Two tulle dresses with sequins on mannequins

(L) Christian Dior (1905–1957), Evening gown “Venus,” Fall/Winter 1949. Silk bobbin net with glass seed beads, plastic pearls, plastic sequins, metal sequins, and glass rhinestones in copper alloy settings, silk plain weave, nylon horsehair. Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Gift of I. Magnin & Company, 49.25.1a–c; (R) Christian Dior (French, 1905–1957), Evening gown “Junon,” Fall/Winter 1949. Silk bobbin net, silk gros de Tours, plastic sequins, gelatin sequins, nylon horsehair. Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Gift of I. Magnin & Company, 49.25.2a–b. Photographs by Randy Dodson, © Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

Fashioning San Francisco: A Century of Style

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Explore the history of San Francisco through fashion. Featuring one of the most iconic collections of 20th- and 21st-century women’s clothing in the United States, this exhibition includes 100 collection highlights, along with local loans of high fashion and haute couture. The first major presentation of our costume collection in over 35 years, it showcases designs from French couturiers, Japanese avant-garde designers, and other pillars of the fashion industry, including Christian Dior, Alexander McQueen, Christopher John Rogers, Comme des Garçons, and Rodarte. The designs on display, many never shown before, reflect San Francisco’s long-standing tradition of self-expression through fashion.

Sponsors

This exhibition is organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.

Presenting Sponsor
John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn

Lead Sponsor
The Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund
Diane B. Wilsey

Major Support
Yurie and Carl Pascarella
Denise Littlefield Sobel
Christine Suppes

Significant Support
Carole McNeil
The Diana Dollar Knowles Foundation

Generous Support
Lorna Meyer Calas and Dennis Calas
Textile Arts Council of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

Additional support is provided by Sandra Bessières, Dr. Roger Budge and Ms. Leslee Jane Budge, Dana and Gregory Lee - Ted and Doris Lee Family Foundation, Cathy and Howard Moreland, Jan and Bob Newman, and Gwynned Vitello.

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