Varvara Jmoudsky, better known as Barbara Karinska or simply Karinska (October 3, 1886 – October 18, 1983), was the Oscar-winning costumier of the New York City Ballet; the first costume designer ever to win the Capezio Dance Award, in 1962,[1] for costumes "of visual beauty for the spectator and complete delight for the dancer".[2] Ballet choreographer and producer, George Balanchine with whom she collaborated on seventy-five productions, said 'there is Shakespeare for literature, Karinska for costumes.'[3][4][5]