Tutu designed by Jenn Woodall with participants of Word on the Street Festival, Toronto 2011

Created by Jenn Woodall, this tutu was embellished by members of the general public at Toronto’s Word on the Street Festival in 2011. The Festival is a celebration of literary culture that presents the work of writers, publishers and booksellers in an urban outdoor venue. This tutu uses lovebirds, luxurious fabrics and saturated hues to evoke the rich history and themes of Romeo and Juliet, notably passion and retribution. While designed by Jenn, the finishing touches of this tutu were added by members of the general public at Toronto’s Word on the Street Festival in 2011. Visitors to the festival signed layers of silk organza with words they felt to be indicative of love.
Jenn Woodall is a Toronto-based costume designer and illustrator, and a member of the wardrobe department in the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 873. She has worked on productions such as Total Recall, Resident Evil 5 and Suits Season 2.
Word On the Street Festival Toronto is a book and magazine festival celebrating literacy and the written word.