Grand Entrance: Natalia Vodianova and the Paris Opera Ballet s Benjamin Millepied
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It was “probably the only job that was going to bring me home,” Millepied says. On Vodianova: Oscar de la Renta tulle dress embroidered with beads and organza flowers. On Millepied: Doyle+Mueser three-piece suit and Church’s lace-up shoes (worn throughout).
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The Paris Opera House was the most expensive building in Napoleon III’s grand redevelopment of the French capital. Pegasus sculpture by Eugène-Louis Lequesne, 1875. Donna Karan New York tricolor silk halter dress.
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“I’m essentially an outsider,” says Millepied, who trained at the School of American Ballet. J. Mendel hand-pleated silk chiffon–and–tulle dress with gold lamé skirt. Chanel Haute Couture sandals.
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Millepied, on the main stage with a group of his étoiles, has commissioned seven new ballets for next season. On Vodianova: Valentino Haute Couture organza dress with lamé and velvet flower embroidery.
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Vodianova recalls visiting the ballet with her grandmother. “I always adored it,” she says. Dolce Gabbana Alta Moda hand-painted top and skirt with embroidered brocade. Ana Khouri gold-leaf tiara. Chanel Haute Couture sandals.