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James Galanos
Woman's Ensemble (Dress and Jacket)circa 1989

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Two-piece suit of jacket and wide-leg trousers in charcoal gray fabric with an allover raised black velvet polka-dot pattern, displayed on a hanger
Full-length evening gown on a hanger, with a fitted bodice covered in large gold and crystal rhinestones, spaghetti straps, and a slim black velvet skirt with raised polka-dot texture.

James Galanos, Galanos, Woman's Ensemble (Dress and Jacket), circa 1989, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Nancy Reagan, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designer
James Galanos
United States, 1924 - 2016
Design House
Galanos
United States, California, 1952 - 1998
Title
Woman's Ensemble (Dress and Jacket)
Place Made
United States, California
Date Made
circa 1989
Medium
Dress: silk voided and cut velvet, metal sequins, metal beads and crystals, silk satin cord; Jacket: silk voided and cut velvet with silk cut velvet and silk satin, quilted
Dimensions
Center back length (Dress): 48 1/4 in. (122.56 cm) Center back length (Jacket): 31 1/4 in. (79.38 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Nancy Reagan
Accession Number
AC1997.22.1.1-.2
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles