Pink Pilates Princess: The New Trend Popularizing A Ballet Coquettesque Aesthetic
By Isabella Capponi
Young ballerinas are taught to wear pink tights, skirts, little gray sweaters, and white dainty dance clothes. It is part of the dance culture, it is a uniform, and also an expression of hyper-femininity. There is a sense of confidence and personal expression that is created during childhood when we play dress up.
So why not bring back that playful dressing?
Frankies Bikinis sets the stage for the trend
Well-known women’s fashion brand Frankie’s Bikinis has recently launched a Pilates Princess collection. The collection ranges from a wide variety of pale pink pieces, low-rise skorts, and razorback dresses.
The website describes this collection as being “designed for the girls who like to dress up their day-to-day, active ensemble.” The pilates princess collection “infuses ballet fashion with trendy athleisure to create functional and feminine apparel for your everyday lifestyle–whether you’re working out, running errands, or lounging around.”
Creative Director of the Washington University Amour Magazine, Whitney Short shared her thoughts on the aesthetic, “If Kendall Jenner can call herself a tomboy, why can’t I while wearing Frankie’s new collection? I’m loving the combination between athletic vibes and femininity and how I can feel like a princess when I’m going off to do my Pilates.”
This aesthetic has been seen all over TikTok with videos such as “pink pilates princess 🩰☁️routine🩰☁️”, “pink pilates princess inspired outfits”, and “pink pilates princess essentials”.
Hyper-Feminism
This trend is a more hyper-feminine twist on the “clean girl aesthetic” which is known for its slick back buns, dainty gold jewelry, and neutral shades of lipstick. The similarities between the two are that the ideal person who fits either of these categories is put together, always has makeup done but very minimal, and goes to the gym (but not in a lifting weights or sweating too much way), these girls are effortless and flawless.
The pilates part of the pilates princess? Well if you haven't been living under a rock, you would know about the supermodel craze of doing pilates. It's a lifestyle. Pilates at 6 am, smoothies at Erewhon at 8 am (if you're willing to splurge $20 on the Hailey Bieber drink), facials at 10 am, and then the rest of the day is followed by meditation, affirmations, and manifesting.
Want to try out this aesthetic? Below we have our fave pilates princess pieces to make you feel like a ballerina-esque cool girl.
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