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5905 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA United States

October 2018

Conversation with Jason Wu and Sharon Takeda

October 26, 2018 • 7:30 pm PDT
LACMA Bing Theater, 5905 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA United States
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New York-based fashion designer Jason Wu will discuss his creations, career, and current collaboration with Otis College of Art and Design and the MADWORKSHOP Foundation with LACMA senior curator of costume and textiles Sharon Takeda. Wu has garnered worldwide acclaim through his eponymous label, creating sophisticated and beautifully crafted silhouettes championed by influential women including Michelle Obama, Reese Witherspoon, Julianne Moore, Diane Kruger, Kerry Washington, and Christy Turlington. $5 LACMA members and students with valid ID; $10 general public

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May 2019

Halston: Screening at LACMA

May 30, 2019 • 7:30 pm PDT
LACMA Bing Theater, 5905 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA United States

Arguably the first American celebrity fashion designer, Roy Halston Frowick​, known by the single moniker Halston, came from a childhood in Iowa to create the sexy-flowing look that defined the 1970's.  Directed by Frédéric Tcheng (Dior and I; Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel) and produced by Roland Ballester, Halston weaves a partially scripted format with rare archival footage and intimate interviews - including ​Liza Minnelli​, ​Andy Warhol​, his niece​ Lesley Frowick, and filmmaker ​Joel Schumacher - to create a textured, behind-the-scenes look at the famed designer's life and the friction between his…

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