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balletcore

balletcore noun: a style that borrows from the elements of ballet, including tutus, leggings, unitards, etc.

Noun

balletcore (uncountable)

  1. (TikTok aesthetic) A style that borrows from the elements of ballet, including tutus, leggings, unitards, etc.
    • Unpacking the success of Balletcore, Bikercore, Normcore and Gorpcore with considerations for future assortments.2022 summer, “What’s Actually Selling When Everything Is Trending?”, in Apparel, →ISSN, page 22
    • With the release of her first ready-to-wear capsule, “Mirroire Noire”, the Australian ballet dancer-turned-fashion designer takes centre stage, shining a new spotlight on fashion’s balletcore.2022 December 16, Zoë Kendall, “Caroline Reznik is making a fantasy wardrobe of ballet-inspired womenswear”, in i-D, archived from the original on 21 Dec 2022

Examples of balletcore in a sentence

  • If you’ve yet to surrender to balletcore, investing in a pair of pointe-style flats is the place to start.2023 March 2, Joe Bromley, “The Insider: 11 Key styles for spring”, in Evening Standard, page 19:
  • A term coined in 2015, balletcore draws inspiration from the grace and elegance associated with ballet, and this ongoing trend seems to be here to stay!2023 April 25, Shweta Sunny, “Balletcore: Back with a bang!”, in HT City:
  • What do TikTok fashion trends like Bridgertoncore, balletcore, tenniscore, and the coquette aesthetic all have in common?2024 October 8, Lauren Gruber, Megan Uy, “We Found Sooo Many Viral TikTok Items on Sale for October Prime Day”, in Cosmopolitan:

Origin of balletcore

From ballet + -core.

Questions about balletcore

What does balletcore mean?
Balletcore means a style that borrows from the elements of ballet, including tutus, leggings, unitards, etc.
How do you use balletcore in a sentence?
If you’ve yet to surrender to balletcore, investing in a pair of pointe-style flats is the place to start.
What part of speech is balletcore?
Balletcore is a noun.

Words near balletcore in the dictionary

  1. ballet slipper
  2. ballet slippers
  3. ballet troupe
  4. ballet-dancer
  5. ballet-dancers
  6. balletcore
  7. balleted
  8. balletgoer
  9. balletgoers
  10. balletgoing
  11. balletic

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