Object: Evening dress
Brand:
Balenciaga
(French, founded 1937)
Designer:
Cristóbal Balenciaga
(1895 - 1972)
Date: c. 1956
Medium: Silk taffeta
Country: France
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. Rodman A. Heeren
Object number: 70.57.54
DescriptionEvening dress in light blue silk taffeta; fitted bodice with open round neck and cap sleeves, full skirt with bubble overskirt draped at sides for effect of panniers; attached boned foundation with gathered taffeta skirt; below the knee length
Exhibitions:
- Dior + Balenciaga: The Kings of Couture and Their Legacies