NYC Midcentury Fashion Secrets: On the Dressing Room Set with Curator Phyllis Magidson from hoop gown Watch Video
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Description: An ostrich-feathered coat, BALENCIAGA's Peacock gown, a set of dresses designed by Ann Lowe, the first prominent African-American designer and one of society's best-kept secrets (whose works included Jackie Kennedy’s wedding dress). Elizabeth Farran Tozer Curator of Costumes & Textiles Phyllis Magidson—whose been with the City Museum for 35 years—shows off some midcentury gems from our #DressingRoomNY project, on view through April 30, 2016.nnFeaturing Music by Jesca Hoop
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