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Evening jumpsuit
1963 · [no medium available]
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Luis Estévez
Cuban, 1930–2014
WA-00058831
Fashion Design
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9
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- WikidataTier 1 · Institutional85%
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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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University of Havana
Visual Arts
Sanford School
Visual Arts
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