Architecturally Significant Modern Homes - In 1950 Cristobal Balenciaga designed this dress shown in the Kimbell Art Museum Balenciaga in Black exhibit. The Basque Country born Balenciaga was Spain's leading designer the
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Cristobal Balenciaga for Hattie Carnegie, pink silk tulle and satin evening dress with silver metal embroidery, 1950. Lent by Beverley Birks. ©The Mjuseum at FIT – A Shaded View on Fashion
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Irving Penn, Cocoa-Colored Balenciaga Dress (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn) (A), Paris, 1950 | Corkin Gallery
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Barbara Goalen wearing Balenciaga's velvet and tulle mermaid dress, 1951 | Vintage glam, Vintage couture, Vintage gowns
Cristobal Balenciaga (1895–1972) | Essay | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
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