# musnature

Swan Song Week: Ballerinas who mastered the demanding role of the swan princess Odette inspired couturiers such as Pierre Balmain. This 1949 gown covered with white feathers is his ode to the ballerina-as-bird.
On view in https://t.co/UbDiujn29I

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2020-02-26

In Tulle We Trust Week: This gold metallic tulle and gold and pink lace evening dress, 1990, was designed by American fashion designer Carolyne Roehm.
See it in person in Ballerina: Fashion’s Modern Muse! https://t.co/UbDiujn29I

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2020-02-20

Romance Me Week: The 1936 ballet Apparitions and its costumes by Cecil Beaton exemplified neo-romanticism and influenced couturier Norman Hartnell, who produced frothy, ballerina-inspired gowns. Beverley Birks loaned this 1939 gown to https://t.co/UbDiujn29I

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2020-02-12