WEBJan 20, 2020 · Explore the “Balenciaga Mystique.” “Balenciaga, at his best when dealing with a snug-but-toned bodice and full skirt, makes this stately eighteenth-century evening coat, of mauve-pink faille.

WEBWith his impeccable mastery of volumes, his play on shoulders and dimensions, Cristóbal Balenciaga is one of the greatest couturiers of the 20th century. Born in a Spanish village called Getaria, the designer …

WEBAug 22, 2013 · The houses are, today, one-word icons: Dior. Balenciaga. Givenchy. But during the 1950s, such fashion labels were helmed by the very men and women who lent them their names and were still being ...

WEBBalenciaga's Spanish heritage influenced many of his most iconic designs. His wide-hipped 'Infanta' dresses from the late 1930s drew on the portraiture of the 17th-century Spanish artist Diego Velázquez.

WEBThe 'tulip' dress is made from stiff silk gazar fabric which stands away from the body and provides the strong architectural shape. The fabric is joined at the centre front and centre back with no side seams – a signature of …

WEBApr 26, 2017 · Balenciaga (1895–1972) matched that idea of the vivid intellect with his extraordinarily skill as a tailor, innovating the barrel line (1947), the balloon (1950), the semi-fitted suit (1951 ...

WEBStarting as a modest boutique, Balenciaga evolved to transform the landscape of women’s fashion with shapes and contours during the middle of the 20th century that were nothing less than groundbreaking. Today, …