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George Stavropoulos
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

George Stavropoulos

Greek-born American, 1920 - 1990
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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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