James Galanos
Dinner Suit

DesignerAmerican, 1924–2016
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Dinner Suit
Date1984
PlaceUnited States
MediumWool and lace
DimensionsJacket (.A): 31 × 18 in. (78.7 × 45.7 cm)
Blouse (.B): 24 × 16 in. (61 × 40.6 cm)
Skirt (.C): 22 × 25 in. (55.9 × 63.5 cm)
Other (.D, belt): 40 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (102.9 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Bernice Weingarten
Object number93.147.A-.D
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ProvenanceBernice Weingarten; given to MFAH, 1993.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: .A: Labeled on interior: black thread on white fabric, top back: "GALANOS", below proper right armhole: "PROFESSIONAL/ DRY CLEAN/ ONLY" brown thread on white fabric, proper right inside seam: "Neiman-Marcus" .B: Labeled on interior, proper right inside seam, black thread on white fabric: "PROFESSIONAL/ DRY CLEAN/ ONLY" .C: Stitched in white thread on interior waistband, front: "F" .D & .E: Imprinted in gold ink on verso, center: "GALANOS", also labeled on verso, buckle-end, blue ink on white adhesive label, .D: "362xx-31"/ 1244" .E: "1244/ 362xx 37 1/2" "

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