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Byline: Rebecca Johnson
Two weeks before the opening-night gala of American Ballet Theatre's spring season, Rachel Moore needed a dress. A few parameters: It had to be designed by Isaac Mizrahi-a devoted fan of ABT and a cochair of the gala. It had to be ready in time for the gala-no problem, given the "semi-couture" brainchild of Bergdorf Goodman, in which seams are basted instead of sewn, allowing a dress to be quickly customized (and cutting the cost of a $15,000 garment in half). More ineffably, the dress needed to be appropriate for someone of Moore's age, 42, and position, executive director of the company. It had come down to two choices-a black-and-white ...