Ballet meets Valentino at glittery NYCB gala

On the same plaza where models had strutted the runways just days earlier, it seemed like New York Fashion Week had been a mere prelude to NYCB's glittery fall gala. The evening's star was legendary designer Valentino, and the focus was on clothes, onstage and off.

Maria Kowroski and Charles Askegard in Sophisticated Lad at the New York City Ballet fall gala.
Photo / AP

Image 1 of 21: Maria Kowroski and Charles Askegard in Sophisticated Lad at the New York City Ballet fall gala. Photo / AP