Balletcore Bridal Inspiration in Paris

 
Wedding dresses in frothy tulle netting and silk organza plumes, and ballet shoes hang on a rail

The bride, and the ballerina. The epitome of girlish childhood wedding dress heroines. It’s no wonder that we reference balletic details, silhouettes and frothy fabric details in bridal design.

Wedding dresses in frothy tulle netting and silk organza plumes, and ballet shoes hang on a rail against the backdrop of a moulded and panelled Parisienne apartment.
Wedding dresses in frothy tulle netting and silk organza plumes, and ballet shoes hang on a rail against the backdrop of a moulded and panelled Parisienne apartment.
Wedding dresses in frothy tulle netting and silk organza plumes, and ballet shoes hang on a rail against the backdrop of a moulded and panelled Parisienne apartment.
A Degas style ballerina in Paris checks her pointe shoes in a beautiful Paris apartment. The wedding dress she wears is made of wisps of silk organza and layered lace and chiffon
A Degas style ballerina in Paris stretches in a beautiful Paris apartment. The wedding dress she wears is made of wisps of silk organza and layered lace and chiffon
A Degas style ballerina in Paris stretches in a beautiful Paris apartment. The wedding dress she wears is made of wisps of silk organza and layered lace and chiffon
A Degas style ballerina in Paris stretches in a beautiful Paris apartment. The wedding dress she wears is made of wisps of silk organza and layered lace and chiffon
 

Ballet lends itself beautifully to bridal design, with romantic, feminine and delicate details. Exaggerating movement with frothy textures and bold shapes in lightweight fabrics. Flouncy florals and frills, wispy frayed lace and chiffon, and layered feathers, contrasted with structured and cinching bodices emulating a perfect ballerina wedding dress.

A Degas style ballerina in Paris checks her pointe shoes in a beautiful Paris apartment. The wedding dress she wears is made of wisps of silk organza and layered lace and chiffon
A Degas style balletcore bride in Paris framed in the window of a beautiful Paris apartment balcony. The wedding dress she wears is made of wisps of silk organza and layered lace and chiffon

Ballet flats became a fashionable shoe because the materials weren’t rationed and production wasn’t restricted in WW2 - so a designer had lots of ballet flats made because she couldn’t get materials for leather shoes.

A swan lake ballet core inspired bride, with a feathered drop waist dress and 1920's style veil.
A swan lake balletcore inspired bride, with a feathered drop waist dress and 1920's style veil.

Swan Lake provides the ultimate bridal inspiration for ballet core. For this bespoke wedding dress, feathers were laid overlapping in opposing directions giving a familiar and whimsical feathered look, but in a striped, unusual and intriguing detail.

Gold organza wedding ballgown inspired by ballet core, with hip panniers and a Basque waist corset.
Gold organza wedding ballgown inspired by ballet core, with hip panniers and a Basque waist corset. In a beautiful Paris apartment.
Gold organza wedding ballgown inspired by ballet core, with hip panniers and a Basque waist corset.
Gold organza wedding ballgown inspired by ballet core, with hip panniers and a Basque waist corset.
Gold organza wedding ballgown inspired by ballet core, with hip panniers and a Basque waist corset.

Ballet Dress originated in the 17th and 18th century royal courts, based on court dress as reflected in our golden organza wedding dress with a basque waist and caged hip panniers.

Charlotte Hardwick