36 Ballerina-Inspired Innovations

From Bloody Ballerina Shoots to Voluminous Tutu Skirts

— July 31, 2010 — Fashion
The featured ballerina-inspired innovations prove that ballet doesn't have to be limited to grace and beauty. With both soft, feminine tutus as well as dark, edgy ballet shoots, the variety used in incorporating ballet into different contexts is undoubtedly extensive.

Take a look through these ballerina-inspired innovations and get in touch with your inner dancer.

Implications - Ballet is making a comeback, but this age-old performance art has been updated to appeal to mainstream culture through infusions of pop culture and subcultures like the punk movement. To take advantage of this phenomenon, businesses must reinvent traditional practices and art forms in a way that resounds with today's tech-savvy, urban consumer base.
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When Hip Hop and Ballet Collide
When Hip Hop and Ballet Collide
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Innovative Sports Fabrics
Innovative Sports Fabrics
d3o Smart Polymer
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Tututography
Tututography
When Elina Brotherus Isn't Photographing Lakes, She's Photographing Men in Tutus
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Lacey Auditoriums
Lacey Auditoriums
UNStudio's Dazzling Dance Palace Theatre for the St. Petersburg Eifman Ballet
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Dancing on Heads
Dancing on Heads
The Chinese Acrobatic Ballet Performs Swan Lake In a New Way
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Bullet-Covered Ballet Shoes
Bullet-Covered Ballet Shoes
Canvas Ballerina Flats With Swarovski Encrusted Adornment
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Long Ballerina Skirts
Long Ballerina Skirts
The Moises de la Renta for Mango Collection Would Make Poppa Oscar Proud
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Ballerina Bobbles
Ballerina Bobbles
Les Nereides Creates Ballet Inspired Jewelry for Spring/Summer
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Sensual Tulle Skirts
Sensual Tulle Skirts
Elisabetta Massera Adds an Adult Touch to the Tutu
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Ballet-Inspired Fashion
Ballet-Inspired Fashion
Hussein Chalayan Faun Costumes Flows With the Dancers' Bodies
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Tutu Wings
Tutu Wings
Natalia Vodianova Looks Angelic as She Flies Away in Fabric
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80s Ballet Shoots
80s Ballet Shoots
Kristina Sevostyanova Puts Tutus on Tetes for 'Fluo'
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Slam Dunk Formal Wear
Slam Dunk Formal Wear
‘Who's Got the Power' in Vogue Korea May 2010 Goes Sporty
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Voluminous Tutu Skirts
Voluminous Tutu Skirts
The Moon Young Hee Fall 2010 Show at Paris Fashion Week
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Ruffled Fashiontography
Ruffled Fashiontography
Surface Magazine Issue #81 Shows Tulle Like Never Before
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Dancing Deaf
Dancing Deaf
‘Music-Toucher' Vibrating Ballet Shoes Let Dancers Feel Music
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Convertible Tutu Shoes
Convertible Tutu Shoes
Karl Lagerfeld Designs Ballet-Inspired Shoe for Repetto
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Punk Rock Princesses
Punk Rock Princesses
Marcio Freitas Showcases Marimoon's Sugar and Spice
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Aqua-Inspired Ruffled Tutus
Aqua-Inspired Ruffled Tutus
Boudoir D'huitres Spring 2010 is Inspired by Jellyfish Tentacles
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Pink Ballet Corsets
Pink Ballet Corsets
Nicole Richie Works It for Marie Claire UK February 2010 Issue
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Retro Ballerina Clothing
Retro Ballerina Clothing
The Lyell Fall 2009 Collection is Delicate and Sublime
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Gothic Ballerinas
Gothic Ballerinas
A Luxirare Post Called 'Mute' Shows Off Some Killer Louboutin Heels
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Exhilarating Dancer Promos
Exhilarating Dancer Promos
Jim Fiscus' Atlanta Ballet Photos for Performance Art
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Dilapidated Building Dance Recitals
Dilapidated Building Dance Recitals
Alexey Novikov Captures a Ballerina in an Abandoned Edifice
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Warm-Up Tattoography
Warm-Up Tattoography
Inked Girl Natalie Jean Knows How to Pose
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Mid-Street Metro Ballet
Mid-Street Metro Ballet
Richard Calmes Dance Photography Raises the Bar in NYC
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Beautiful Balletography
Beautiful Balletography
Josh Edwards' 'Dancers' Showcases the Elegance of Live Arts
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Bloody Ballerina Shoots
Bloody Ballerina Shoots
'Ichor' by Aaron McPolin Recalls Gory Greek Mythology
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Badass Ballerinas
Badass Ballerinas
Discover the Anything-But-Stuffy Realm of Alternative Ballet
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Prima Ballerina Pictorials
Prima Ballerina Pictorials
'Curtain Call' in Elle Shows the Life of a Fashion-Forward Dancer
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Unadorned Ballerina Pictorials
Unadorned Ballerina Pictorials
Magdalena Fiolka by Lukasz Pukowiec is Romantically Simple
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Wearable Cinderella Shoes
Wearable Cinderella Shoes
Plastic Flats from Kartell and Normaluisa Channel Disney Heroine
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Lounging Lingerie Ballerinas
Lounging Lingerie Ballerinas
'Claire Beth' by Abi Harrison Blends Burlesque and Ballet
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Ballerina-Inspired Photoshoots
Ballerina-Inspired Photoshoots
'Danze' in Amica Italy March 2010 is Stunning
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Badass Dancer Shoots
Badass Dancer Shoots
Freja Beha Erichsen is a 'Tough Ballerina' in Interview Magazine
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