Evening dress
Designer
Galanos
(1924 - 2016)
Designer
Tzaims Luksus
(born 1932)
Retailer
Martha
(American, 1934 - 2003)
1970
Silk ribbed chiffon
Gift of Maurice S. Polkowitz
Object number86.80.1
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.
DescriptionGown: off white silk ribbed chiffon printed with taupe background and black symmetrical linear drawing of classical lion tamer; floor length shift, slightly fitted at waist; round neckline; long vent-cuff sleeve; center back zipper, hook and eye. Matching overskirt: rectangular panel with drawstring waist, front tacked into gathers. Couture.Collections
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