Silver-grey rayon crinoline dress designed by Pavel Tcheletchew, worn by a female member of the corps de ballet in Ode. Large square mirror 'sequins' form stars n the skirt and and on the shoulder picked out by the elaborate stage lighting. The dress is worn with a fencing mask and long black gloves to make the dancer anonymous. The setting includes a suspended pyramid of dolls dressed similarly in crinolines to give a sense of distance.
Ode was a revolutionary ballet that used film and light and a set of gauzes and ropes to create its ambiance. he critic A V Coton claimed the ballet had an unearthly beauty and was quite different from other works on the stage in 1928.