James Galanos was an American fashion designer and couturier. Galanos is known for designing clothing for America's social elite, including Nancy Reagan, Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, and others.
Galanos in 1956
1959 James Galanos cocktail dress, warp-printed silk satin and velvet. (RISD Museum)
James Galanos with a model wearing one of his gowns, 1965
James Galanos halter floral full length gown. New York 1980s. PFF collection, Nafplion
Nancy Davis Reagan was an American film actress and the First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989, as the second wife of president Ronald Reagan.
Official portrait, 1983
Young Reagan with her mother, actress Edith Luckett.
Davis, c. 1949–50
Davis in 1950