A performance by three modern dancers opened Jean Paul Gaultier’s ready-to-wear summer show on Tuesday evening in Paris. The dancers’ costumes did not resemble any of the pieces in Gaultier’s show. But the dancers’ movement illustrated the inspiration behind this designer’s summer line.

Even if ballet has little presence in your city, you can still find its influence everywhere.
More specifically, you can find it in the leggings, wraps, and flats worn by fashion-conscious women in cities around the world.

Is this love of ballet-inspired fashion rooted in something more lasting than fad and designer decree?

Click on the title of this post to read more about ballet dancewear’s lasting impact on mainstream fashion.