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George StavropoulosGreek-born American, 1920 - 1990

Born in Tripoli, Greece, George Stavropoulos showed a talent for design as a teenager, opening a shop in Athens by age 29. After marrying an American, he moved to New York and set up a shop there in 1961. He was soon discovered by Lady Bird Johnson, who as first lady invited him to White House galas and wore his gowns to state dinners.

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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Yellow Silk Evening Gown
1978.2.2
George Stavropoulos
ca. 1967
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