A soft, romantic aesthetic of wrap tops, bows, pink tights, leg warmers, and ballet flats — ballet studio style moved into everyday outfits. Adjacent to coquette but more athletic; both peaked summer 2024. The wardrobe runs on pink, white, and ribbon.
"Full balletcore today — pink mesh top, ribbon in my hair."
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balletcore means A soft, romantic aesthetic of wrap tops, bows, pink tights, leg warmers, and ballet flats — ballet studio style moved into everyday outfits. It's mostly used in casual online conversation. It's casual and generally safe with friends and online. It's standard online vocabulary; nothing inherently concerning about hearing it.
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The aesthetic vocabulary of how people dress now — quiet luxury, coquette, mob wife, coastal grandmother, Y2K core, and every "-core" that came after.
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A style that borrows from the elements of ballet, including tutus, leggings, unitards, etc.
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