Day hat

Cristóbal Balenciaga for Balenciaga1950

Cristóbal Balenciaga Museoa
Getaria , Spain

The hat, in the shape of a calot, covers the crown. From the centre, the feathers splay upwards. Where the velvet and the feathers meet is covered with black plastic ovals that imitate ebony. The hat is fastened with combs.

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Details

Title: Day hat
Creator: Cristóbal Balenciaga
Creator Birth Date: 1895
Creator Death Date: 1972
Fashion House: Balenciaga
Date Created: 1950
Location Created: San Sebastián, Spain
Provenance: It belonged to the Marquesa de Llanzol, Doña María Sonsoles de Icaza y de León.
Type: Hat
Photographer: Manuel Outumuro
Original Source: CBM 03.2004
Rights: This hat is on loan to the Balenciaga Foundation and belongs to the Musée Galliera – Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris.
Medium: Velvet, feathers
Bibliographic references: Catalogue of the exhibition Balenciaga y la Marquesa de Llanzol, Getaria, Cristóbal Balenciaga Foundation, 2004.

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