Bakst Desings for the Russian Ballet

Bakst creates costumes for the Russian ballet
Aglaia — a modern costume fantasy
The Great Eunuch — a costume of one of the characters in Scheherazade
From the ballet The Games
Sultana in Blue
From Daphnis and Chloe
The above costumes by Bakst bear his trademark elegance and fantasy character. In all of the costumes (which, incidentally, were all created by Jeanne Paquin) special details are present. In Aglaia, the brooch shapes the lines of the attire, which is one of Bakst’s favorite techniques. The costumes for The Great Eunuch and Sultana in Blue are characteristic examples of fanciful and tempting Orientalism; and in Daphnis and Chloe, Greek gracefulness is emphasized, and as for The Games, it is self-explanatory.