Trends predicting and the trendsetting that follows are based on tracing scheduled events that will put in the epicenter places, people and subjects of interest that are bound to trigger the common view. If you manage to create fashion or related tangible or non-tangible merchandise around the same idea, you gain popularity as you are actually using the need of the collective mind to identify themselves as part of that major place/person/subject of interest.
The ballet trend rose to stardom last winter, thanks to “Black Swan” and the following exhibition on Dhiagilev and the Ballets Russes. Despite the trend being already almost a year old, I believe it hasn’t been worn out and it will never will, as it is will come and go in fashion every now and then whenever a new “Billy Elliott”, “Save the last dance” or “Black Swan” becomes the talk of the town again.
If you feel that the gentle feminity of the ballet trend expresses you fashionwise, I found for you a few items from Yoox and The Outnet that will allow you to bring back the ballet trend into your wardrobe on these last days of summer and the beginning of fall. Look for loose cotton dresses and cashmere cache-coeur cardigans.
The colour palette is subtle; whites and creams, nude pinks, pastel greys, sometimes complemented with sharp black elements to accentuate the looks.
Tulle dresses and chiffon tops are matched with soft knits and textured or glossy trousers.
Feather embellishments add to the look but be careful not to go too far. Match your loose tops with leggings and finish the ensemble with a pair of cute ballerina flats. As the style in which ballet dancers dress off stage remains the same for at least the past 3 deacades, the ballet trend is one you can invest on as it is unlikely that there will be significant changes to it anytime soon.
The ballet trend in dresses. From left to right; Vanessa Bruno ATHE, American Vintage, Dolce & Gabbana, Acne.
Starting from top left and clockwise; t-shirt by Vanessa Bruno, python print tights by Marcus Lupfer, top by American Vintage, cardigan by Burberry Prorsum, top By Malene Birger, knit cardigan and feathered bolero both by Vanessa Bruno, double-row necklace By Malene Birger, ballet flats by Marc Jacobs.
This feathered top by Alberta Ferretti incorporates the whole spirit of the ballet trend. Half of it embraces the body with a cache-coeur, whereas under the waist it is loose enough to wear over a pair of tights.
No look is complete without the right accessories. A beautifully detailed necklace by Les Nereides, bought in 2005 -when the ballet trend was again in fashion.
You shouldn’t wear too many or bold accessories with the ballet trend. Cameo pendants and brooches are discreet and soft enough to match the loose lines and pale colors of a ballerina look.
