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About Tutu Etoile
Lydia Harmon graduated from California Institute of The Arts
with her BFA in dance and from the University of AZ with an MFA in costume design. She began her professional
costuming career in 1989 designing costumes for The Magic of David Copperfield's television specials and stage
shows while dancing as his magic assistant. Upon retiring from dance she worked in the costume shops of Houston
Ballet as well as Houston Grand Opera, the University of Arizona School of Dance, and Huntsville Ballet, on
productions that include Dracula, Swan Lake, Nutcracker, Stars and Stripes, Madame Butterfly, Magic Flute and
Salome. Since the inception of Tutu Etoile in 1998, her company has designed and constructed costumes for many
productions all over the world for ballet, operettas and musical theatre. Her extensive experience as a
professional dancer and the over 20 years in costume design and construction has made Ms. Harmon appreciate the
importance of the fine quality fit, fabrics and construction techniques used in every Tutu Etoile costume. These
costumes are proudly created to enhance your dance experience, and make your production a success.
Tutu Articles
Follow the links below for some interesting articles about Tutus and Ballet Costume History.
Read some of the testimonials and view a list of Magazines with articles about Tutu Etoile.
Portfolio
The quality of some of these pictures are not that great but it
shows the variety of our work. The quality of the pictures will be much improved with the new additions.
Click on the costumes below to see a larger version.
• Classical Tutus
• Romantic Tutus
• Bell Tutus
• Tunics
• Head Pieces
• Contemporary and Character Costumes
• Sleeping Beauty
• Alice in Wonderland
• Nutcracker
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Gold and White |
Baliwood |
Royal & Gold |
Spanish |
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Two Piece White & Gold |
Black Swan |
Kristen Clark
Nutcraker |
White |
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| Sugar Plum |
Teal & Lilac |
Souffel Sleeve |
Aurora Wedding |
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Aurora |
White Swan |
Cream and Gold |
Kitri |
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Ombre Dyed |
Royal |
Sapphire,
Sleeping Beauty |
Pink & Burgundy |
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Swan Lake |
Blue Bird |
Two piece Pink & Gold |
Cream & Red |
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Rose & Gold |
Spanish Nutcracker |
Sugar Plum |
Merliton |
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Sugar Plum Fairy |
Princess Florine |
Underside of Classical |
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| Romantic Tutus |
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Scoop Neck Romantic |
Copper and Antique Gold Gored Skirt |
Black Copper and Brocade Gored Skirt |
Hot Pink, Lt Garnet and Paris Pink Gored Skirt |
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Degas |
Romantic |
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| Bell Tutus |
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Inverted |
Pink and Black Paquita |
Royal and Gold Velvet |
Paquita Variation 1 |
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Paquita Variation 2 |
Paquita Variation 3 |
Aurora Bell |
Red Bell |
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Blue Bird
& Blue Tunic |
Don Quixote |
Peach Bell |
Woodland Glade Fairy |
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Clara's Friend |
Underside of Bell |
Pink and Gold Aurora |
Stars and Stripes |
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| Tunics |
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Soldiers |
Sugar Plum |
Drossylmeyer |
Coppelia Wedding |
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Blue Velvet |
Cavalier |
Crushed Velvet |
Don Quixote |
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Merliton |
Brocade and Custom
Dyed Copper |
Nutcracker |
Blue Bird |
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Aurora Wedding |
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| Head Pieces |
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Gold Tier Drop |
Diamond Shape |
Midsummer |
Black Swan w/Feathers |
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Scalloped Tiara |
Princess Florine |
Gold Fairy |
Green Roman |
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Lilac Fairy |
Swan Lake Pas de Troix |
Chinese |
Woodland Glade |
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La Bayadere |
Blue Bird |
Blue Bird Male |
Floral |
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Floral |
Paquita |
Paquita |
Paquita |
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Russian |
Townswomen
Head Pieces |
Townsmen
Head Pieces |
Sugar Plum Fairy |
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| Contemporary and Character Costumes |
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Fire Unitard |
Lyrical Dress |
Degas |
Sun |
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Empire Dress |
Wind |
Western Piece |
Giselle |
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La Peri |
La Tyrolian |
Swan Lake Pas de Troix |
Vestri Gavotte |
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Esmerelda |
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| Sleeping Beauty |
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Aurora |
Prince |
Queen |
King |
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Woodland Glade Fairy |
Carabosse |
Catalabutte |
Townswomen |
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Townsmen |
Harlequin |
Little Red
Riding Hood |
Wolf |
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Puss in Boots |
White Cat |
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| Alice in Wonderland |
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Alice |
Mad Hatter |
March Hare |
Lobster |
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King's Tunic |
King's Cape |
Queen |
Knave |
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Black and Red Cards |
Tweedle |
Turtle |
Mushroom Cap |
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| Nutcracker |
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Kissy Doll |
Spanish |
Russian |
Turquoise and Burgundy
Arabians |
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Pink and Red Arabian |
Chinese Principals |
Arabian |
Moor Dolls |
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Mice |
Clara & Soldier |
Kissy & Harlequin Dolls |
Clara in Nightgown |
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Mice Corps |
Mouse King |
Tea and Chocolate Bonbons |
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