JEAN SHAFIROFF IN HIGH FASHION AT NYC BALLET

Jean Shafiroff

Philanthropist and style icon, Jean Shafiroff at New York City Ballet at Gala wearing ballgown by much anticipated new designer, Peter Copping for Oscar de la Renta

The NYC Ballet held their Annual Gala at the David Koch Theater earning a solid $2.5 million for the company. Sponsored by Cartier, the Gala, entitled from the Runway to the Ballet, featured choreographers Peter Martins, Troy Schumacher, Robert Binet, Myles Thatcher and Justin Peck.

Costumes for each ballet were designed by 5 different designers including Peter Copping of Oscar de la Renta, Zuhair Murad, Hanako Maeda of Adeam, Marta Marques and Paulo Almeida of Marques' Almeida, and Humberto Leon and Carol Lim of Opening Ceremony. Chaired by Adrienne Arsht and Sarah Jessica Parker, many celebrities, titans of industry and prominent New Yorkers including Peter Martins, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jennifer Hudson, Rose McGowan, Carolyn Murphy, Jean Shafiroff, Peter Coping and John Paulson.

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Photo By: Patrick McMullan