Article: James Galanos. (art exhibit at the LACMA, Los Angeles, California)

LACMA

The work of James Galanos rips apart the now-tired dichotomy of fashion/art at the seams by showing that fashion has its own concerns, its own complexities, for which there are few artistic equivalents - trying repeatedly to pattern one on the other will only lead to a bad night's sleep. Take the simplicity and outrageousness of Galanos' 1958 coat dress in butterscotch-colored wool and llama flannel (twill weave) by Leseur from the personal wardrobe of house model Pat Jones (now Weiss). Cinched at the waist by an extravagantly oversized belt, only a recent leather example by Martin Margiela comes close to equaling the largesse of this accessory, it shows ...

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