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Slide Show: Greatest Hits Gowns
Slideshow: The Supremes’ girl group gowns at EMP
The Supremes’ Mary Wilson leads a media tour of the exhibit
Wilson explained how their customers and designers would sew sequins – and in some cases, much heavier glass beads – along the pattern of the dress’s fabric
The Supremes had a hit with the song "Touch" in the early ‘70s (the lyrics go "Oh just keep doing what you’re doing/Fancy words will only ruin it/Touch, that very special touch"), but this isn’t a custom-made gown. Wilson found it by coincidence on Hollywood Boulevard.
"You can still be a lady and be sexy and not show everything — although we did show a lot," said Mary Wilson as she led us through a media tour of the 50+ gowns and accessories in EMP’s just-opened Reflections: The Mary Wilson Supreme Legacy Collection.
The strappy, sequined, vibrant, body-hugging, and ultra-glam gowns in the exhibit are like a greatest hits of the looks that played backup to songs like "Baby L...
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