Lady Gaga's pointe shoes, punk-ballet tutus in 'Dance & Fashion' exhibit

NEW YORK -- For the New York City Ballet Gala last month, top-tier fashion designers collaborated with the company's costume shop to create the looks for four works. This intersection of high art and Seventh Avenue was not unusual: The designers in question, including Carolina Herrera and Thom Browne, were following in the footsteps of such couturiers as Oscar de la Renta, Rodarte, Stella McCartney and countless others who have leapt at the chance to get their measuring tapes around the supple w...