c.1958 Green Museum Held Balenciaga Haute Couture Suit designer-malcolm-starr Bust: no defined side seams

Bust: no defined side seams as the sleeves come out form the top of the waist band

An amazing Art Deco 1920s gown that is completely covered in beads & sequins on netting

Ink black stretch silk crepe has been studded with tiny

Really a once in a lifetime piece

His pieces stripped away the niceties of the earlier decades and he gave classic lines a new tough edginess that was pure Montana

c.1958 Green Museum Held Balenciaga Haute Couture Suit designer-malcolm-starr Bust: no defined side seamsThis wonderful Haute Couture suit is from the 1958 collection and comes from the closet of the original owner who commissioned it directly from the atelier. It's near twin is held in the collection of The Philadelphia Museum of Art with a slight variation on the skirt. Cristobal Balenciaga was known for his fine tailoring and sculptural approach to design and the restrained and refined lines of this suit showcase that aesthetic. Even Dior himself