‘85
01
Dean Alexander begins to design WilliWear promotional graphics.
02
Smith designs workers’ uniforms for Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s The Pont Neuf Wrapped in Paris, France.
03
WilliWear presents a boys’ line for fall and a girls’ line for spring.
04
Smith commissions caricature artist Robert Risko to draw his portrait for promotional use.
05
WilliWear produces the film Expedition in Senegal, directed by Max Vadukul with music by Peter Gordon, to present the spring 1986 collection.
06
Expedition premieres at the Ziegfeld Theatre during New York Fashion Week.
07
Smith designs costumes for
La MaMa Experimental Theater Club’s Cotton Club Gala.
08
Smith wins a Cutty Sark Outstanding Menswear Designer award.
09
WilliWear presents a collection of pink and green faux fur coats for the fall season in collaboration with Bill Blass.
10
Smith undergoes rehabilitation at the Betty Ford Center.
11
WilliWear hires Mindy Grossman as the vice president for WilliWear menswear.
12
James Mischka joins WilliWear as a designer.
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