tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post5540080159438390132..comments2024-03-28T22:50:02.315+11:00Comments on ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: The mutual admiration between ballet and fashionHelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-26956721986220826202018-06-24T15:30:20.210+10:002018-06-24T15:30:20.210+10:00In celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Hous...In celebration of the 70th anniversary of the House of Dior, and the NGV's exhibition "The House of Dior, Seventy Years of Haute Couture", this publication explores the design legacy imparted by Dior and its reinterpretation under the six creative directors who have led the house since his death.<br /><br />https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/exhibition/the-house-of-dior/NGVhttps://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/exhibition/the-house-of-dior/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-40595637240524830252016-09-18T08:21:16.582+10:002016-09-18T08:21:16.582+10:00Annie
Leon Bakst (1866–1924) was a Russian painte...Annie<br /><br />Leon Bakst (1866–1924) was a Russian painter who eventually specialised in costume and set design. His richly coloured designs suited Les Ballets Russes and Sergei Diaghilev.<br />In the pre-WW1 era, he created exotic, romantic Orientalist visions that were unforgettable.<br /><br />Oskar Schlemmer (1888-1943) was a German sculptor, designer and choreographer who I recognise best as a master at the Bauhaus school. A generation younger than Bakst, Schlemmer's designs were more geometric and abstract. Fun for Bauhaus students putting on their own concerts, but would the bird cage costumes have allowed the same freedom of movement for those athletic young students? Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-27261326828655293042016-09-18T07:57:30.086+10:002016-09-18T07:57:30.086+10:00the dancer
Tutu Etoile noted that ballet costumes...the dancer<br /><br />Tutu Etoile noted that ballet costumes reformed many times, especially under the liberal Russian choreographer Michel Fokine. Ballerina skirts changed gradually, to become knee-length tutus designed to show off the point work and multiple turns. The dancer Isadora Duncan freed ballerinas from corsets. The Russian impresario/producer Serge Diaghilev became more creative, and professional costumers like Alexandre Benois and Léon Bakst demonstrated that the influence of Orientalism had spread from fashion to the stage. In the 1920s, costume designers updated classical Russian story ballets with exotic tunics, veils, harem pants and turbans, rather than in delicate tutus.<br /><br />http://www.tutuetoile.com/ballet-costume-history/Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-55460513070219660952016-09-17T21:14:44.793+10:002016-09-17T21:14:44.793+10:00Thanks for bringing Oskar Schlemmer to my attentio...Thanks for bringing Oskar Schlemmer to my attention just love his rainbow legs man. My first thought re ballet+fashion [because I'm a Sixties girl] was <a href="https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/37628649_an-early-ossie-clarkcelia-birtwell-printed-ivory-satin" rel="nofollow">Celia Birtwell and her love of Leon Bakst.</a> I wonder if NGV's Tony Elllwood has heard of either of them.Ann ODynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01159263330547329077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-69315975804363562862016-09-17T17:47:49.002+10:002016-09-17T17:47:49.002+10:00When I was dancing 120 or so years ago, we wore bl...When I was dancing 120 or so years ago, we wore black leotards during practice and white tutus when performing. Nothing more interesting than that.the dancernoreply@blogger.com