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The pregnant beauty mogul, 37, was photographed during a trip to an International Silks & Woolens store in Los Angeles wearing a black tutu top, black track pants and white cleats.
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Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Martinez initially started going off about Cody Nickson before Jansen got involved — all while wearing a neon green tutu — and that’s when the Miami native broke out the pots and pans.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 5 July 2025
Lauren, in fact, remembers riding around on that dirt bike in a tutu.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2025
The classic flat features a stylish, adjustable buckle and comes in both leather and sleek satin finishes in a variety of classic and unexpected hues, like golden yellow, tutu pink, and robin blue.
—Aly Walansky, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2025
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Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Martinez initially started going off about Cody Nickson before Jansen got involved — all while wearing a neon green tutu — and that’s when the Miami native broke out the pots and pans.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 5 July 2025
Lauren, in fact, remembers riding around on that dirt bike in a tutu.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2025
The classic flat features a stylish, adjustable buckle and comes in both leather and sleek satin finishes in a variety of classic and unexpected hues, like golden yellow, tutu pink, and robin blue.
—Aly Walansky, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2025
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“Tutu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tutu. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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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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