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Tulle, Tulle, Tulle All About Tulle — Lee Ann Torrans and Edley Associates (Comments Off)

Tulle, Tulle, Tulle All About Tulle — Lee Ann Torrans and Edley Associates
Tulle has been made since the late 1800’s when it was developed in Tulle, France, and came to America in the early 1900’s. When you are making a tutu be certain to use the best fabric, and that includes tulle. The hundreds [...]

LEE ANN TORRANS — Designer Competition Features Tutu (Comments Off)

Coming on strong; Fashion student makes finals of national competition
Ryan Joelson never expected to be a fashion designer.
Until his last year of high school, the 20-year-old Burlington native was headed toward a career in science.
But today, the student in Ryerson University’s prestigious fashion program is on his way to a successful design career.
Joelson is one [...]

Totally Hot Duct Tape Boots for Goth Tutu —- Lee Ann Torrans (1)

Totally Hot and Amazing Duct Tape Boots for Goth Fairy
Needed:  One  roll of duct tape for two boots and two old shoes!  A couple of platic bags.

Before and After — Simple Wedge Pumps were used.

Plastic Bag Wrapped around shoe, foot and leg.

Platic Bag loosely taped.  There must be some ‘give’ in taping the Duct Tape [...]

No Sew Easy Purple Princess – Comment Here! (1)

Everything you need for a Purple Fairy Princess.  Link to Page Above for individual instructions.

Dream Tutu.
Wings.  August 2 — Purple Wings!
Crown.
Wand.
Gauntlet.

Finished Gauntlet! —- Lee Ann Torrans (Comments Off)

We love it!  The finished Gauntlet.  See Gauntlet Page  for complete instructions.
There Are Fairies at the Bottom of Our Garden
Video soon … I promise but for now instructions and images follow.
Embellished Gauntlet Ready for Seaming

Remember, Fairies never shop! They find what they need.
Items Needed

Stretch fabric for gauntlet (12 inches by ten inches)
Manilla folder for pattern
1/8th [...]

Little Boy in Tutu – Don’t Know the Answer —- Lee Ann Torrans (Comments Off)

Family of ‘Princess Boy’ at center of debate over gender roles after YouTube video posted
A little boy in a bright red dress and his mom’s picture book about acceptance are front and center in a biting debate over a question well beyond his years: Are society’s gender roles so rigid that a male [...]

Psychological Profile of a Dancer —- Lee Ann Torrans (Comments Off)

Will Update Soon.
The Psychological Profile of a Dancer
Image from La Bayadere – Paris Opera 2002

Great directors of ballet have always been intrinsically involved in the costumes of their dancers. Balanchine was no exception. Diaghilev was constantly involved with his costumers. Anyone involved in costuming any dance, be they dance teachers from a recital in the [...]