Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Discover the Hidden Details in the Rockettes' Costumes That Help Create On-Stage Perfection
Yahoo News Singapore: How to make 36 women look identical? Why, design something for each of them that’s entirely unique, of course. It sounds contradictory, but, in fact, completely individualized costumes are a major factor in creating the precise magic of the Radio City Rockettes. For the latest episode of “Behind the Seams,” and in honor of the Rockettes’ 100th anniversary, InStyle visited iconic NYC landmark Radio City Music Hall to learn a few of the secrets behind one of the most beloved holiday traditions.
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As someone who grew up dancing I would always watch the Rockettes and always be truly mesmerized by the high kicks and perfect unison. It wasn't until later that I learned all that went into creating the uniform look behind the scenes. The idea to create perfectly custom costumes allowing each dancer to appear practically the same height is a feat within itself. But it also makes me wonder what would happen if a dress ripped or became damaged before a performance? Would the company keep replicas of each dancer's dress for each number or are they able to create a dress that might not be perfect but will maintain the illusion and could be used by multiple dancers in the company? Either way it is a feat that the wardrobe crew is able to manage and maintain the forever iconic look that the Rockettes have created over the years.
This article led me to the YouTube video about the rockettes costumes for this year and I really enjoyed watching that. There's so many fun details you get to see in the costumes in the video compared to the article. I’m glad the article linked to that original source and getting to see all the pretty sparkles. This designer is really interesting, I looked him up, Emilio Sosa and I'm curious to see more of his work. His designs are really cool and being able to bring these costumes to life that had previous designs for. And maintaining that iconic Rockettes uniformity is very interesting because they have a very precise way of doing it which makes sense. It's obvious that each costume has to be tailored to the person that's wearing it but to think about how you get that to look uniform across stage is a good thing to learn.
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