ArtistsLuis Estévez
Luis Estévez

Luis Estévez

Cuban, 1930–2014
WA-00058831
Fashion Design
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4
Works in Collection
9
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Luis Estévez was a Cuban fashion designer known for elegantly tailored garments that blended European sophistication with Caribbean sensibility. Working primarily in the 1950s and 1960s, he created structured day wear and evening pieces characterized by refined draping and precise construction. Estévez's designs reflected the postwar refinement of American fashion while maintaining a distinctive aesthetic rooted in his Cuban heritage. His practice emphasized impeccable craftsmanship and understated luxury across ready-to-wear and custom collections.

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Luis Estevez   NARA   23869189 (cropped)
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President Gerald R. Ford Talking with Princess Diane von Furstenberg and Fashion Designer Luis Estevez during a State Dinner Honoring the Prince Minister of Ireland   NARA   23869213
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First Lady Betty Ford Meeting with Fashion Designer Luis Estevez in the West Sitting Hall of the White House   NARA   23869189
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Gang Member, Sons of the Devil (Art Institute of Chicago)
Art Institute of Chicago
Gang Member, Sons of the Devil (Art Institute of Chicago)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Education

University of Havana
Visual Arts
Sanford School
Visual Arts
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