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An exhibit featuring items from UGA’s Historic Clothing and Textiles Collection housed at the Department of Textiles, Merchandising and Interiors will explore ready-to-wear creations by celebrated fashion designers. The show will include pieces ranging from a 1930s Mariano Fortuny “Delphos Gown” to a 1970s Halston dress and Frankie Welch’s “Peanut Dress,” a souvenir print created to celebrate Jimmy Carter’s presidential inauguration. Other designers represented in the exhibit include Claire McCardell, Lily Pulitzer, Bill Blass, Oscar de la Renta, Pauline Trigere, and Mary McFadden. The exhibit will be on view at the Lyndon House Arts Center in Athens, GA from November 21, 2008 to January 20, 2009.
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