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SAB SKIRTS

How do you wear yours?

Photography by Dobie Gray

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THE SAB SKIRT
iconic & practical

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An essential piece in the ballet dancer's wardrobe, it's been a joy to develop the range and design styles to suit all dancers.

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The original Freda Silk SAB skirt was the full cut Swish, soon followed by the Slim cut which was then becoming popular but wasn't generally made in the UK.

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The Relaxed is a shorter cut, similar to the lovely American brands of SAB. This works if your body shape is "short waisted" or you just like a more hipster style.

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Some dancers like a longer cut and that's the great thing about handmade to order.

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Jess is wearing a Relaxed SAB in Mauve (left) and Slim cut in Mocha

I asked dancer Jessica Templeton for her thoughts. For Jess, with a lower cut neckline leotard she would wear the slightly longer Slim SAB skirt.

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"But if the leotard was higher on the neck I would wear a shorter skirt," she explained."It's to make the body look proportionate to the legs and help makes the legs look longer." 

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"It can also depend on what you're wearing the skirt to. If it’s a ballet class the teacher may prefer a shorter skirt to see the legs and lines more clearly." 

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The Encore

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One colour not enough?

You need an Encore - the reversible two colour Swish SAB

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