Artist: Cristóbal Balenciaga Eizaguirre
Date: 1954
Museum: Museum of the City of New York (New York, United States)
Technique: Textile
Cocktail dress of Alizarin crimson silk brocaded with gold thread with pattern of large-scale crysanthemums. A: Below-knee length dress; neckline high in front, scooped in back; bracelet-length sleeves; skirt gathered below waist in back, creating ruffled tournure effect, accented by self bow; center back covered button, snap, hook closure. B: Taffeta half slip, cut in same fashion as skirt (A). Label, A: Balenciaga / 10 / Avenue George V / Paris.
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