Object: Dress
Brand:
Balenciaga
(French, founded 1937)
Designer:
Cristóbal Balenciaga
(1895 - 1972)
Date: Summer 1938
Medium: Cotton
Country: France
Credit Line: Gift of Rodman A. Heeren
Object number: 72.112.144
DescriptionFull-length dress in cream cotton with corded pinstripes alternating with navy blue pinstripes; pieced self bands for pattern of contrasting stripes forming chevron front bodice with mitered corners, curved back yoke and multiple hem bands; peter pan collar, short sleeves, fitted long torso bodice with pointed waist, full skirt; three self covered buttons at CF neckline; couture
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Elegance in an Age of Crisis: Fashions from the 1930s
- Dior + Balenciaga: The Kings of Couture and Their Legacies