To see the ballet Punctually of the season in the season, there is almost to be wondered if it does not exist some strange law of attraction that binds this aesthetic to the catwalks. And also to all of us, loyal (and not) of the classic ballet.
Who grew by looking at Billy Elliot He knows, there is something inexplicably evocative in that behind-the-quintation made of shoes and tutu: he never tires (and no, he is not the teacher who dances in the famous film boogie in the boxing gym). What better moment therefore, if not today that it is the International Dance Dayto dissolve a question once and for all: Why don’t you get tired of dressing like dancers? For the glory (and joy) of balletwe tried to answer in 5 points.
1. Pink tights and tutu unlock childhood memories
Other than windows in via Monte Napoleone. Those who have grown by studying dance since childhood will remember dreamy stops in front of the windows of the dance shops (while mom or dad pulled from one arm). Between a sigh and a languid gaze, in those moments of suspension from reality the day was dreamed of the day in which perhaps (when big, who knows!) That tutù all rhinestones and sequins would have become their own, perhaps on a stage and in the most wonderful of the Pas de deux. More or less the same sensation (re) felt when Ferragamo brought a series of looks and accessories inspired by the catwalk for spring-summer 2025 ballet.
Not to mention the pink satin shoes. Here, maybe this is – we found it! – The reason why we continue to love the reinterpretations proposed by fashion: to wear tip shoes you have to wait years and years. It is to be prepared technically until the day when the ankles will be strong enough (and the heart ditto) to withstand so much joy. In short, if it is true that the expectation of pleasure is itself the pleasure … Who knows that this is not the sense that the idea of wanting to wear a pair of satin dancers is impregnated. Like those Miu Miu who have generated a lot in recent years hype.
2. The ballet It is a fetish aesthetic for many brands
As Miu Miuto have proposed the pink dancers with the rounded tip there was also Marni. But there are also those who have borrowed the concept from the world of ballet in a proper and pure concept: seeing to believe the square and raised tip of the dancers of Mm6 Maison Margiela and the new reinterpretation of the Cassia model of Christian Louboutinrecently re -proposed with the stiletto heel. Clichés of clichés, of any color are and of any height both the heel, the shoes faithful to the ballet They collect so many consents that they can punctually obtain applause on the open scene.
3. The ballet He company company in iconic moments
From ballet There has been a lot – even before it was baptized like this – also in the cultural imagination of the last fifty years. An imaginary that in the eighties also belonged to the world of music, especially a Madonna And Cindy Laupertwo fans (each with their own style, one pop and the other punk) of the short skirts in tulle.
The world of cinema has also supported and continues to support the cause: pending the exit of DancerLen Wiseman’s new film with Keanu Reeves, A jump back in time takes us back to the body and the Alex Owens warmers (played by Jennifer Beals) in Flash Dance. And how not to mention then Carrie Bradshaw – Aka Sarah Jessica Parker – in Sex and the City. His iconic white tulle skirt (a vintage affair with an unforgettable story) was even beaten at auction.
4. Le étoile They are the new stars in front row at the fashion shows
It is true, we like to dress like dancers. But also what the (real) dancers wear when they do not dance has become a source of inspiration thanks to the fashion industry. During the previous editions of Milan Fashion Week we repeatedly sighted big names in Italian dance in front row at the fashion shows. This is the case ofétoile Nicoletta Manni by Tod’s and also of Virna ToppiFirst dancer of the Teatro alla Scala, guest of Emporio Armani, Roberto Cavalli and Alberta Ferretti.
5. The ballet will always refer to an exclusive world
“Everyone wants to be us”: it is one of the most emblematic jokes of Miranda PrieStel, played by Meryl Streep in the film The devil dresses Prada. As in fashion so in ballet, the charm that hovers between dressing rooms and stage defines the perimeter of a world made not only of sequins, rhinestones, tulle, silk and satin. Ballet is a world made of competition and sacrifices, devotion and resilience. One in a thousand makes it, and this is – perhaps this – that makes this imagination so exclusive and elitist to whom all (or rather, who grew up on bread and dance) would like to belong.
Julia Stiles also taught us in 2001, when she interpreted Sara: the aspiring dancer – which makes it – in Save the last dance, Thomas Carter’s film. Lawful dreams and stories that often translate into reality. And what if reality does not become, what does it do? There will always be fashion, with its reinterpretations, to give us the opportunity to feel protagonists of that stage which is nothing but life itself.
Source: Vanity Fair
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