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Cooper literally drives a motorcycle on stage and then dances to her at the start of the number, and pulls off her white tutu to reveal a more sensual red dress underneath.
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Victoria Edel, People.com, 12 May 2025
The tutu, from the brand’s fall 2024 collection, featured a dramatic yet feminine aesthetic, using two tones of tulle for a blurring effect.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 22 Apr. 2025
The vlogger took her followers inside her fitting, panning to a room filled with a massive amount of clothes and accessories scattered around the floor and lining the walls, including faux fur boots, tutu statement skirts, vintage designer and oversized western leathers.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Go from the stage to the street (or more likely, the office to happy hour) in this pair from Sam Edelman, which would look just as great styled with straight-leg jeans and a T-shirt as with a tutu and tights.
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Victoria Edel, People.com, 12 May 2025
The tutu, from the brand’s fall 2024 collection, featured a dramatic yet feminine aesthetic, using two tones of tulle for a blurring effect.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 22 Apr. 2025
The vlogger took her followers inside her fitting, panning to a room filled with a massive amount of clothes and accessories scattered around the floor and lining the walls, including faux fur boots, tutu statement skirts, vintage designer and oversized western leathers.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Go from the stage to the street (or more likely, the office to happy hour) in this pair from Sam Edelman, which would look just as great styled with straight-leg jeans and a T-shirt as with a tutu and tights.
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Tutu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tutu. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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tutu
noun
tu·tu
ˈtü-tü 
: a short skirt that extends out and is worn by a ballerina
Etymology
French tutu "ballerina skirt," from baby talk tutu "backside"
Biographical Definition
Tutu
biographical name
Desmond Mpilo 1931–2021 South African clergyman and political activist
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