Fashion designers and the dance world have been intertwined for years. This fall, Rizzoli will publish a recent book featuring photographs of 10 years of fashion designers’ collaborations with the Latest York City Ballet. Called “Latest York City Ballet Choreography & Couture,” by Marc Happel, NYCB director of costumes, the 208-page book features 250 black and white and color images by award-winning photographer Pari Dukovic.

The photography book showcases the nearly 30 designer and choreographer collections which have premiered at NYCB’s annual Fall Fashion Gala, which was initiated in 2012, when the corporate collaborated with Valentino, in addition to the craftsmanship of the NYCB Costume Shop, which has executed these couture stage designs over the past 10 years.

Among the many designs featured are Thom Browne’s tailored suits, tweaked to accommodate the movement of dancers; Iris van Herpen’s reflective carapaces, which radically altered the dancers’ form; the lavishly ombre and embellished splendor of Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen designs; and the late Virgil Abloh’s ruched tulle, a very modern use of a textile so closely tied to the history of dance costumes. Other designers featured include Dries Van Noten, Carolina Herrera, Christopher John Rogers, Zac Posen and Raf Simons.

Happel includes the designers’ original costume drawings, their personal observations in regards to the inspiration and technical accommodations required by these collaborations, and dancers’ reflections about performing in these ensembles.

Dukovic photographed 127 handmade costumes on 11 dancers in six days throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Amongst those showcasing the designs in motion are NYCB dancers Olivia Boisson, India Bradley, Chun Wai Chan, Jovani Furlan, Gonzalo Garcia, Christopher Grant, Alec Knight, Sara Mearns, Miriam Miller, Mira Nadon and Mimi Staker.

The book has an introduction by Happel and a foreword by Sarah Jessica Parker, who conceived of the Fall Fashion Gala in 2012, and essays by Vogue fashion editor Tonne Goodman and Patricia Mears of The Museum at FIT. The hardcover book sells for $55 and will likely be released in September.