New York City Ballet 2018 Fall Fashion Gala Raises Over 2.3 Million

Photo Credit: Erin Baiano

On September 27 at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center, the New York City Ballet hosted its 7^th Annual Fall Fashion Gala, which welcomed 800 guests and raised over $2.3 million for the company. 

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The annual Fall Fashion Gala was conceived by NYCB Board Vice Chairman Sarah Jessica Parker, and originally launched in 2012 with a gala celebration of the legendary designer Valentino. The gala has since raised more than $15 million for New York City Ballet, and has featured costumes designed by the likes of Virgil Abloh of Off-White, Rosie Assoulin, Thom Browne, Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen, Carolina Herrera, Narciso Rodriguez, Olivier Theyskens, Dries Van Noten, and more. All of the designs are created in house at the New York City Ballet Costume Shop in collaboration with the designers and NYCB’s Director of Costumes Marc Happel.

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Gala chairs included NYCB Board Vice Chair Sarah Jessica Parker, Mazdack Rassi, Zanna Roberts Rassi, Kelly Ripa, and Lizzie Tisch.

The evening featured champagne by Ruinart, the official champagne of New York City Ballet, catering courtesy of Sonnier & Castle, wine courtesy of Wagner Vineyards Estate Winery, décor courtesy of Raúl Àvila, and music by Chelsea Leyland.

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Guests included: Andy Cohen, Matthew Broderick, Gwendoline Christie, Tracy Reese, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Fe Fendi, Maria Cornejo, Ku-Ling and Evan Yurman, Justin Vivian Bond, Alex Wolff, Princess Noor Pahlavi, Jenné Lombardo, Athena Calderone, Tali Lennox, Mauro Durant, Erin Flaherty, Anna Kaiser, Toni Lakis, Alexi Lubomirski, Patricia Mears, Stuart Vevers, Serge Normant, Brooke Wall, Jerry Stafford, TJ Wilcox, Jamie Tisch, and the dancers of New York City Ballet.

Photo Credit: Owen Hoffmann/PMC