Luis Estévez (1930 – 2014) was a Cuban-born American fashion designer and costume designer, active between 1951 until 1997. According to the New York Times, “Luis Estevez always did make a lady look like a vamp”, known for his high slits, slinky dresses and dramatic necklines.
Fashion designs by Luis Estévez in the 1950s and ’60s
Estévez was a founding member of Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA).
Estévez’s work is featured in various public museum collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum, Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Library of Congress, among others.
Estévez’s work is said to have influenced designers Michael Kors and Zac Posen. These vintage photos captured portraits of classic beauties wearing fashion designs by Luis Estévez in the 1950s and 1960s.
Carmen Dell’ Orefice in black silk sheathed ball dress, worn with white organdie stole-in-reverse tied with aquamarine velvet ribbon, by Luis Estevez for Grenelle, earrings from Seaman Schepps, photo by Roger Prigent, Vogue, 1955
Dovima in black full-skirt dress by Luis Estevez for Grenelle, Vogue, December 1, 1955
Joan Romano in lovely white lace dress with simple top shaped to the hip and full airy skirt by Luis Estevez for Grenelle, satin sandals by Julianelli, photo by Horst P. Horst, Vogue, March 15, 1955
Suzy Parker in emerald green brocade evening coat worn over black velveteen sheath by Luis Estevez, photo by Louise Dahl-Wolfe, Harper’s Bazaar, October 1955
Suzy Parker in peau-de-soie dress by Luis Estevez for Grenelle, Vogue, September 1, 1955
Leave a Reply