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Street Style: Alvin Ailey Opening Night Gala Glam

The annual soiree was yet another reason for these fashionistas to get dressed and party this holiday season. Check out the most fab floor-length dresses and cocktail numbers of the night.

By Dominique Hobdy · December 11, 2013October 27, 2020
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Karine Plantadit from Paris, France at Alvin Ailey’s Opening Night Gala in New York City.

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Elizabeth Mirante from NYC at Alvin Ailey’s Opening Night Gala in New York City.

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Sheyi Ojofeitimi from Brooklyn at Alvin Ailey’s Opening Night Gala in New York City.

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Angelique Miles from Harlem at Alvin Ailey’s Opening Night Gala in New York City.

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Alicia Graf Mack from Columbia, MD at Alvin Ailey’s Opening Night Gala in New York City.

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Rosemarie Ingelton at Alvin Ailey’s Opening Night Gala in New York City.

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Gabrielle Union at Alvin Ailey’s Opening Night Gala in New York City.

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Daisha Graf from Brooklyn, NY at Alvin Ailey’s Opening Night Gala in New York City.

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Courtney Corbin from NYC at Alvin Ailey’s Opening Night Gala in New York City.

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Lorna Simpson from New York at Alvin Ailey’s Opening Night Gala in New York City.

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Edris Nicholls from New York at Alvin Ailey’s Opening Night Gala in New York City.

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Nadja Bellan-White at Alvin Ailey’s Opening Night Gala in New York City.

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Shanita Nicholas from Germany, Crailsheim at Alvin Ailey’s Opening Night Gala in New York City.

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Pamela Joyner from San Franciso at Alvin Ailey’s Opening Night Gala in New York City.

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Akua Noni Parker from North Carolina at Alvin Ailey’s Opening Night Gala in New York City.

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Tamara Bowens from Denton, TX at Alvin Ailey’s Opening Night Gala in New York City.

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Angela N. Holton from New York at Alvin Ailey’s Opening Night Gala in New York City

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Yassira Diggs from Liberia & New York at Alvin Ailey’s Opening Night Gala in New York City.

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Melissa Moore from Baltimore, MD at Alvin Ailey’s Opening Night Gala in New York City.

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Hariette Mandeville from NYC at Alvin Ailey’s Opening Night Gala in New York City.

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Kyla Upshaw-Croal from Boston, MA at Alvin Ailey’s Opening Night Gala in New York City.

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Mahlot Sansosa from Brazil at Alvin Ailey’s Opening Night Gala in New York City.

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Emily Hawkins from New York at Alvin Ailey’s Opening Night Gala in New York City.

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Hope Boykin from Durham, NC at Alvin Ailey’s Opening Night Gala in New York City.

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Ghrai DeVore from Washington, DC at Alvin Ailey’s Opening Night Gala in New York City.

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