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Cristobal Balenciaga|House of Balenciaga

spring/summer 1955 · rayon, silk, linen · Costume Institute

Developing from his watershed 1952 unwaisted suit, Balenciaga added a belted martingale to articulate a fullness at the back. The martingale tunic without its skirt became the chemise, and later the sack of the late 1950s.

Artist

Cristobal Balenciaga|House of Balenciaga

Date

spring/summer 1955

Medium

rayon, silk, linen

Culture

French

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Gift of M. Balenciaga, 1955