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Highlights include ensembles by Geoffrey Beene and Anne Klein, evening wear by Luis Estevez and James Galanos, and illustrations by Antonio Lopez.
Born in Havana in 1928 into a wealthy family, he grew up in a classy and refined ambiance. Son of Luis "Buffalo" Estévez and Gloria Cortiñas Benítez de Gálvez, Luis also descends from the Spanish family De Gálvez after whom the city of Galveston, Texas was named.
Luis Estevez studied architecture in Havana before working as a fashion designer in New York and Los Angeles, where he dressed Hollywood actresses; he went on to create the lime-green chiffon gown Betty Ford wore to dance with Prince Philip at a 1976 state dinner.
