"A Night on the Town"

This exhibit took a look at evening wear from the 1950's, 1960's and 1970's.  It recognized the flowing cocktail dresses from the 50's era, by well known American designer James Galanos and the London designer Victor Stiebel.  An Oscar de la Renta 1970's dress showed how the clean crispness of American designers proved to be the practical and feminine fashion leading into the 1980's.

January - May 2004

"How the West was Worn"

This exhibit showed how western wear, cowboy garb, and rhinestone couture influenced fashion from the 1870's to today.  It highlighted features such as fringe, leather, beading and turquoise embellishments from designers such as "Gunny Sak" in the 1970's, "Ralph Lauren" in the 1980's and "Double D Ranchwear" in the 1990"s.