Exhibition
A Passion for Perfection
James Galanos, Gustave Tassell, Ralph Rucci
When
Sep 15, 2007 – Mar 9, 2008
Where
Joan Spain Gallery, first floor, Perelman Building
Tickets
About
The opening exhibition in the Joan Spain Gallery, A Passion for Perfection highlights works from the Museum's costume collection by three award-winning fashion designers from Philadelphia: James Galanos, Gustave Tassell, and Ralph Rucci.
Connected by a web of personal influence and shared roots, each of these couturiers has had an illustrious career, bringing to ready-to-wear apparel the craftsmanship and attention to detail that marks Paris haute couture.
Curators
Dilys Blum • Curator of Costume and Textiles