70.57.54

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Dior + Balenciaga, Left to right PL74.1.30 (suit), 77.116.5 (suit), 70.57.54 (blue cocktail dress), 69.153.3 (brown cocktail dress), PL74.1.2 (black wool ensemble), P91.78.2 (black coat dress)

Dress 69.153.3 (left) shown with 70.57.54

Dior + Balenciaga, Left to right: PL74.1.30 (suit), 77.116.5 (suit), 70.57.54 (blue dress), 69.153.3 (brown dress), PL74.1.2 (top and skirt), P91.78.2 (black dress)

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