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September 22, 2016

Fashion Designers Dressed Ballerinas for the NYCB Gala

By Bennett Marcus

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Photo: Erin Baiano

The New York City Ballet held its fifth fall fashion gala this week. This year designers Rosie Assoulin, Narciso Rodriguez, Dries Van Noten, and Jason Wu created costumes for original ballets by choreographers Justin Peck, Lauren Lovette, Peter Walker, and Annabelle Lopez Ochoa.

NYCB board member Sarah Jessica Parker, who masterminded the annual fashion collaboration, told the Cut that choreographers now participate in selecting the designers. “At this point the choreographers are offering up their ideas, so I think what’s happening now is the list is being curated as a group,” she said.

“I sort of can’t believe it,” she added, noting the fashion gala has raised $13 million* for the ballet company over five years. “I’m very proud of the work of the choreographers and the dancers, and to have this level of designers involved now year after year has been very meaningful. You know, it’s like bona fides.”

Designer Narciso Rodriguez said he loved working with choreographer Lauren Lovette. “She’s a very talented, very enthusiastic young woman, and I think her enthusiasm really was a great source of inspiration because she had so many ideas,” he told the Cut. “This being her first choreographed piece, she was very passionate. I just wanted to create something that was a good support for all her dreams.” Designing the costumes together, the two discussed lighting and their different ideas about how the dancers’ bodies would move.

For Peter Walker’s ballet ten in seven, Jason Wu used a lot of lace — which, he pointed out, is within the DNA of his brand — as well as bright injections of color for a more modern look. “It was kind of using their expertise and translating my aesthetic to the ballet,” he said. “I also got to do the men’s costumes, which is the first time I’ve done something for men.”

He laughed when asked if this experience inspired him to do a line of men’s clothing. “Well, not yet, but it was fun. It was really fun.” Click ahead to see the costumes and performances.

*This post has been updated to show the gala has raised $13 million in five years.

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Lauren King, Preston Chamblee, and Jared Angle in Rosie Assoulin for Annabelle Lopez Ochoa's Unframed.  Photo: Paul Kolnik/Paul Kolnik
Laine Habony in Rosie Assoulin for Annabelle Lopez Ochoa's Unframed.  Photo: Erin Baiano/© 2016 Erin Baiano
Adrian Danchig-Waring and Sterling Hyltin in Rosie Assoulin for Annabelle Lopez Ochoa's Unframed. Photo: Erin Baiano/© 2016 Erin Baiano
Sterling Hyltin in Rosie Assoulin for Annabelle Lopez Ochoa's Unframed. Photo: Erin Baiano/© 2016 Erin Baiano
Sara Mearns and Amar Ramasar in Dries Van Noten for Justin Peck's The Dreamer.  Photo: Paul Kolnik/Paul Kolnik
Sara Mearns in Dries Van Noten for Justin Peck's The Dreamers. Photo: Erin Baiano/© 2016 Erin Baiano
Amar Ramasar in Dries Van Noten for Justin Peck's The Dreamers. Photo: Erin Baiano/© 2016 Erin Baiano
Costumes by Jason Wu for Peter Walker's ten in seven.  Photo: Paul Kolnik/Paul Kolnik
Ashly Isaacs in Jason Wu for Peter Walker's ten in seven. Photo: Erin Baiano/© 2016 Erin Baiano
Daniel Applebaum in Jason Wu for Peter Walker's ten in seven. Photo: Erin Baiano/© 2016 Erin Baiano
Rachel Hutsell in Jason Wu for Peter Walker's ten in seven. Photo: Erin Baiano/© 2016 Erin Baiano
Unity Phelan and Zachary Catazaro in Narciso Rodriguez for Lauren Lovette's For Clara.  Photo: Paul Kolnik/Paul Kolnik
Unity Phelan in Narciso Rodriguez for Lauren Lovette's For Clara. Photo: Erin Baiano/© 2016 Erin Baiano
Zachary Catazaro in Narciso Rodriguez for Lauren Lovette's For Clara. Photo: Erin Baiano/© 2016 Erin Baiano
Kristen Segin in Narciso Rodriguez for Lauren Lovette's For Clara. Photo: Erin Baiano/© 2016 Erin Baiano
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