Over his many years on the runway, Posen rarely made clothes for men, but the real challenge of the assignment was designing for their movement. “I think choreography is one of the bravest mediums because you’re really raw,” Posen says. “Dance as an art breaks down a lot of barriers. Human movement really can’t be faked. You’re fully committed.” That means, he goes on to explain, “You have to make a piece of clothing that can flip upside down, slide, and experience extreme wear and tear.
“Interestingly,” Posen said, “the costumes have a classical Roman frieze look, quite strong with a warrior quality.” Lovette is the Company’s first-ever resident choreographer, a role created in the wake of Taylor’s passing by his successor. And this isn’t the first time that Posen has collaborated with her. In September 2019, when she was still a principal dancer and choreographer at the New York City Ballet, they teamed up for her work “The Shaded Line”.