#TutuTuesday Ballet Tutu History on 1927-11-01

Hello darling dears! It's your favourite pink tutu-clad time traveler Emma, and welcome back to Pink Tutu's Ballet Tutu History blog! As you know, every Tuesday is dedicated to the wonderful world of ballet, and especially to our dear tutus! Today, we're travelling back to the 1st November, 1927, and if you think it was all flapper dresses and Charleston dancing, you'd be partially right, but darling, did you know that ballet was a big thing in this period?

Well, settle in, grab a cuppa and let's take a waltz back to the Roaring Twenties!

Now, you know I always adore a good fashion adventure, and ooh, darling, Paris in the 1920s was like a fashion dreamland! This was a time when everyone was embracing a new kind of liberation - short bobbed hair, looser clothing, and of course fabulous dance nights. And where was the very heart of it all? Paris! It was the city for everything stylish, including ballet.

The Palais Garnier - now, that's an iconic venue! I'd have adored seeing a show there! The Parisian Ballet was in full swing, and even though the Diaghilev Ballets Russes were taking the world by storm at this time, Parisian dancers were captivating the world too! They even put on an exhibition of 18th-century dance in this very year of 1927!

Can you imagine the grandeur of the Palais Garnier in all its Victorian glory, with everyone dressed in their most dazzling outfits, ready for an evening of mesmerising ballet? It’s enough to make me want to travel back to 1927 this minute!

In fact, the 1920s was a period of real evolution in the ballet world. The designs of costumes were becoming even more exciting and extravagant! And ooh, darlings the lengths of those skirts! Now, we’re talking seriously glamorous! Gone were the long, sweeping tutus we're used to seeing today; 1927 saw tutus taking on shorter lengths, lighter fabrics, and more intricate detailing, influenced by the looser style of fashion of the day.

Imagine the thrill of watching these ballerinas twirling in these light and airy outfits, the colour contrasting with the pale stage lights! And speaking of fashion - the tutus even influenced dress designs of the time, with shorter lengths becoming all the rage for both street and evening wear. I've got to admit, it’s a bit ironic! Isn't it darling? You could almost say ballet had become a catalyst for a whole new way of dressing!

You know me! I love exploring the world, so let’s take a hop from Parisian ballrooms to my dear Derbyshire.

Did you know that the Buxton Festival Ballet started way back in 1926? And if that’s not exciting enough, it was based in the very theatre my Nana, the queen of my fashion world, taught me to dance in. Isn’t it utterly brilliant that my favourite pastime goes way back into the history of Derbyshire?! The theatre where I was given my very first tutu is steeped in history – I imagine all the other little dancers before me in that theatre all dressed in beautiful, colourful tutus…

How amazing, don't you think? That these dances are passed down through generations! I hope my Tutu Tuesday Blog does just that - helps inspire and connect new generations with the love for ballet. You never know, we might be inspiring some new time-traveling tutus of the future with all of this blog-posting magic, darling!

And finally, today’s #TutuTuesday wouldn’t be complete without a peek at the amazing, gorgeous, wonderful, absolutely perfect pink tutu!

This week, I found the most divine ballet shoes! I mean, have you ever seen such a gorgeous pink shade? They are practically pink-tutu coloured – we might have a fashion disaster on our hands because, darlings, my closet doesn’t even have enough space for this much pink!

And that, my dears, brings us to the end of another wonderful Tutu Tuesday! Let me know your favourite fashion pieces from 1927 in the comments below and don’t forget to spread the tutu-love - #TutuTuesday is meant to inspire everyone, whether you’re dancing or simply enjoying the gorgeous fashion, history and passion!

Stay fabulous!

Emma

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