With the fashion industry so focused on the outside, it’s good to remember that it’s what’s on the inside that counts. No matter how beautiful a woman may appear to the eye, if she is nasty or mean-spirited her beauty will diminish the minute she opens her mouth. And James Galanos knew that what was on the inside counted, too. He established a reputation for creating…
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VPOD: James Galanos American Luxury
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Now that I’m living on the West Coast I’ve become quite enamored with the work of James Galanos. This southern California designer never moved his operations to New York, the center of American fashion, but rather built his reputation and empire thousands of miles away.
His clothing is timeless and classic–for example, Nancy Reagan wore a 14-year Galanos design to her first state dinner at the…
VPOD: The Glamour of Galanos
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James Galanos was a ready-to-wear designer who manufactured couture-quality clothing. His garments featured an astonishing amount of hand work and all the beading and embroidery was done by hand. In addition, he was so conscious of quality that he often used fabrics for linings that other manufacturers were using for their dresses!
In the 1950s, he became particularly well known for his chiffon dresses with their…
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