Buttonhole Elastic!
Regular Retail is $1.20 per yard, or $80.00 per 100-yard roll.
ON SALE  for 10% off!

This elastic is domestically made and MUCH less expensive than the imported English stuff we used to have. Right now, while the Dollar is weak it is just too expensive to import elastic. The domestic elastic is not a plush like the imported was, but we have found that it works much better for our purposes (making rehearsal and other tutus adjustable). It is also great for use in many other costumes to make them more adjustable for different dancers. We have used it in pants for men, waistlines of Poet's Shirts, Romantic tutus, to attach bodices to tutus, etc.

Tutu.Com's Popular Princess Headpiece Frames On Sale !  
Reg. Retail is $7.50 each for single horsehair and $9.00 for double horsehair
Special Sale - Buy 5, Get 1 more Free!

These frames are available in black and white, with either single or double-layer of horsehair. We can also spray paint these headpieces for you for a small charge. Add trims and rhinestones to quickly make a beautiful headpiece.  
For more information, go to  http://www.tutu.com/ntn_hdpc.html

Easy Headpiece Design





     

Always-Needed Dancer's Accessories!
Please BE SURE to Specify Coupon-Code NLTR-AUG10 When Ordering

Tutu.Com's 6-inch wide Elasto-Back Support Belts
 and 2-inch wide Tummy-Reminder Belts,
AND,
NEW! 3-inch wide belts are in stock now, too, in black!

These are the belts that everyone is talking about! Comfortable and supportive, they also look great on!  
Several studios are now REQUIRING the 6-inch wide belt since it is great for helping young dancers learn to maintain their correct allignment.

Item# TC101 - Elasto-Back Support Belt (6-inch wide)
Available in Black OR (NEW!) White. Available in Adult waist-sizes P, S, M, L, X.
Reg. Retail is $22.  Our discounted Price is $16.50.  
Item# TC102 - Tummy-Reminder Belt (2-inch wide)
Available in Red, Navy, Black or White.  Available in Adult and Child waist-sizes.
Reg. Retail is $ 7.00.  Our discounted Price is $4.00.
The new 3-inch wide belts - Reg. Retail is $8.00.  Special Introductory price - $6.00

New!  From Bunheads!
Take an extra 10% off these Bunheads items this month:

Rock Rosin, in 2 Sizes:
Item# BH408 -- 4-ounce -- Reg. Retail is $8.50 Our discounted Price is $6.80
Item# BH409 -- 12-ounce -- Reg. Retail is $13.00 Our discounted Price is $10.40

Bobby Pins, 25-pack, in 4 Colors:
Reg. Retail is $2.00 Our discounted Price is $1.60
Item# BH446 - Blonde // Item# BH447 - Lt Brown // Item# BH448 - Dk Brown // Item# BH449 - Black

Blister Dots, 6-pack - Item# BH1027 - Reg. Retail is $7.50 Our discounted Price is $6.00

Foot Wipes, 25-pack - Item# BH549 - Reg. Retail is $7.00 Our discounted Price is $5.60

Professional Make Up Wipes, 25-pack - Item# BH603 - Reg. Retail is $7.00 Our discounted Price is $5.60

New 'Carousel' Ouch Pouch Toe Pads, in Colors! Reversible!
Aqua/Lime  --  Pink/Melon  --  Violet/Fuschia
Small Ouch Pouch - Item# BH1094-CARO - Reg. Retail is $22.50 Our discounted Price is $18.00
Large Ouch Pouch - Item# BH1095-CARO - Reg. Retail is $24.00 Our discounted Price is $19.20
(Be Sure to Specify Color-Mix when Ordering)

NEW Dancewear Close-Outs and Sales !
Great Close-Out Prices!
Please BE SURE to Specify  Coupon-Code NLTR-AUG10 When Ordering

All Close-Out Sales Are Final - Close-Out items are NOT returnable or exchangeable.
These are IN STOCK ONLY items, we cannot order them for you if we do not have your size in stock.
Close-Outs always go fast, so if you want these, don't wait.

Close-Out - Bloch Men's Dance Belts!
Bloch's Narrow-Waist (B0491A) and Wide-Waist (B0491) Dance Belts have been discontinued
(and replaced with newer models).
Regular Retail: $19.00  -  Close-Out: $10.00 - Quantities limited to In-Stock Only.
Item# BL0491A (narrow waistband) - Black in XL only
Need more details? See the Men's Dancebelts page at http://www.tutu.com/dwear_mensdbelts.html
These belts have been replaced by very different models. For more information on the new ones, see the Men's Dancebelts page on our website at the link just above.

Close-Out - Pointe Shoes!
We are discontinuing several of the pointe shoe models we carry.  
We just don't have the time to do fittings any more, so we are selling the inventory at wholesale and below!  
Hopefully, we have your size and model on sale!
Please be sure you read the notes above regarding Close-Out Items!
The Prices Listed For Close-Out Pointe Shoes Apply to IN-STOCK Shoes ONLY !!
Need more details about these shoes? See the Pointe Shoes pages at http://www.tutu.com/dwear_pointesh.html

Gaynor-Minden - Item# GM180 ('Regular' fit) and GM185 ('Sleek' fit)
Call to check stock. Retail: $105.00  - Close-out: $45/pr.

Bloch BPS - Item# BL111L
These shoes are great for balancing and turning, but Bloch has discontinued them - too bad !!
Retail: $64.00  -  Close-Out: $15.00/pr.
Maker "Spade" (tapered):  1 only in size 4.5-X  --  2 only in size 5-X

Bloch Amelie - Item# BL103: Retail: $50.00  -  Close-Out: $25.00.
1 pair only, 5-XX

Bloch Heritage - Item# BL180: Retail: $67.00  -  Close-Out: $32.00.
1 pair only, 4.5-X

Bloch Serenade - Item# BLSE131: Retail: $56.00  -  Close-Out: $25.00.
1 pair only, 3.5-C Standard Shank
Actually, this pair is a Signed and Numbered Special-Edition Collector's shoe
(but still perfectly ready for class or the stage)

Chacott Veronese-II  - Item# CH151
Very Limited Sizes and Quantities, from Size 21 to 26
Call to check stock. Retail: $82.00  - Close-out: $40/pr.

Chacott Veronese-III  - Item# CH161
1 Pair only --  size 24-D, Medium Shank.  Retail: $82.00  - Close-out: $35.00.

Chacott First-Step, Pre-Pointe Shoes - Item# CH101
1 Pair only --  size 22.5-D.   Retail: $60.00  - Close-out: $25.00.

Grishko Model 2007 - Item# GR135
Call to check stock. Retail: $79.90  - Close-out: $35/pr.

Prima Soft Gala - Item# PR701: Retail: $66.00  -  Close-Out: $15.00/pr.
1 pair size 3-X, Hard Shank   //   1 pair size 5-X, Hard Shank

Close-Out - Grishko Ballet Shoes!
Grishko Ultimates (Model 4) - Item# GR200 - Canvas only.  Reg. Retail is $25.90
CLOSE-OUT at 50% off - $13.00
In-Stock Sizes Only.  Black, Pink, White.

Grishko Professional Ultimates (Model 6) - Item# GR210 - Canvas only.  Reg. Retail is $27.90
CLOSE-OUT at 50% off - $14.00
In-Stock Sizes Only.  Black only.
Need more details? See the Ballet Shoes page at http://www.tutu.com/dwear_balletsh.html

Close-Out - Girl's and Women's Tights

Bloch Endura #BLT0921G GIRL'S Footed Tights
Reg. retail is $8  --  CLOSE-OUT at 50% off - $4.00
Black:  Large (10-12) - 3 pairs
Pink: Small (4-5) - 11 pairs  //  Large (10-12) - 1 pair only

Danskin #DS65 GIRLS 100% nylon seamed, footed tights.  Reg. retail is $18.  
CLOSE-OUT at 50% off - $9.00
Ballet Pink (peachy):  SC(4-6) - 9 prs.
Theatrical Pink (pale pink):
SC (4-6) - 3 prs.   //   Interm (6X-7) - 6 prs.   //   MC (8-10) - 7 prs.   //   LC (12-14) - 7 prs.

Danskin #DS69 WOMENS seamless footed tights.  Reg. Retail is $10.50
CLOSE-OUT at 50% off - $5.25
Black:   Size C - 2 prs.
Size C - 2 prs.   //   Size D - 2 prs.
Theatre Pink (pale pink):   Size D - 2prs.

Close-Out - Women's Jazz Pants
Danskin #DS2210 WOMENS Straight-Leg Cotton/Lycra Jazz Pants, Elastic Waist
Reg. Retail is $36.00 CLOSE-OUT at 50% off - $18.00
Adult Pet / Sml / Med - Black only - Just a few pairs left

Close-Out - Womens/Girls Leotards!

M. Stevens #MS3041 Women's short-sleeve cotton/Lycra leotards
Light Pink only, Adult sizes - AD Small only  --  only 2 left !
Retail: $26.00  -  Close-Out at 1/2 off: $13.00




MR407LM - Mirella wide-strap camisole, darted bodice, shelf-lined.
In Black: AD Petite, Medium-Long, Large only
In Chocolate: Medium-Long, Large only
Reg. Retail: $36.00 - Close-Out at 1/2 off: $18.00



Mirella #MR207L Women's princess-seamed camisole leotard
Black: Petite, Small, Large
Burgundy: Petite, Small, Medium, Medium-Long, Large
Orchid: Large
Retail: $32.00  -  Close-Out: $10.00


Mirella #MR515C Girl's princess -seamed, cap-sleeve leotards
Garnet (red): Child 6x/7-Interm, Child 8/10-Medium
Retail: $20.00  -  Close-Out at 1/2 off: $10.00



Mirella #MR202L Women's pinch-front camisole
Black: Petite, Small, Medium, Large
Royal Blue: Petite, Medium, Large
White: Petite
Retail: $31.90  -  Close-Out at 1/2 off:  $16.00



Mirella #MR201L Women's classic camisole.  
Black: Petite, Medium
Retail: $31.00  -  Close-Out at 1/2 off: $15.00




Danskin #DS3056 Girl's short sleeve leotards, soft cotton.
Black: Interm, Medium, Large
Petal Pink: Intermediate
Theatrical Pink: Small, Interm, Medium
Retail: $17.00  -  Close-Out: $9.00



Danskin #DS1176 Girl's long sleeve leotardssoft cotton.
Black: Small, Interm, Medium, Large
Theatrical Pink: Small, Interm, Medium, Large
Retail: $19.00  -  Close-Out: $10.00



Close-Out - KD Dance Knitwear!
KD Dance #KD01A Fine Roll-Waist Tights. Adult Sizes.
Black: Petite, Small, Medium
Retail: $42.00  -  Close-Out: $21.00

KD Dance #KDCL01KA Mock-Rib Roll-Waist Shorts. Adult Sizes.
Black: Petite, Small, Large
Retail:  $40.00  -  Close-Out $20.00

KD Dance #KDCL03DB Classic V-Neck Long Sleeve Top, Adult Sizes
Black: Small, Medium, Large
Retail: $54.00  -  Close-Out: $27.00

This month, we have three very talented costumers to tell you about -
Travis Halsey, Cheryl Beasley, and Brenda Carr!
I can't talk about Travis, Cheryl, or Brenda without talking about the first-ever Project Tutu Competition and the 2010 International Ballet Competition, held in Jackson, MS. So, this month, I'm going to change the Featured Costumer format somewhat, and tell you all about the IBC, Project Tutu, Travis, Cheryl, Brenda and all the other costumers, directors, judges, parents, and dancer/models who made it , by far, the highlight of any dance lovers summer.

The USA - IBC only happens once every four years.  The best dancers from around the world apply to compete.  This year, only 119, out of the several hundred who applied, were chosen.  About half of them competed in the Jr. Division, 15-18 year olds, and the other half competed in the Senior Division, 19 - 26 year olds.  Tutu.Com is a sponsor.  We donate a fully decorated, professional-quality tutu to each female gold medalist and a tunic to each male gold medalist.  

We also set up a booth from which we sold tutus, tiaras, dancewear,  etc. and did free "costume triage" for the competitors.  It was fun - long-time friend and client, Carole Klinko, from the Turks and Caicos, came with me and helped man the costume triage area.  She flew to Charlotte and made the 10 hour drive from Charlotte to Jackson with me.  Carole also competed in the Project Tutu Competition.  She was one of 7 designers to compete.  

All did a fabulous job, having to make a performance-quality, fully decorated tutu in a total of 22 hours.  Each designer was given a dancer's measurements from which to start.  They were allowed to pick one of Tutu.Com's bodice patterns, but they had to make a major design change in the pattern.  
And that was only the beginning....There were several "glitches".  

I can't go any farther without telling you about Cheryl Beasley and Travis Halsey.  As many of you know, Cheryl lives in Huntington Beach, CA. and has taught grading and bodice design classes at TutuSchool in CA., Charlotte, NC, and Secaucus, NJ.  She is also responsible for grading our patterns and design work/collaboration on several.  She was the calm in the storm of Project Tutu and the Tutu Fashion Shows.  Cheryl kept all the models for both of our fashion shows calm, made sure they all had their headpieces securely on their heads, dealt with parents questions, nervous directors, hungry children, and generally kept everyone's frayed nerves under control.  We could not have done either fashion show or Project Tutu without her.  On top of all that, Cheryl had two stunning tutus in the show, a beautiful turquoise le Corsaire and a hand-dyed white and aqua "Tiffany" tutu that was commissioned by a photographer for a new coffee table-style book.  The Tiffany tutu has hundreds of hand-sewn Swarovski crystals on it.  Along with Carole and Travis, Cheryl helped me do all the alterations so that the 25-plus tutus in the show fit comfortably and beautifully.  She also made some last-minute headpieces.

Tall and lanky Travis Halsey, grew up on a farm in South Dakota, now lives in Chicago and works for the Joffrey Ballet's costume shop.  He is a wonderfully creative artist.  As many of you know, Travis has designed a new "Hollywood" basque pattern and two new bodice patterns for Tutu.Com.  These patterns are advanced-level, costume shop patterns.  The lines are stunning.  At present, we will be selling the patterns without formal instructions or how-to pictures, but the instructions with photographs are in the works.  If you are an experienced bodice maker, you will be fine with the copious notes that Travis has included on the pattern sheets. As with all bodice patterns, I recommend you make a muslin FIRST, as fit IS everything when it comes to bodices and basques!

Travis brought four tutus for our fashion shows - a burgundy/white/black Paquita, a very elegant white and gold Cinderella wedding tutu, a Coppelia doll tutu, made with bodice and peplum fabric designed by Travis on a computer, using a process called Sublimation that Cirque de Soleil uses, and, my favorite, a Carabosse tutu made for a man.  It is the most amazing Carabosse I have ever seen, with enormous amounts of handwork.  The bodice alone has probably around 100 tiny pieces of fabric mixed and matched to create the affect of ribs.  The headpiece and sleeve pieces were built onto a custom-made body stocking so that there would be no worrying about pieces falling off during Carabosses rather  energetic(to say the least) movements.  Travis also helped with the basic tutu seminar we had going on the same week as Project Tutu.  He shared some great ideas with the students and offered positve critiques.  We, at Tutu.Com are thrilled to have Travis as part of our creative team!  I think I am the luckiest person in the world to be able to work with all of these incredibly talented people.

  The guests for our fashion shows were really in for a fabulous treat.  Not only did we have some of the most
incredible tutus of modern day in the shows -- Holly Hynes' fabulous Diamonds tutu, constructed at the famous Barbara Matera LTD. costume shop in NY was graciously loaned to us by the Kennedy Center; Tutu.Com handled the "birds" - Firebird, Bluebird, White Swan and Black Swan, as well as the children's tutus; Carole Klinko's fabulous upside-down flower tutu and her version of Claudia's Firebird design; Brenda Smith's Black Swan; Ann-Margaret Holden's Black and White tutu; Nancy Ford Gallegher's Jelly Fish tutu, and Chris Garniewicz' black leather tutu, as well as the tutus designed by Cheryl Beasley and Travis Halsey, were all in the show.  We also had some very special vintage tutus by designers Oliver Messel, Andre' Levasseur, and David Walker, all kindly loaned to us by Alun Jones.  Alun also loaned some of his fabulous tiaras to us.  The young dancers were in awe.  They could not believe they were actually seeing, much less wearing tutus that had been worn by such great ballerinas as Margo Fonteyn and Alicia Markova.  It was really quite overwhelming for us all.  
    
The first Tutu Fashion Show was supposed to be held during a luncheon.  Unfortunately, the room designated for the luncheon fashion show was not big enough to hold the sold-out 50 people signed up for lunch AND the models, not to mention the over 120 more people on the waiting list!  Working with the fabulous staff of the Jackson-Marriott, we decided to rope off a section of the restaurant for those who were there for the luncheon, then have them come up to the fashion show room after they ate.  We were able to set the room up without luncheon tables and were then able to accomodate everyone on the waiting list as well.  IBC staffers got on the phone and called everyone on the waiting list.  All of this was accomplished within an hour!

We had a wonderful group of mothers lining up the models, helping with the younger children - we had 8 children, between 4 - 9 years old, in the show as well as the 25 teenage dancer/ models.  Travis, Cheryl, Carole and I did fittings the day before the first fashion show and organized who was to wear what.  Most of the models were available for both shows, thank goodness.  

The second show was not tied to a luncheon.  It was on the last Friday afternoon of the IBC, and there was not a performance that night so we had a full house of dancers, directors, teachers, and ballet lovers.  This show, staged in a partnering.  Every one of the Project Tutu competitors has since told me how much theylarge ballroom, also included the Project Tutu Competitors and our esteemed jury.  We were honored to have judges who had been involved in the professional ballet world for many years, and knew how a tutu should fit and why certain things are so important to movement and learned and grew from their talks with the judges.  

Here are the competitors choices:
Carole Klinko - Esmerelda, Chris Takashima -  Le Corsaire,
Raye Ryan - Sugar Plum Fairy, Ann-Margaret Holden - Ugly Stepsister,
Nancy Ford Gallegher - Carabosse, Brenda Carr - Snow Queen
Cindi Tucker - Sleeping Beauty - 16th birthday

Brenda Smith, who was one of the winners of an earlier Facebook contest to have a tutu included in the Tutu Fashion Shows, Cheryl, and Judy, a friend of competitor, Brenda Carr's, were all there to lend a hand with last minute hand stitching for the competitors during the last hours.  All of their models showed up on time for their second and final fittings, and the models who did not show up for the first fitting showed up, too!  Their director had mixed up the times.  Cheryl and I switched a couple of things around and managed to find a tutu for each of them to wear.  They were so disappointed that they did not get to work with the designers, and it really was not their fault, so we were very happy that we could still include them in the show.

Heading our panel of judges was Bruce Marks, who also headed the jury for the IBC.  Bruce was Artistic Director of Boston Ballet and Orlando Ballet.  He has staged many ballets and taught many of the finest dancers in the world.  Other panelists included Christopher Fleming, well-known choreographer and master teacher, and Gizella Watkowsky, former Prima Ballerina with National Ballet of Canada and well-known ballet teacher.  Christopher and Gizella were also the  Competitor Evaluators.  Mme. Peff Modelski, head of the Teachers Workshop at the IBC and world - renowned ballet teacher,  Costume Designer Marianne Mahoney, who is also the niece of Thalia Mara, famous ballerina who brought the IBC to Jackson, and Travis Halsey, assistant to the head of Joffrey's costume shop, and also a wonderful costume designer and pattern maker, rounded out our jury.  

The judges spoke with each Project Tutu competitor, putting them on the spot  with tough questions.  The competitors had to leave the room with the judges after presenting their tutus.  At that time, we continued with the fashion show.  At the end of the show, The judges and competitors came back in and Bruce Marks announced the winner -- Brenda Carr, of Fort Mill, SC, for her hand-dyed Snow Queen tutu.  Congrats to Brenda, and ALL the competitors of the first ever Project Tutu!  I am in awe of you all.  

Each competitor will receive a tutu kit for participating, and our winner, Brenda Carr, received a $500 gift certificate to Tutu,Com, and tickets to the IBC Gala.  If you would like to see some of the Tutu Fashion Show, go to You Tube and type in  "Lunch with the IBC."  Also, the second fashion show with the Project Tutu competitors was filmed by Dance Channel TV, but, as of yet, we have not heard when it will be shown.