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Classical Ballet Tutus "Odile Tutu" (1988)

Black classical ballet tutu with silver decoration Black swan tutu

A Black Swan costume, designed for a collaboration between Ballet Rambert and Wimbledon School of Art.

detail of skirt embellishment detail of skirt decoration in silver

The bodice and skirt overlay are embellished with silver braid-work, appliqué and beading

The stiff plate-shaped tutu skirt is fashionably short for the late 1980s;
skirts are cut several inches longer these days.


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