Charles james

One other such couturier who deserves mention is Charles James. A retrospective of his work is on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NY through August 10th.

Brooklyn Museum. "The Genius of Charles James," October 16, 1982–February 13, 1983.Brooklyn Museum. "American High Style: Fashioning a National Collection," May 7, 2010–August 1, 2010.The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Costume Institute

With two retrospectives, at the Menil Collection and Metropolitan Museum, as well as a book, fashion designer Charles James is back in the limelight.

Brooklyn Museum. "The Genius of Charles James," October 16, 1982–February 13, 1983.Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology. "Fashion and Surrealism," October 29, 1987–January 23, 1988

Never having had formal dressmaking training, [Charles James] developed his own methodology based on mathematical, architectural, and sculptural concepts as they relate to the human body.

The Chicago History Museum exhibits work by America's first high-fashion designer

With two upcoming museum exhibitions, master couturier Charles James may finally get the recognition he deserves.

Brooklyn Museum. "The Genius of Charles James," October 16, 1982–February 13, 1983.Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology. "Fashion and Surrealism," October 29, 1987–January 23, 1988

Evening jacket of quilted white satin, designed by Charles James, Paris, 1937