The National Ballet of Canada celebrated its 60th anniversary with a fashionable bang. They asked top Canadian fashion designers to design their take on iconic ballet costume item, the tutu.
The relationship of fashion designers creating costumes for the ballet is a popular one. Coco Chanel designed garb for George Balanchine's ballet, Apollo in 1929. Garth Pugh recently designed edgy pieces for a new production of Carbon Life at the Royal Opera House. One of the most famous ballet/designer collaborations was Rodarte's work for the film, Black Swan.The designers of the exhibit took this very seriously, and many elevated them to art with their inspirations:
