When Fashion Met Ballet

ERDEM and Giles are among designers who are putting their individual design take on the tutu, in a new collaboration with the English National Ballet. A host of top fashion names, from the House of Worth and Moschino to Roksanda Ilincic and Julien Macdonald, christian louboutin shoes have each created their version of ballet's famous costume piece - all of which will be sold in a public auction.
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"I think that the tutu is one of the most beautiful pieces of clothing invented and I was honoured by the request from an institution as prestigious as the English National Ballet," Moschino's creative director Rossella Jardini told us. "It came naturally because the pearl-and-queen button embroidery are typically English and I have always found them beautiful."
Other labels to participate include Kinger Aggugini, Agent Provocateur, and footwear designers Christian Louboutin specials and Beatrix Ong - who have both customised shoes for the event. While Roksanda has focused on adding a lightness to the piece, Julien Macdonald has gone for a more ethereal look.
"The inspiration came from imagining a gorgeous English garden in the moonlight, cast with a mysterious black shadow," he explained. "I used pleated chiffon, organza and tulle and hand-embroidered the bodice with thistle and bracken foliage motifs to create an ethereal tutu. I already have experience with working with a dance company - I designed the costumes for Richard Alston Company's Shimmer in 2004, and was nominated for an Olivier Award for it, but designing a ballet tutu has always been a dream of mine."
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Each piece will be showcased through a catwalk show on June 29, christian louboutin pumps held at the English National Ballet's Summer Party at The Orangery, Kensington Palace. Guests will be able to bid for the tutus in a silent auction, using iPads supplied by event technology company Bidtech. To book your ticket click HERE.