Galanos, James, 1924-2016 (1924-2016)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1924-2016
Biography
James Galanos was an American fashion designer whose clientele consisted of famous individuals. After studying at Traphagen School of Fashion, Galanos worked as an assistant to designer Hattie Carnegie, and interned in Paris for couturier Robert Piguet. He then relocated to Los Angeles, where he worked as a sketcher for Jean Louis, a costume designer at Columbia Pictures. Galanos started his company Galanos Originals in 1950, and designed formalwear for clients including Marilyn Monroe, Grace Kelly, and Jacquline Kennedy. Galanos designed Grace Kelly's wedding dress for her wedding to Rainier III, prince of Monaco in 1956, and most famously created dresses for Nancy Reagan.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
CFDA Designer Hemlines Statements 1970, 1970
folder
Identifier: SC.214.4.106
Scope and Contents
This folder contains members list of attendance for next meeting as well as responses from CFDA designers on hemlines. Press clippings and correspondence about these answers are included. Designers with statements on hemlines include: Norman Norell, Mollie Parnis, James Galanos, Anne Klein, Anne Fogarty, Kasper, John Moore, Marie McCarthy, Luba, Luis Estevez, Oscar De La Renta, Victor Joris, Pauline Trigere, George Halley, Ferdinando Sarmi, George Stavropoulos, Elinor Simmons, Sylvia Pedlar,...
Dates:
1970
Filtered By
- Subject: Skirts X