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Barbara Karinska was born Varvara Andriivna Jmudska (Ukrainian Варвара Андріївна Жмудськa) in 1886, in the city of Kharkiv, Russian Empire (now in Ukraine). She was baptized in the Orthodox Church. Her father was a wealthy wholesaler of cotton goods, philanthropist and city father. She was the third and eldest female of ...
Skirt designed by Barbara Karinska for the New York City Ballet's production of "Western Symphony". A ballerina skirt, also referred to as a Juliet skirt or a romance skirt, is a full skirt that is worn by ballet dancers and is composed of multiple layers of fabric. Ballet dancers wear the longer version of the skirt, while for fashion purposes ...
Tutu (clothing) A colourfully decorated classical ballet tutu, on a dress form. A tutu is a dress worn as a costume in a classical ballet performance, often with attached bodice. [1] It may be made of tarlatan, muslin, silk, tulle, gauze, or nylon. Modern tutus have two basic types: the Romantic tutu is soft and bell-shaped, reaching the calf ...
Fustanella. A Souliote warrior wearing fustanella, by Louis Dupré. Fustanella (for spelling in various languages, see chart below) is a traditional pleated skirt -like garment that is also referred to as a kilt worn by men in the Balkans . The Albanian traditional costume with fustanella had identified the special troops that Albanians ...
Housing costs make up about a third of the Labor Department’s CPI, a closely watched inflation gauge. The CPI’s shelter index measures tenants’ rents and how much a homeowner would pay to ...
A thigh-high leg slit revealed a pair of bright white pointed-toe pumps underneath the skirt. She finished off the look with jewelry from Bulgari. Zendaya and stylist Law Roach shared behind-the ...
Admission to the basic festival is included with park admission, but guests must purchase the food and drink separately. Each booth offers small plates for a fee, usually ranging from $8 to $12 ...
The shortening of the tutu came as a direct result of the increasing intricacy and difficulty of ballet steps. By the 1870s, the length of tutu had changed from mid-calf to above the dancer's knee. Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake in the late 1870s debuted an even shorter tutu, built with hoops and 10 layers of netting to maintain its flat, wide shape.