Hello, darling tutu lovers! It's Emma here, your favourite pink-loving, tutu-wearing time-traveler, bringing you another blast from the past with our #TutuTuesday Ballet Tutu History blog!
Today, we're hopping aboard the express train to February 14th, 1933! This special date is, of course, Valentine's Day, a day dedicated to love and all things romantic! 🥰 Now, don't you think tutus have a certain air of romance?
Speaking of tutus, let's head to the very place where the world was falling in love with ballet: Paris! Ah, Paris! The City of Lights! Where tutus are a part of the everyday scene and everyone looks their most chic! Parisian women, oh, they know a thing or two about looking beautiful! Just imagine - walking down the Champs-Élysées, tutu billowing in the wind, a touch of elegant romance, a sprinkle of Parisian chic, and a whole lot of fun!
This week, let's explore a fascinating evolution in the world of tutus! 1933 marks a rather important moment in ballet history - the year of a change in costume design, that's what! Think Serge Diaghilev and his famous Ballet Russes company! They were at the forefront of dance fashion. We're talking about costumes so vibrant and exquisite they were almost art in themselves! 🎨 They were practically demanding you look at them! This trend of beautifully ornate, colorful costumes and dazzling tutus truly was an era of pure and utter beauty!
Imagine it - the lights dim, the music swells, and suddenly, on stage, an explosion of movement and color! Now that's romance! And oh my, what a time it was to be a ballerina! To step out on that stage in a fluffy tutu, in that bright light, you just felt like a queen! 👑
But you know what's even better than watching ballet? Actually dancing it! And darling, let me tell you, 1933 was the time to be at a ballet school in Paris! I can almost hear the light, rhythmic tapping of tiny pointe shoes on the hardwood floor! 💖
Back to those captivating costumes. It's truly amazing what happens in fashion throughout history, isn't it? How everything goes around and around and somehow comes back in new ways. We may not be wearing quite as elaborate a costume on the streets of Paris (well, maybe if I had my way!), but the spirit of that era lives on in those gorgeous ballet shoes and those twirling tutus. 🩰
We love our history here at Pink Tutu, darlings, because each and every day, with every little step and twirl, we learn a bit more about our own lives and what's in our closets! But as always, the real fun of our blog is the chance to take this journey together! 💖
I absolutely love getting your comments, so keep them coming! Do you agree that tutus add a certain romantic magic? Are you channeling a bit of that Parisian chic today? Or is there anything from that era in 1933 that you think is still worth embracing today?
Let's make this #TutuTuesday an absolute hit! Let's share our love of dance and history, our fondness for fluffy tutus and oh, those fabulous costumes! And hey, why not try out a touch of Parisian chic with a gorgeous pink tutu for a Valentine's date? 💕
Stay stylish and twirl on! 🩰
Love, Emma www.pink-tutu.com
