That approach certainly lies at the heart of Camerlengos thesis.

So its very much locally rooted.

Her trove of treasures features heavily in Fashioning San Francisco.

Connecting With the McQueens Chanels and Fortunys at the de Youngs “Fashioning San Francisco A Century of Style” Exhibition

Photo: Courtesy of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

She also donated a McQueen pantsuit from 1996s Dante collection.

A friend said to me, Where on earth are you going to wear it?!

recalls Suppes, laughing.

Richard Tam 1966

Richard Tam, 1966

In London, I told her.

She said I would have people following me up and down the street.

She is keen too to underscore that many of the looks in the exhibition bear global aesthetic influences.

Sybil Connolly 1983

Sybil Connolly, 1983

For that, de Young turned to Snap.

Fashioning San Francisco: A Century of Style will run from January 20 to August 11, 2024.

Alexander McQueen fall 2010 readytowear

Alexander McQueen, fall 2010 ready-to-wear

Valentino Garavani 1987

Valentino Garavani, 1987