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- A men's costume designed by Mary Katrantzou awaits final touches.
- A completed Carolina Herrera dress in the New York City Ballet costume workshop.
- Some fabrics are custom-dyed to meet designers' visions.
- A seamstress sews lining inside a Thom Browne blazer.
- The NYCB costume workshop overlooks Lincoln Center.
- A seamstress pins a Mary Katrantzou dress.
- A closeup of the Mary Katrantzou lace.
- Cloth swatches hang from a seamstress's desk.
- Thom Browne's costume includes a felt blazer and pleated skirt.
- A tie and custom blazer made by Thom Browne for the New York City Ballet.
- Costume shop manager Jason Hadley fixes the straps of a Carolina Herrera costume.
- Tutus hang from the rafters of the studio ceiling.
- A male dancer strikes a pose in his Mary Katrantzou costume.
- A seamstress at work.
- NYCB costume director Marc Happel fixes a loose sleeve.
- Ribbon and trim sit on shelves inside the costume studio.
- A dancer in a Carolina Herrera costume fixes her slipper during her fitting.
- The neckline of a Carolina Herrera costume gets altered.
- A desk shot of the seamstress working on the Thom Browne skirt.