Artist: Pierre Alexandre Claudius Balmain
Date: 1966
Museum: Museum of the City of New York (New York, United States)
Technique: Leather
Evening dress comprising overblouse, skirt, belt and stole in silk and cotton twill. A: Bubble gum pink overblouse; box-shaped; cropped, high-waist length; round neckline; sleeveless; heavily embroidered with silver, clear, white and pink beads, white braid with fringe beading at neckline, armscye, down side seams, and hem; full length center back zipper closure; white silk chiffon lining. B: White skirt gathered at waist, flared, full-length; side seam slit pockets; attached at natural waist to white silk crepe underbodice, sleeveless; zipper from proper left armscye to hip, three hook-and-eye closures at waist; white silk taffeta underskirt with mesh backing. C: Pink belt, backed with leather; rectangular buckle; sits at natural waist. E: Pink double-faced satin stole; rhomboid-shaped; pink tassels at ends. Label, B: Pierre Balmain / Paris. Worn by Bernice Chrysler Garbisch.
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