Evening dress

Cristóbal Balenciaga for Balenciaga 1957

Cristóbal Balenciaga Museoa
Getaria, Spain

Round neck at the front and crossover V-neck at the back. The bodice is fitted and cut at waistline. The full skirt is gathered at the waist. It is shorter at the front than the back. The lining is straight to knee length, where it opens in three layers to give volume to the skirt.

Details

Title: Evening dress
Creator: Cristóbal Balenciaga
Creator Birth Date: 1895
Creator Death Date: 1972
Fashion House: Balenciaga
Date Created: 1957
Location Created: San Sebastián, Spain
Provenance: Worn by Rachel L. Mellon.
Type: Dress
Photographer: Manuel Outumuro
Original Source: CBM 2000.60
Rights: Cristóbal Balenciaga Museoa
Medium: Flocked shantung in blue and black
Bibliographic references: Catalogue of the exhibition Genio y figura. La influencia de la cultura española en la moda. Saitama: The Museum of Modern Art, Sociedad Estatal para Exposiciones Internacionales (SEEI). 2005, 140.

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