Evening dress
Cristobal Balenciaga|House of Balenciaga
1951 · silk · Costume Institute
A Spaniard, Balenciaga never failed to give passionate drama to the dress, imparting history and dance and ceremony in lace and in silhouette. A wide skirt with tiers of taffeta assures swing.
- Artist
- Cristobal Balenciaga|House of Balenciaga
- Date
- 1951
- Medium
- silk
- Culture
- French
- Department
- Costume Institute
- Credit line
- Gift of Gina Gerardo, 1993
