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Wedding dress
Cristóbal Balenciaga for Balenciaga1957
Cristóbal Balenciaga Museoa
Getaria, Spain
Wedding dress in ivory shantung with ornate embroidery in gold metallic thread twisted around a silk core, and faux pearl sequins in floral motifs. The dress has a jewel neckline, fitted bodice and kimono sleeves. The skirt has a bell shape and is shorter at the front than the back, where it extends to form a short train. The dress fastens down the centre back with a zip and hook. Lined with ivory silk taffeta.
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Details
- Title: Wedding dress
- Creator: Cristóbal Balenciaga
- Creator Birth Date: 1895
- Creator Death Date: 1972
- Fashion House: Balenciaga
- Date Created: 1957
- Location Created: San Sebastián, Spain
- Provenance: Donated by Sonsoles Díez de Rivera y de Icaza.
- Type: Wedding dress
- Photographer: Manuel Outumuro
- Original Source: CBM 11.1999 ab
- Rights: Cristóbal Balenciaga Museoa
- Medium: Ivory shantung with ornate embroidery in gold metallic thread, silk and faux pearl sequins
- Bibliographic references: Catalogue of the exhibition Mona Bismarck-Cristóbal Balenciaga: Perfection Partagée. Paris: Mona Bismarck Foundation, March-May 2006.
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