D AV I D PAT R I C K C O L U M B I A P EG GY A DA M S A N I M A L R E S C U E L E A G U E ’ S A N N UA L W A L K I N PA L M B E AC H
Angela Irish
arates. Colors emblematic of ballerinas, such as “ballet pink” tights, and pointe shoes, popularized by specific ballets such as “Sleeping” blue and lilac from the Sleeping Beauty found their way into couture collections and ready-to-wear designs by the mid-century. All of these balletic elements are on display in the exhibition, with a choice selection of ballet costumes worn by legendary ballerinas such as Anna Pavlova and Margot Fonteyn, as well as stars of the New York City Ballet and the Dance Theatre of Harlem. The show also presents the ballerina as a “woman of style.” More than a doz32 QUEST
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en ensembles by Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent and Halston, worn by stars such as Margot Fonteyn, Alicia Markova, Maria Tallchief, and Virginia Johnson illustrate the important role fashion played in the ballerina’s career. Ballet’s sway on fashion began to diminish noticeably by the early1980s with the rise of youth culture, along with the decline of high fashion. Although ballerinas themselves benefited in the change. Their art has been elevated. And they’ve maintained the emancipated position bequeathed to them by earlier generations of dancers. Ballerina: Fashion’s Modern
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Nick Mele with members of Ballet Florida
Muse has been made possible thanks to the generosity of the Couture Council of The Museum at FIT and the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. Additional support was provided by the Society of Antiquaries of London and The Gainsborough Bath Spa. Wednesday, March 4. Yesterday was another warm(ing) day in New York with temperatures touching 60 degrees and some light rain late in the afternoon and evening. It has been such a mild winter in New York, not even a wintry winter, that we’ve come to
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take this weather for granted. However, we are living at a time of so many surprises from Mother Nature, as well as from some of her children, that you never know!!! Friday, March 6. Another nice day in New York with the temperature in the low 50s and the Sun shining bright. Just to look at it all, the city life surrounding us, you’d never know that millions and millions are worried to some degree, or a greater one, of this viral predicament that threatens all of us, at least in our heads. People have asked me, “What’s it like in New York?” Maybe it’s a wee bit quieter.
SCOTT STEGER; DEBBIE ROSEN; MICHELLE CHRISTMANN; NICK MELE
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