TREND: Ballet Pink (as seen in Black Swan)
The New York Times beat me to it. I wanted my first post-hiatus post to discuss the ballet influences in late December’s Pre-Fall 2011 collections. I planned to demonstrate the trend using images from Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan. Alas, Ruth La Ferla has already come to the conclusion that the movie “both reflects–and anticipates” the ballet trend in fashion.
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However, I think the article relies too much on the use of feathers in a small handful of Spring 2011 shows (Chanel, Alexander McQueen, and J. Mendel) to draw the ballet-inspired conclusion. Although feathers are relevant to the Black Swan movie, they aren’t representative of ballet in general (and what dancers wear on a regular basis). It is ballet, not the story of Swan Lake that is on the pop culture radar:
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Kanye West’s “Runaway” video
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Despite the fact that feathers may become popular, I believe the bigger trend will be the color light pink as it is commonly associated with ballet (i.e. the leather slippers, satin pointe shoes and light pink tights).
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BEHOLD… ballet pink:
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Ballet pink was used in the Pre-Fall 2011 collections of Phillip Lim 3.1, Burberry Prorsum, Doo.Ri, Hervé Léger by Max Azria, and Oscar De La Renta:
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Phillip Lim 3.1
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Burberry Prorsum
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Burberry Prorsum
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Doo.Ri
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Hervé Léger by Max Azria
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Oscar De La Renta
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Oscar De La Renta
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Just for kicks… here are some more examples from the earlier Spring 2011 collections of Chanel, Proenza Schouler, D&G, Azzaro, Diane von Furstenberg, Jil Sander, Christian Dior, and Chloé:
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Proenza Schouler
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D&G
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Azzaro
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Diane von Furstenberg
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Jil Sander
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Christian Dior
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Chloé
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Chloé
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Boo-ya.
^This word is cruelly underutilized
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Photo Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4.
LOVE: Kristen Stewart Wears Old Chanel to the BAFTAs (but we love it)
Kristen Stewart wore a beautiful Chanel dress from the Spring 2009 couture collection to the BAFTAs:
^The shoes are Roger Vivier platform sandals in white satin. Great choice.
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Below is the dress as it appeared on the runway:
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Kristen seems to have a thing for short, strapless Chanel dresses. She wore a black one from the Fall 2008 RTW collection for the Twilight Vanity Fair Shoot:
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On the runway:
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The funny thing is that this is the second time this week that Kristen has worn a dress from a past season. Both the Chanel dress she wore to the BAFTAs, and the Azzaro dress she wore to the premier of “The Yellow Handkerchief” are not old enough to be considered vintage, yet not recent enough to be considered…well, current. Both dresses are beautiful, but technically a little out of date. Personally, I don’t mind. If it looks good, wear it.
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Photo Credits: KStewart Fan, NYMag
WANT: Kristen Stewart’s Black Azzaro Dress
Last night, Kristen Stewart arrived at the premier of her new movie “The Yellow Handkerchief” in this Azzaro Dress:
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Check out her dress on the runway. Azzaro Fall 2009 RTW:
The above “Graffiti” style dress in not available online, (probably because it’s from two seasons ago), but here’s another black, crystal-embellished dresses by Azzaro available online:
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Azzaro Strapless Pleat Trim Dress £1,045 from Browns Fashion
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