FASHION Magazine
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The National Ballet’s special guest star Evan McKie takes us behind-the-scenes of the latest production of The Sleeping Beauty
Photography by Lewis Mirrett Go behind the scenes with Evan »
When I danced as a guest at the Paris Opera and Théâtre des Champs-Élysées during couture season in Paris this year, and my fashionable friends were getting ready for their own ventures—Dita Von Teese for her lingerie debut and Diane Pernet for more of her signature style-spotting—I was struck by how similar our worlds are. Fashion shows and ballet performances get the culture crowds revved up with the beauty, body and details of a show. And it’s all over in a flash.