13.10.11

i am not a ballerina (Kat)

its true, i'm not. in fact, i cant really dance at all. but, i still love ballet. 
i have seen countless movies about dance companies, and i just find it all so magical. the way the dancers can move, and spin, and leap is amazing. this is coming from someone who can't touch her toes.
and don't even get me started on the outfits. i would dance just for the tutus alone.
since i'm too ashamed to go to a dance wear store to buy a tutu, i decided to make my own. using a giant roll of tulle, and my trusty sewing machine, i constructed something that at least looks like one.
did you know that tutus make great crowns?
now you do.

                                         Edgar Degas, The Dance Class, oil on canvas, 
                                                      1874 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)


                                                       vintage shirt and pants, mum's shoes, handmade tutu