Boston Ballet’s costume director ensures a good look and a good fit — over and over again

A former Boston Ballet dancer, Merlin brings native knowledge to the fitting room. “Instead of just putting the costume on ...

Dancing in Costumes That Don’t Want to Dance

A fashion designer and a choreographer created a work in which intentionally cumbersome garments lead and the dancers’ ...
Los Angeles Times

‘The best gift I’ve ever given myself’: Why adults are returning to L.A. ballet studios

Interest in adult ballet has increased by 75% over the last three to five years, according to the Royal Academy of Dance. The trend is driven by a resurgence of ballet-inspired fashion and a desire to ...
Texas Monthly

How Houston Ballet Brings 1,750 ‘Nutcracker’ Costumes to Life

Houston Ballet’s costume shop, in late November, bursts at the seams with costumes for the The Nutcracker. When I visited the week before Thanksgiving, the show’s 1,750 opulent costumes bulged from ...
The New York Times

What Leotard Can Compare to This?

More than 100 designer costumes from the New York City Ballet are featured in a new book photographed by Pari Dukovic. By Ruth La Ferla As a boy of 8, Pari Dukovic would pick up his camera, a gift ...
KSL

Ballet West debuts 'Cinderella' with costumes, sets from London's Royal Ballet

SALT LAKE CITY — The magical fairytale of "Cinderella" returns to Salt Lake City, but this time dancers will grace the stage with costumes and sets from the Royal Ballet in London. "Even though it's ...