The balletcore aesthetic — soft, elegant, dancer-inspired — lives in its foundational pieces: the fitted bodysuit and the sheer or opaque tights. Styled right, they go from the barre to everyday. The balletcore guide: the basics, how to style them and how to make them wearable.

The Balletcore-Basics Case

Why bodysuits and tights are balletcore’s foundation: the the-dancer-inspired-basics (the bodysuit-and-tights as the balletcore-foundation from the balletcore-style-guide chapter — the the-basics; the the-foundation), the soft-and-elegant (the balletcore’s soft, elegant aesthetic from the balletcore-style-guide chapter — the the-aesthetic; the soft-and-elegant), the the-fitted-and-streamlined (the a-fitted bodysuit creating a-clean line from the balletcore-style-guide chapter — the the-fitted; the streamlined), the the-barre-to-everyday (the taking dancer-basics to everyday from the balletcore-style-guide chapter — the the-versatility; the barre-to-street), and the reframe (the balletcore-bodysuit-and-tights as the soft, elegant, streamlined foundation, barre-to-everyday).

The How-to-Style Breakdown

How to style balletcore basics: the the-bodysuit-with-a-skirt (the a-bodysuit with a-wrap/full skirt from the balletcore-style-guide chapter — the the-bodysuit-and-skirt; the with-a-skirt), the the-tights-under-skirts-and-dresses (the tights under skirts/dresses from the balletcore-style-guide chapter — the the-tights; the layer-tights), the the-ballet-flats (the ballet-flats completing the look from the ballet-flats-comeback chapter — the the-flats; the ballet-flats), the the-wrap-top-layer (the a-ballet wrap-top over the bodysuit from the ballet-wrap-top-styling chapter — the the-wrap; the wrap-top), the the-leg-warmers (the leg-warmers for the dancer-vibe from the leg-warmers-styling chapter — the the-leg-warmers; the leg-warmers), the the-soft-neutrals-and-pastels (the soft neutrals-and-pastels from the balletcore-style-guide chapter — the the-palette; the soft-colors), the the-elegant-and-put-together (the an-elegant, pulled-together look from the balletcore-style-guide chapter — the the-elegant; the elegant), and the the-layering (the layering the basics from the balletcore-style-guide chapter — the the-layering; the layer-them).

The Make-It-Wearable Notes

Making balletcore wearable: the the-not-costume (the styling for chic, not costume from the balletcore-style-guide chapter — the the-not-costume; the chic-not-costume), the the-mix-with-real-clothes (the mixing basics with everyday-clothes from the balletcore-style-guide chapter — the the-mix; the with-real-clothes), the the-opaque-tights-for-daytime (the opaque tights for wearable-daytime from the balletcore-style-guide chapter — the the-opaque; the opaque-for-day), the the-comfortable-fit (the a-comfortable bodysuit-fit from the balletcore-style-guide chapter — the the-fit; the comfortable), the the-flats-and-real-shoes (the ballet-flats or real-shoes from the ballet-flats-comeback chapter — the the-shoes; the wearable-shoes), the the-soft-palette (the the-soft balletcore palette from the balletcore-style-guide chapter — the the-palette; the soft-colors), the the-elevated-basics (the elevating the basics with real-pieces from the balletcore-style-guide chapter — the the-elevated; the elevate-it), and the frame (balletcore-basics as bodysuit-and-tights styled-with-skirts-flats-and-wrap-tops, chic-not-costume — wear the dancer-basics off the barre. Wear balletcore basics off the barre — a fitted bodysuit with a wrap/full skirt, tights under skirts-and-dresses, ballet flats, a wrap-top layer, and soft neutrals-and-pastels — styled chic (not costume) by mixing with everyday clothes and opaque tights for daytime: wear the dancer-inspired basics off the barre.

The balletcore aesthetic — soft, elegant, dancer-inspired — lives in its foundational pieces: the fitted bodysuit and sheer or opaque tights. How to style them: a bodysuit with a wrap/full skirt, tights under skirts-and-dresses, ballet flats, a wrap-top layer, leg warmers for the dancer vibe, and soft neutrals-and-pastels. Make it wearable — style it chic (not costume) by mixing basics with everyday clothes, use opaque tights for daytime, keep the bodysuit comfortable, and elevate the basics with real pieces. How to wear the dancer-inspired basics off the barre.