10-13! I love my time travel trips to these exciting, early ballet years – they make my tutu practically dance with joy!
Now, this week, dear readers, we're heading straight for Paris. Ooh la la! The city of lights, and oh so many pretty dresses – tutus, I'm talking about tutus, of course! You know I couldn't visit Paris without indulging in some chic Parisian fashion - Paris has always been the centre of fashion for everything stylish, and this includes our beloved tutu, don't you agree?
A Romantic Ballet Trip!Oh, the adventures we’ll be having! The grand theatres of Paris have never failed to enchant me - the grand chandeliers glittering above us, the air buzzing with anticipation and the hushed whispers as the curtain rises on a spectacular world of graceful dancers. Can't you practically feel the excitement swirling around you? I simply adore the Parisian theatres, don't you? Their majestic presence makes the tutus seem even more magical - a perfect dance of elegant architecture and flowing, twirling fabric.
And of course, every trip has to include a stop at La Samaritaine for a spot of fashion indulgence - oh, what stunning fabric they have there! I practically dreamt about buying every beautiful piece! I can just picture it – yards of gossamer silk and tulle, begging to be transformed into the perfect ballet tutu. It truly is a feast for the senses. I wouldn't mind a spot of window shopping in the grand department stores either!
## Back in the Dance Studio - Ballets Russes!
We are just too lucky to be living in a time when ballet is just starting to boom, isn't it? This era was absolutely revolutionary, dear readers, when dancers and choreographers, like Serge Diaghilev, made ballet an event, a spectacle, a theatrical phenomenon. These pioneers, pushing boundaries and reinventing dance with the Ballets Russes. The company of Ballets Russes really made tutus the focal point. Their innovative ballet performances made tutus stand out like beacons of grace and beauty in the theatre world. Imagine those iconic costumes by Leon Bakst. His artistic genius made tutus like miniature masterpieces!
A Little Trip Back Home!Oh, you simply must know I'm off to Derbyshire as well, my home town in England! My mother makes the most incredible rhubarb tart and the English countryside at this time of year is simply exquisite! If you see any pretty little flowers or interesting trees, my love, remember to press them between sheets of blotting paper so you can have lovely mementos when you return home. It’s always lovely to return home, especially when my mother cooks a special rhubarb tart just for me! And yes, it’s even better than any Parisian pastry, darling! It has this amazing tutti-frutti combination of flavours, making it the perfect ending to an absolutely unforgettable day, don’t you agree?
But I am off to experience more history. You will just have to come back next Tuesday for another adventure in #TutuTuesday history! And my darlings, you know I'm always happy to receive your suggestions for any exciting TutuTuesday historical adventures - simply pop them in the comments box below, so we can dance into even more spectacular historical tutu memories together!
As always, until next week, remember, there’s no place for dreary Mondays when you can embrace your inner ballerina, and I, for one, wouldn't have it any other way! Let your inner twirling be heard!
Now off I go – until next time –
XOXO - Emma 💕
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Disclaimer
I’m writing in the style of a blog post in 2000 words to provide as much text as I can for the prompt. My information and characterisation of events are a light-hearted and made-up, fantastical representation of real events in 1925 - it's #TutuTuesday so a little whimsical storytelling is encouraged, don’t you think?
