Tara's Trip to USITT:  LACMA Museum Exhibit "A Century of Fashion" Part 3: 1970-2000

Evening Dress and Vest, 1970 by James Galanos, United States, born 1924, silk and metallic brocade dress, wool vest with beads, sequins, faceted glass stones, and metallic passementerie, gift of Galanos Originals.  m.75.98.34a, b
 

Jumpsuit, 1976 by Issey Miyake, Japan, born 1938, rayon and linen, gift of Anne Marie Dubois-Dumee, Perse/Maxfield.  ac1995.156.1
   

Evening Dress & Bag, c.1976 by Zandra Rhodes, England, Born 1940, silk screened and pleated silk chiffon with satin ribbon trim, gift of Fred and Stella Kreiger.  m.82.195.1a, b and m.82.195.2

Dress, 1983 by Rei Kawakubo, Japan, born 1942,  for Comme des Garcons, Wool knit, Gift of Mary Levkoff in Momory of Akira Kimira.   ac1997.152.1
 

Two Piece Suit, c.1983, by Carolyne Roehm, United States, born 1952, wool, gift of Gerald Oppenheimer.  ac1999.83.2.1-.2
 

Evening Dress, 1987 by Christian Lacroix, France, born 1951, silk chine, Costume Council Fund.  ac1997.53.3

Two Piece Suit, Fall collection 1990, by Thierry Mugler, France, born 1948, Rayon and Cotton Velveteen with plastic trim, Costume and Textiles Special Purpose Fund, ac1997.278.2.1-.2
   

Two-Piece Evening Ensemble, Winter Collection 1991, by Rei Kawakubo, Japan, born 1942, for Comme des Garsons, Nylon and silver metallic net jacket with plastic trim, nylon net skirt, Costume and Textiles Special Purpose Fund.  ac1999.8.10.1-.2

 Three Piece Ensemble, 1998, by Yoshiki Hisinuma, Japan, 20th Century, Laminated and burnt out rayon and polyester, gift of Marianna Ambrose.  ac1998.195.6.1-.3