CHRISTINE DAAE, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
Ever seen Phantom of the Opera on Broadway or on film? If you haven’t, I highly recommend it. I think we first saw it when we were kids. It’s a pretty spooky story about a tortured hipster that dwells beneath the Paris Opera House. When new management comes in, things start getting a little crazy. What unfolds is a tale of murder, chandeliers, love and toy monkeys! The heroine of the story is the talented Christine Daae who rises from chorus girl to Prima Donna. Orphaned as a young girl, she grew up in the opera as a ballerina. Anyway, just netflix it, it’s good.
1. Off-Duty Ballerina
Dress by Chloe, coat by Michael Kors, shoes by Valentino
2. Masquerade!
Dress by Alexander McQueen, let’s just say the shoes are Rodarte for good measure
3. Music of the Night
Dress by Lanvin, shoes by Yves Saint Laurent
All images from Vogue UK.
ODILE THE BLACK SWAN, SWAN LAKE
Following up to yesterday’s post on Odette, let’s look at her evil twin, Odile. As mentioned yesterday, Odile is the daughter of Von Rothbart. Upon finding that his hold over Odette might be broken by the faithful love of the prince, Von Rothbart disguises Odile as Odette to ensure that his curse won’t be broken. She appears at the ball and they trick the prince and he declares his love for Odile instead of Odette. Too bad so sad. By the time the prince figures out the jig, it’s too late and he has cursed Odette to be a swan forever. Sad Trombone. In the ballet, Odile appears as a Black Swan.
1. Daddddd, WTF is going onnnn?
Dress by Zac Posen, shoes by Prabal Gurung
2. Who is this guy? Like, what am I doing?
Dress by Alexander McQueen, tights and shoes by Balmain
3. Meh, he’s rich, I’ll hang out.
Dress by Nina Ricci, shoes by Haider Ackermann
All images from Vogue UK.
ODETTE THE WHITE SWAN, SWAN LAKE
I saw Black Swan and thought it was pretty tops. The movie is based around a young ballerina who is dancing the lead in Swan Lake. The story behind this ballet is pretty simple. A young prince runs away from his kingdom to escape an arranged marriage. In search of love he comes upon a lake full of swans and is startled by featheredish girl (paging Kanye West), Odette. Turns out, Odette was a princess who was turned into a swan by the evil sorcerer Von Rothbart and the lake is actually made of her parents’ tears, way harsh Tai. Long story short, to break the curse the prince must marry Odette. Fearful he might lose control over his prisoner, Von Rothbart disguises his daughter Odile as a black swan who tricks the prince into marriage. Forlorn with heartbreak despite the apologies of her prince, Odette jumps to her death and drowns in her lake. I think that’s how it goes anyway, my ballet knowledge is a little rusty.
1. I’m a Man Repeller, look at my feathers.
Top by Nina Ricci, skirt by Dolce & Gabbana, shoes by Erdem
2. UM NO, THAT BITCH DID NOT JUST TAKE MY MAN
Dress by Alexander McQueen, shoes by Chanel
3. I don’t want no scrubs.
Dress by Valentino, shoes by Alexander McQueen
Oh, also…there’s a Black Swan meme on memegenerator.net…I mean…get into it.
You should also know, Swan Lake is loosely based on my life.
All images from Vogue UK.
