83.159.1

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Dior + Balenciaga, Left to right: 83.159.1 (evening dress in case) and muslin copy, IL2022.3.1 (black silk culottes), 91.255.1 (pale blue dress), 71.213.30 (black dress)

Dior + Balenciaga, Left to right: 83.159.1 (evening dress in case) and muslin copy

Object: Evening dress

Brand: Eisa

Brand: Balenciaga (French, founded 1937)

Designer: Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895 - 1972)

Date: 1961

Medium: Silk taffeta

Country: Spain

Credit Line: Gift of Margay Lindsey

Object number: 83.159.1

DescriptionLong evening dress in silk taffeta with abstract floral chiné print in shades of green, yellow and gold; scoop neck fitted bodice, long straight skirt slightly gathered at curved drop waist; long back panel draped at deep back neckline and extending to train

In Collection(s)

1960s

Exhibitions:

Dior + Balenciaga: The Kings of Couture and Their Legacies