In honor of the new SCAD exhibition on the tailoring of Cristóbal Balenciaga, we get into an archival fashion history lesson.
, but the Parisian fashion house’s namesake couturier was a different kind of pathbreaker. Cristóbal Balenciaga opened his first store in his tranquil seaside hometown of Getaria, Spain at the age of 22, naming it EISA after his mother, who was a seamstress, before fleeing to Paris during the Spanish Civil War. In 1937, he opened the first Balenciaga atelier, which occupies the original 10 Ave George V address to this day.
This hyper-ornate rhinestoned gown made its rounds among the best-dressed of Germany. Cult favorite actress Romy Schneider wore it for aCouture clients get what they want, and this dress-and-cape ensemble was no exception. First shown in midnight black silk gazar, a certain mystery special client requested it to be specially replicated in a softer ivory silk satin.Asymmetrical tunic in gold jacquard silk, transparent rhinestones and small pearls and sequins. Haute Couture Winter 1964.
This brocaded and embellished sari-inspired dress was the unexpected source of an awkward moment on a star-studded night out in Paris. Elizabeth Taylor arrived at the famed Lido club in the flashy look, but in an ironic twist of fate, French writer and singer Annabel Buffet was seated at a neighboring table wearing the same dress.Deepak Chopra on Ketamine, A.I., and Madonna
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