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Evening dress


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Designer: Galanos

1924 - 2016

Retailer: Martha

American, 1934 - 2003

Designer: Tzaims Luksus

born 1932

Medium: Silk ribbed chiffon
Date: 1970
Country: USA
Credit: Gift of Maurice S. Polkowitz
This ensemble from James Galanos’s collection of Spring/Summer 1970 features warrior and lion motifs inspired by ancient Greek pottery. Galanos, a first-generation American, practiced design-by-adaptation using his own Greek heritage.
Object Number: 86.80.1
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