James Galanos
| James Galanos | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 20, 1924 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US |
| Died | October 30, 2016 (aged 92) West Hollywood, California, US |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Traphagen School of Design, New York |
| Occupation | Fashion designer |
| Awards |
Coty American Fashion Critics award, 1954, 1956; Neiman Marcus award, Dallas, 1954; Filene's Young Talent Design award, Boston, 1958; Cotton Fashion award, 1958; Coty American Hall of Fame award, 1959; Crystal Ball Award from The Fashion Group of Philadelphia, 1963; Drexel Institute of Technology, 1965; Sunday Times International Award, London, 1968; Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Golden 44 Award, 1980; FiFi award for Parfums Galanos, New York, 1980; Universita delle Arte Terme Diploma di Merita, Italy, 1981;Council of Fashion Designers of America Lifetime Achievement award, 1985;Stanley Award, 1986 Inducted, Fashion Walk of Fame, Seventh Avenue, New York, 2001; Received, Doctor of Philosophy degree honoris causa, San Francisco Academy of Art University, 2008 |
| Labels | Galanos, Parfums Galanos, Galanos Furs |
Coty American Fashion Critics award, 1954, 1956; Neiman Marcus award, Dallas, 1954; Filene's Young Talent Design award, Boston, 1958; Cotton Fashion award, 1958; Coty American Hall of Fame award, 1959; Crystal Ball Award from The Fashion Group of Philadelphia, 1963; Drexel Institute of Technology, 1965; Sunday Times International Award, London, 1968; Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Golden 44 Award, 1980; FiFi award for Parfums Galanos, New York, 1980; Universita delle Arte Terme Diploma di Merita, Italy, 1981;Council of Fashion Designers of America Lifetime Achievement award, 1985;Stanley Award, 1986
James Galanos ([gulAn´Os]; September 20, 1924 – October 30, 2016) was an American fashion designer and couturier.
James Galanos was born September 20, 1924 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the only son of Greek-born parents. His mother, Helen Gorgoliatos, and his father, Gregory Galanos, a frustrated artist, ran a restaurant in southern New Jersey, where Galanos had his first glimpses of well-dressed women. He grew up a shy boy and learned to work hard from early age. Galanos recalled that he was "a loner, surrounded by three sisters. I never sewed; I just sketched. It was simply instinctive. As a young boy I had no fashion influences around me but all the while I was dreaming of Paris and New York." Galanos graduated from Bridgeton High School in Bridgeton, New Jersey in 1942 and went to New York City intending to enroll at a school headed by Barbara Karinska, the great Russian stage designer and costumer. When the school failed to open in the autumn, he enrolled at the Traphagen School of Fashion, one of the first schools of its kind. He attended two semesters at Traphagen, the first spent in general design studies and the second in draping and construction. After eight months, in 1943, Galanos left the school because he felt that what he wanted to learn could only be acquired from practical experience in the garment industry.
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