Ballet costume, History, Materials & Styles

Ballet costume, clothing designed to allow dancers freedom of movement while at the same time enhancing the visual effect of dance movements—for example, the ballerina’s tutu, a multilayered skirt that creates an impression of lightness and flight. In the earliest ballets of the 17th century

Costumes Through the Ages - The Lewis Foundation of Classical Ballet

Classical Ballet - Victoria and Albert Museum

Worn by Sofi Thanhauser review – a panoramic history of getting dressed, History books

Carlotta Grisi (1819-1899), the ballerina who

Folk costume - Wikipedia

A Brief History of Tutus, From the Romantic Era to Today

Tunique Degas 25 - Tenues de danse, tenue danse classique fille

Tunique Degas 25 - Tenues de danse, tenue danse classique fille

A Brief History of Ballet - Illustrated by Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre

Costumes Through the Ages - The Lewis Foundation of Classical Ballet