Ballet tutu

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Edgar Degas, Classical Bell Tutus in "The Dance Class" by Degas, 1874.)
Anna Pavlova in Giselle, wearing a Romantic Tutu
A brightly-coloured classical pancake tutu on a dress form.A tutu is a skirt wor
n as a costume in a ballet performance, often with attached bodice. It might be
single layer, hanging down, or multiple layers starched and jutting out.
There are several types of ballet tutu:
Romantic Tutu: three quarter length bell shaped skirt made of tulle. The hemline
falls between the knee and the ankle. The romantic tutu is free flowing to emph
asise lightness, to suit the ethereal quality of the romantic ballets such as Gi
selle or Les Sylphides. It is said to have been invented, or at least popularize
d, by Marie Taglioni.
Classical Tutu (bell): A very short, stiff skirt made with layers of netting wit
h a slight bell shape and fitted bodice. It extends outwards from the hips and d
oes not use a wired hoop. It is usually longer than a classical (pancake) tutu.
These can be seen in the famous ballet paintings by Degas.
Classical Tutu (pancake): A very short, stiff skirt made with layers of netting
that extends straight outwards (from the hips) in a flat pancake shape, and has
a fitted bodice. The pancake style has more layers of net and usually uses a wir
e hoop and much hand tacking to keep the layers flat and stiff.
Balanchine/Karinska Tutu: also known as the "powder puff" is a very short skirt
with no hoops, and fewer layers of netting than the pancake or classical styles.
The skirt is loosely tacked to give a softer, fuller appearance. This style was
designed originally for the ballet version of Georges Bizet's Symphony in C.
Platter Tutu: A tutu with a flat top that sticks straight out from the ballerina
's waistline.
[edit] Materials
Tutus are usually made from the following materials:
muslin
organdy or organza
tarlatan
tulle
voile
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A luxury hourglass corset from 1878, featuring a busk fastening at the front and
lacing at the backA corset is a garment worn to mold and shape the torso into a
desired shape for aesthetic or medical purposes (either for the duration of wea
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rsets, though women are more common wearers.
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y to refer to tops which, to varying degrees mimic the look of traditional corse
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ten feature lacing and/or boning and generally mimic a historical style of corse
ts, they have very little if any effect on the shape of the wearer's body. Genui
ne corsets are usually made by a corsetmaker and should be fitted to the individ
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 is most often made of woollen cloth in a tartan pattern.
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