Object: Evening dress
Brand:
Balenciaga
(French, founded 1937)
Designer:
Cristóbal Balenciaga
(1895 - 1972)
Date: 1951-1952
Medium: Silk jersey, silk faille, and sequin and jet beaded lace
Country: France
Credit Line: Gift of Noma Copley
Object number: 84.114.5
DescriptionShort evening dress: black silk jersey and black silk faille with jet beaded black lace overlay; jersey bodice; jewel neckline; back bodice with center seam and princess waist darts; long, fitted sleeves with zipper closing wrists; underarm gusset; one piece front with princess waist darts; 2.5 cm faille waist tie; six gore, below the knee length 1/2 circle skirt two black taffeta and horse hair petticoats; center back neckline and left side seam zipper closing
Label Text:According to the philosopher Gilles Lipovetsky, women of the 1950s "aspired to be supreme embodiments of luxurious elegance and refined chic." Certainly Balenciaga was a master of this look. Here, he balances the weight of this fully beaded skirt with a delicate silk jersey top, creating a graceful, harmonious effect.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Luxury