“The construction defies any usual dress-making norms.”
Curator Jan Glier Reeder on a 1946 evening dress by Charles James.
Contributors
Jan Glier Reeder
Former Consulting Curator
Former Consulting Curator
Photography by Karin L. Willis
Selected tracks provided by APM Music
Photograph by Jerry Cooke, © JCA, Inc. 2013
Art Mentioned
Designer Charles James
1946
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