TULLE TALES Ballet meets ballgowns in a glamorous new book

Epitomising grace and elegance, ballet has long been a source of inspiration for fashion designers. A new book celebrating this enduring relationship features original photographs from Bazaar, including Louise Dahl-Wolfe’s 1947 portrait of a model wearing a tutu-like Christian Dior gown and a dynamic shot of the American dancer Sono Osato. frances hedges ‘Ballerina: Fashion’s Modern Muse’ by Patricia Mears (£50, Vendome Press) is out on 17 October.