The Lady’s Closet

A costume and clothing blog.

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Court dress, 1885

From the Indianapolis Museum of Art

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the empress of china: wu zetian’s costumes (episodes 77 ~ 82)

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Evening dress, 1907-10

From the Galleria del Costume di Palazzo Pitti via Europeana Fashion

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Something rare is happening in the world of ballet: At the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., two African-American dancers will be the leads in The Washington Ballet’s production of Swan Lake: Misty Copeland, soloist with American Ballet Theatre, will dance the dual role of Odette and Odile, while Brooklyn Mack of The Washington Ballet will dance Prince Siegfried.

Copeland and Mack have something in common that is also rare for young African-Americans: teachers who saw their potential early on and broke the unwritten rule that all ballet dancers must look alike.

Who Gets To Dance In ‘Swan Lake’? The Answer Is Changing

Photo credit: Emily Jan/NPR

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Natasha Lillipore

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Native American girl. Beautiful. Ah-Weh-Eyu (Pretty Flower), Seneca Indian girl, 1908.

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Carolina Herrera 

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Alberta Ferretti gown

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Vivien Leigh

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Woman (1899) x

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Anne O’Byrne as Christine in Love Never Dies

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Satya Paul 

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Francis Specht on Flickr

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Zandra Rhodes (1968)

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Alexis Mabille

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Michael Rosner Goddess Mahina III x