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Jan 20, 2020 · “Balenciaga makes a wedding-dress that’s as demure as a Mid-Victorian’s—of white ottoman, corset-slim through the waist, buttoned decorously to the throat. The head-dress—lilies-of-the ...
May 25, 2017 · In 2013, Cate Blanchett wore a recreated dress originally designed by Cristobal Balenciaga in 1967. The piece looked like it could have stepped off of a modern-day Balenziaga catwalk.
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- The Balloon Dress
- The Sack Dress
- The Cocoon Coat
- The Baby-Doll Dress
- The Empire Dress
The first hint of Balenciaga’s penchant for innovation emerged in 1950 in the form of the balloon dress. The bulbous taffeta gown, said to be “as light as two clouds”, was the antithesis of the New Look, the hourglass silhouette deemed by Christian Dior as the order of the day. The balloon dress would later blow up into other variations throughout ...
Most of us wouldn’t think of a sack as something fashionable. The Parisian public certainly didn’t, as this videoof a woman walking the streets in Balenciaga’s sack dress shows us. The straight, up-and-down wool dress was unveiled in 1957, back when a garment that hid a woman’s figure was considered radical. That soon changed, of course: the Swingi...
If you haven’t noticed yet, Balenciaga was a big fan of volume — and not so much of the waist. This was exemplified in his cocoon coat, unveiled in the same year as his equally shocking sack dress. The coat, like so many of Balenciaga’s iconic designs, liberated women from tight-fitting waistlines with its lack of one. Instead, the garment highligh...
The aforementioned sack dress was a precursor to the baby-doll dress that Balenciaga would introduce later in 1958. The first bell-shaped creation was made with delicate Chantilly lace, and it hung loosely from the wearer’s shoulders to create a triangular silhouette. The baby-doll dress was universally flattering, unabashedly feminine and, best of...
Think of the empire dress as the older sister of the baby-doll dress. It, too, had a high waistline, which was the defining characteristic of Balenciaga’s 1958 “Empire” evening wear collection. While Balenciaga didn’t invent the empire line dress, his version came complete with round-collared coats cut like kimonos. Balenciaga made a strong case fo...
Jan 18, 2024 · Inspired by artist Diego Velazquez ’s 17th Century portraits, many of which depicted the fashion of young Spanish princesses, flamenco dresses, and matador outfits, Balenciaga's Infanta dresses from the 1930s were resonant of traditional Spanish style and culture, calling on Balenciaga's heritage.
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Jan 31, 2020 · From the balloon dress to the baby-doll dress, we examine the legendary Spanish designer's famous creations and how they have shaped how women dress today.
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Jan 21, 2015 · Balenciaga liked ladies who knew what suited them, and he wasn’t thrilled when gluttons tried to buy up the whole collection, though he did purportedly allow the heiress Barbara Hutton to order, on...
Jan 17, 2024 · Thus, from the baby doll dress to the sack coat, via the tunic and the tonneau (or barrel) silhouettes, each and every design by this innovative designer can be appreciated afresh when the series lands on Disney+ on 19 December.
