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2. www.thinkspain.com › news-spain › 33279Emeralds Franco gave his granddaughter for her wedding were ...

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   A JEWELLER has revealed how the rock-sized emeralds General Franco gave his granddaughter for her wedding were 'just painted glass stuck together with egg-white'. Dictator General Franco's granddaughter Carmen Martínez Bordiú, aged 21, marrying Prince Alfonso Jaime de Borbón y Dampierre.

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3. www.revistavanityfair.es › articulos › carmenCarmen Martínez-Bordiú: “Fui yo la que quiso que Balenciaga ...

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   Jan 2, 2024 · Las fotos de la época nos muestran a una jovencísima Carmen Martínez-Bordiú (acababa de cumplir veintiún años) radiante con su vestido de raso de manga larga sobre el que destacaban los bordados...

4. www.theroyalforums.com › news › 62266-on-this-dayOn This Day: The Duke of Anjou Marries A Franco Descendant

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   Mar 8, 2017 · Their wedding took place at chapel of the Palacio Real de El Pardo. Alfonso and María del Carmen had two children, sons Francisco de Asís and Luis Alfonso, before divorcing in 1982. The bride wore a wedding dress designed by Cristóbal Balenciaga and a diamond and emerald tiara.

5. www.nytimes.com › 1985/10/01 › styleSALUTE TO THE ART OF BALENCIAGA - The New York Times

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   Oct 1, 1985 · He came out of retirement in 1972 to do the satin gown embroidered with pearls and stones for the wedding of General Franco's grandaughter, Maria del Carmen Martinez-Bordiu Franco.

6. www.elle.com › balenciagas-most-iconic-momentsBalenciaga Fashion House- Greatest Moments Of All Time - ELLE

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   May 25, 2017 · Balenciaga came out of retirement in 1972 to create the wedding dress of Spanish aristocrat and socialite María del Carmen Martínez-Bordiú (pictured). He passed away two weeks later.

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7. royalwatcherblog.com › 2022/03/08 › franco-emerald-tiaraFranco Emerald Tiara | The Royal Watcher

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   Mar 8, 2022 · Given to Carmen by her maternal grandparents to mark her wedding to Alfonso de Borbón y Dampierre, this suite comprised a tiara with five large oval emeralds, a necklace, a pair of earrings, a brooch, and a ring. Reportedly, the parure was made in Spain in the XIX century.

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   Did Balenciaga remake his wedding dress?

   • The dress (pictured) featured more than 10,000 pearls and used 20 spools of silver thread. Balenciaga is alleged to have completely remade the gown just two days before the wedding because he wasn't satisfied with the fit.

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   Did Balenciaga re-make a 'motorcycle lariat' before a wedding?

   • Balenciaga is alleged to have completely remade the gown just two days before the wedding because he wasn't satisfied with the fit. Nicolas Ghesquière designed his first bag, the 'Motorcycle Lariat', three years after arriving at the fashion house. He produces two prototypes initially but label heads decide not to put it into production.

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   What did Cristobal Balenciaga wear?

   • The pieces created for the film included a navy suit and a princess-line satin gown with sipper-satin stole (pictured), Cristobal Balenciaga become well known for his Hollywood fans, including Elizabeth Taylor, Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly and Jackie Kennedy (who famously fell out with her husband over her Balenciaga bills).

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   What type of dress does Balenciaga wear?

   • Balenciaga, Cocktail dress, c.1963, cotton, silk, Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Balenciaga, Cocktail dress, 1955, wool, Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Another major part of Spanish culture is the flamenco dance.

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   When did Cristóbal Balenciaga open his Paris couture house?

   • Cristóbal Balenciaga opened his Paris couture house in August 1937, having been forced out of his native Spain — where his clients included royalty and aristocracy — by the country's Civil War.

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9. www.dailyartmagazine.com › the-artisticThe Artistic Inspiration of Balenciaga | Fashion

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   Oct 15, 2019 · When Franco’s granddaughter, Carmen Martínez Bordiú, and Queen Fabiola of Belgium reached out to him for their wedding dresses, Balenciaga created masterpieces. Left: Francisco de Zurbarán, Fray Francisco Zúmel, c. 1628, Museo de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid, Spain.