Balenciaga Museum (On-Line Version)

Stefano Mirtis
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Balenciaga Museum
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Cristobal is the only designer of his times that who
could design, cut, assemble and sew a dress all on
his own.
~ Coco Chanel
Stefanos Blueberries Balenciaga Museum (On-line Version) 055/388
1957, Museo Balenciaga Getaria
Cristbal Balenciaga, Sweater and
Skirt
-in plain green wool knit-
With the introduction of new textiles, Balenciagas
designs experienced changes. More ductile fabrics
(such as this machine-made knit) and new colours
allowed the master to design comfortable and
elegant day wear. These garments show one of the
different versions of the tunic dress launched in
1955. The masters practical sense is highlighted
in this day outfit in the line of the neck, which
highlights the nape, and in the importance given
to the loose-fitting back, pulled in with a loop.
Skirt
Skirt
Cristbal Balenciaga, Tailored Suit
-in flecked grey wool and smooth black silk velvet;
handmade-
handmade; worn by Rita Mara Fernndez-Rivera y
Gmez-
handmade-
Below-the-hip jacket with shoulder pads. The
bottom has lead weights to maintain the hang. The
waist is cinched and the torso fitted with darts.
Turndown collar in smooth black silk velvet and
lapels trimmed in the same material. Oblique open
pockets outlined in smooth black velvet on the
front panels. Fastens at the front with faceted
glass-paste buttons. The sleeves are long and have
a turnback cuff. The straight skirt, fitted with
darts, is vase.
handmade-
This magnificent two-piece suit was made in Spain
for the 1947 winter collection, model number 60.
Although the shoulders are still reinforced with
shoulder padsde riguer in the suits of the 1940s
in this model Balenciaga offered a taste of the
aesthetic that would triumph in the 1950s. That
same year, Christian Dior created the successful
New Look, characterised by fitted bodices, wasp
waists and pronounced hips.
handmade-
handmade-
Cristbal Balenciaga, Dress
-in green gros de Naples with transparent,
machine-made tulle and green gros de Naples
overskirt; worn by Mrs Bouilloux-Laffont-
overskirt-
Dress and overskirt ensemble. The pale-green gros
de Naples dress is complemented with a draped,
machine-made tulle transparency and decorated
with polka dots. The bodice is fitted, strapless,
reinforced with boning and padding at the chest.
In the same tulle as the transparency, a piece
sewn at the front of the neckline can be used as a
stole. Decorated with black silk satin bows at the
base of the skirt and at the front of the neckline.
overskirt-
The pale green gros de Naples overskirt can be
worn in two ways, either at the waist as an
overskirt, or fitting it to the neck, like a puffed
cape.
overskirt-
The dress, made in the workshops of Paris and
presented in the 1956 winter collection, has all
the characteristics of the typical 1950s silhouette:
a corset to mould the waist, deep neckline and full
skirt. Without a doubt, the novelty of this garment
lies in the multipurpose outer piece. Whether
worn as a cape or an overskirt, it gives the dress a
regal presence.
overskirt-
overskirt-
More dresses at this fantastic on-line version of
Balenciaga Museum: http://www.
cristobalbalenciagamuseoa.com/Home.html
Cristbal Balenciaga, Short Jacket
-in blue silk velvet, decorated with piping and
glass-paste beading; worn by Sonsoles de Icaza
y de Len, Marchioness of Llanzol-
glass-paste beading-
Short jacket with square collar. The panels come
to a peak at the front. Three-quarter-length
sleeves. Adorned with piping and glass-paste
beading, creating floral and heart-shaped motifs.
The front and sleeves are decorated with tassels.
Made in Spain. Balenciaga was inspired by the
short bullfighter jackets, characterised by their
style and by the intricate decoration in braids and
beads, inherited from the 18th-century clothing of
the majos. This jacket, also called a shrug or
bolero, is a beautiful example of those presented
by the couturier in his 1947 winter collection.

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