Fashion trend balletcore: this season we steal our looks from the dance sport
Don't worry, for this trend you don't have to master a grand plié or a pirouette. A penchant for tulle and tutus, on the other hand, would be an advantage.
The beauty of fashion is that inspiration for new looks can be found everywhere. Some people pin their entire Pinterest boards, others prefer to diligently save content on Instagram. Still others dog-ear their favorite magazine or simply go through life with their eyes wide open and let their imagination run wild with people, architecture, shapes and colors. A somewhat surprising, but obviously very rich source of inspiration for the fashion world seems to be sports. Apart from the fact that athleisure wear has long since made its way into our closets in the form of trainer pants, leggings and sneakers, more and more specific sports are also finding fashionable fame. Football already provided us with shorts and jersey-like polo shirts, golf stole its sweaters, tennis its pleated skirts.
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And now? We're going after the sport of dance. Or rather, the cuffs, tulle skirts and wrap-around tops. Yep, brands from Simone Rocha to Giambattista Valli helped themselves to the characteristic outfit features of a ballerina for their spring/summer collections. On the catwalks in London, Paris and Milan, we saw lots of pink and white, sweeping tulle creations, wrapped tops and knee-high leg warmers.
Is this suitable for everyday wear, you ask? Totally. Because instead of combining delicate with delicate to float as weightlessly as possible through the dance hall, today's street ballerina wears sturdy denim or coarse knitwear with her essentials to go through life with enough grip. "Style break" is the magic word.
Where does the fashion affinity for sports come from?
It's definitely not a stormy love at first sight that completely unexpectedly pulls the rug out from under your feet. On the contrary - people spent a long time getting to know each other. For example, branded baseball caps shyly found their way into our outfits outside the stadium, shoes like the "Chuck Taylor" by Converse or the Nike "Air Jordan 1" swept one day not only over basketball courts, but also over asphalted streets. The intention behind it? To demonstrate one's devotion to a particular team, player or sport.
Meanwhile, probably few Chucks wearers know that their beloved sneaker was once designed for shooting baskets. And I'm sure that hardly any New York Yankees wearing head can explain the terms "half inning" or "strike zone" to me. Never mind. The interest between sports and fashion has long been mutual, without being limited to simple fan confessions. Athletes cooperate with big brands, big brands join forces with sports giants. The latest example is the French designer Jacquemus, who announced his collaboration with Nike via Instagram on May 16.
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Add to this our ever-growing penchant for comfort and coziness. In explaining this love affair, a crucial factor. Wherever stretch and elastic tempt with enough freedom of movement, we don't hesitate for long to commit 100 percent. Not even when tulle and cuffs are involved. As a fashionable cherry on top of the sporty cream cake, so to speak. With this in mind: get to the barre, get set, go.
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