New York City Ballet’s costume shop director Marc Happel with

New York City Ballet’s costume shop director Marc Happel with a rack of tutus and bodices for the principal sylphs.
New York City Ballet’s costume shop director Marc Happel with a rack of tutus and bodices for the principal sylphs.
A costume shop artisan presses the ruffles in a clanswoman’s skirt.
Susan Tammany’s sketch for evil witch character Madge’s costume.
A costume shop artisan holds up the preliminary stages of Madge’s costume.
A rack filled with tutus and briefs for the production’s rotating queue of principal sylphs.
Tutus for the lead sylph and her sisters hang from the costume shop’s ceiling.
Sketches for the lead sylph, clanswomen, and Madge.
A costume shop artisan presses a clanswoman’s skirt.
The clanswoman’s skirt required extensive work.
A rack of clanswomen’s ensembles.
The New York City Ballet’s costume shop at work.
The New York City Ballet’s costume shop at work.
Costumes for “La Sylphide” hang on a rack.
Completed skirts for “La Sylphide’s” clanswomen.
Completed skirts for “La Sylphide’s” clanswomen.
Wings for the sylph characters are assembled in the costume shop.
Wings for the sylph characters are assembled in the costume shop.
Scottish kilts for “La Sylphide’s” clansmen.
Corps de Ballet dancer Laine Habony is fitted for her costume.
Happel and Tammany watch Habony’s costume fitting.
Tammany’s sketch for Habony’s costume.
Happel and Tammany in the New York City Ballet costume shop.