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Along with a dress designed by the Basque fisherman's son who clothed the likes of Ava Gardner, Audrey Hepburn, Jackie Kennedy, Greta Garbo, Grace Kelly and Marlene Dietrich for red-carpet events, Carmen Martínez Bordiú wore a lavish tiara studded with huge emeralds. Granddaughter's wedding rocks.
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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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.
- El Greco
- Francisco Goya
- Diego Velázquez
- Francisco de Zurbarán
- Court Painting
- Flamenco
- Bullfighting
- Still-Life
Leaving aside the debate about El Greco‘s nationality, he was one of Balenciaga’s major inspirations. One of the things that El Greco is known for is his use of vivid colors. The vibrant colors penetrated Balenciaga’s mind and imagination. For example, he took the vibrant yellow of the archangel Gabriel from The Annunciationand created a beautiful ...
Balenciaga was fascinated by Goya‘s ability to illustrate the fabrics in full detail. Goya painted in such a manner that one could see the transparency of textiles such as lace, trimmings, tules. Balenciaga became obsessed and began to use them in his designs. Another possible influence of Goya is Balenciaga’s inclination for separating a flowing s...
The works of Velázquez also had a major impact on Balenciaga. What caught Balenciaga’s attention was the shape of Velázquez’ dresses. Actually, that is how he was came up with the Infantadress in 1939. He reinterpreted the shape by creating a narrow skirt and a less exaggerated shape.
Zurbaránis known mostly as a religious painter. As the “first fashion stylist of art history”, according to curator Martínez de la Pera, he painted portraits with outfits that today could be on the catwalk. Balenciaga skipped the holiness and paid attention to the clothing. He really liked the voluminous skirts and he recreated them in his own vers...
Balenciaga was a very religious man. So, it is no surprise that when he came across the Spanish court paintings of the 16th and 17th century, he was enchanted. The deep black of the women’s dresses, depicted in paintings of holiness, became one of Balenciaga’s distinguishing features. In the 1950s, he gave a twist to the austere dresses, giving the...
Another major part of Spanish culture is the flamenco dance. Balenciaga thereby made several pieces that were very similar to flamenco dresses, but he always added his personal touch. The dresses, designed in the 1950s and 1960s, have the typical flamenco skirt, which has ruffles and is either open or shorter at the front and closed or longer accor...
Bullfighting was also a part of the Spanish tradition from which Balenciaga drew inspiration. His hats and certain boleros were in accordance to the tradition of the matadors. The difference is that the Balenciaga ones are fringed, tasseled and they have sequins. In addition, the bullfighting concept is present in recent runways too.
Beautiful and chic flowers from the still-life paintings of the court bloomed in Balenciaga clothes. Balenciaga applied them on evening coats or embroided them in evening gowns, using silk thread, sequins and shiny beads. *all the mentioned pieces are a general reference to the artistic inspiration of Balenciaga, they are not all from the exhibitio...
Apr 14, 2015 · In 1972, Balenciaga had already closed down all of his couture houses in Paris, Barcelona and Madrid when he was asked to design the wedding gown for Francisco Franco's granddaughter and future Duchess of Cadiz María del Carmen Martínez-Bordiú.
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Wedding Dress. Women. Maria del Carmen Martinez-Bordiu y Franco, granddaughter of General Franco, marries Don Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cadiz , grandson of King Alfonso XIII of Spain, in the chapel of El Pardo Palace,... Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images.
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04.07.2018 - María del Carmen Martínez-Bordiú y Franco and Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz March 8, 1972 This wedding - of General Franco's granddaughter and King Alfonso XIII's grandson, a claimant to the French throne - might not normally draw our attention here, but the dress is particularly interesting.
