82.208.3

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Faking_It_26 82.208.3 (dress), 2006.35.1 (dress with ruffle)

Faking_It_27 Left to right 82.208.3 (dress), 2006.35.1 (dress with ruffle), 2005.38.1 (dress), 79.133.5 (skirt), 77.183.3 (jacket and dress), 85.46.3 (jacket), 84.103.5 (dress), 75.125.6 (coat)

Rainbow_62 Left to right 92.145.1 (suit), 91.241.129 (green gown), 95.65.1 (red dress), P89.49.3 (textile wall), 69.170.5 (hat case), 74.107.243 (pin, earrings case), 79.169.6 (bag and shoes case), 82.208.3 (wrap dress), 71.265.7 (black dress)

Rainbow_57 Left to right 69.170.5 (hat case), 74.107.243 (pin, earrings case), 79.169.6 (bag and shoes case), 82.208.3 (wrap bodice dress), 71.265.7 (black dress), 77.228.2 (pale pink dress), 76.166.10 (floral dress), 82.3.2 (orange dress), 70.62.1 (pink dress), 2003.89.1 (textile wall), U.368 (shoes case), 2004.50.2 (earrings case), 2005.77.3 (hat case), 91.14.5 (bag case), 83.164.2 (shoes case)

Object: Cocktail dress

Brand: Balenciaga (French, founded 1937)

Designer: Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895 - 1972)

Date: c. 1956

Medium: Silk faille

Country: France

Credit Line: Gift of David Biderman

Object number: 82.208.3

DescriptionBlack silk faille cocktail dress with fitted bodice with princess front and surplice back wrap styling with extended shoulder forming cap sleeves, full dome skirt with organza backing and crinoline, bow and loops at CF waist

Exhibitions:

50 Years of Fashion, 1947 - 1997
Faking It: Originals, Copies, and Counterfeits
She's like a Rainbow: Colors in Fashion