1980s James Galanos Gold Lame Blue Dress w Heavily Sequinned & Jewelled Strapless Bodice designer-emanuel-ungaro Similar pieces were prominent and

Similar pieces were prominent and on display at the Halston and Warhol: Silver and Suede Exhibit

The jacket is tagged a vintage YSL 34 and the pants a 44

For a piece that is almost 100 years old is it to be considered in outstanding

The faux vinyl leather would have been the very forefront in cutting edge textiles at the time and the use of it is an important milestone in both fashion history and in the career of Andres Courreges

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1980s James Galanos Gold Lame Blue Dress w Heavily Sequinned & Jewelled Strapless Bodice designer-emanuel-ungaro Similar pieces were prominent andJames Galanos was just 27 years old when he launched his first label called Galanos Originals in 1951. By 1954 he had won a Coty award and the Neiman Marcus award. By 1958 he was producing clothing that could range in price from $200 to $3000, an astronomical price for ready to wear for that time period. when you convert that to modern dollars and realize that it would be just under 30k for his upper range pieces. Part of the reason for those high