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Jonah Paz, with scraggly brown hair and clean features, wears a baggy red flannel and gray pants; Yaelle Avtan’s got a plume of blonde hair, pink blouse, and a tutu-y green skirt.
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Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
15 June 2026
Her tutu ensembles — which were usually topped with a custom Balmain jacket, of course — looked chicer than the threads most people wear to work.
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Lydia Price,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
Blunt wore a gothic Dior stunner with a tutu in London.
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Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
The star, styled by Coco Fontaine, donned a cobalt blue blazer and baggy jeans, which eventually revealed a plaid bra top underneath—tartan princess vibes by way of Miss Claire Sullivan (who also dressed Addison Rae in a brilliant pink tutu) and custom Victoria’s Secret.
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Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
12 Apr. 2026
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Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
15 June 2026
Her tutu ensembles — which were usually topped with a custom Balmain jacket, of course — looked chicer than the threads most people wear to work.
—
Lydia Price,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
Blunt wore a gothic Dior stunner with a tutu in London.
—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
The star, styled by Coco Fontaine, donned a cobalt blue blazer and baggy jeans, which eventually revealed a plaid bra top underneath—tartan princess vibes by way of Miss Claire Sullivan (who also dressed Addison Rae in a brilliant pink tutu) and custom Victoria’s Secret.
—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Tutu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tutu. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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tutu
noun
tu·tu
ˈtü-tü 
: a short skirt that extends out and is worn by a ballerina
Etymology
French tutu "ballerina skirt," from baby talk tutu "backside"
Biographical Definition
Tutu
biographical name
Desmond Mpilo 1931–2021 South African clergyman and political activist
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