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Dress

2005 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dress, of leather and gazar with a feather trim, the dress has an internal cotton drill corset with boning, hook and eye closure in the centre back and lined with black stretch fabric, the dress has a black gazar bodice decorated with white gazar, silk ruffles and ostrich feathers, the body of the dress is black leather with a small gather on the left and right hips, the dress is knee-length and trimmed with a band of black gazar.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Leather, gazar and ostrich feathers
Brief description
Dress, leather and gazar, designed by Nicolas Ghesquière for Balenciaga, France, 2005
Physical description
Dress, of leather and gazar with a feather trim, the dress has an internal cotton drill corset with boning, hook and eye closure in the centre back and lined with black stretch fabric, the dress has a black gazar bodice decorated with white gazar, silk ruffles and ostrich feathers, the body of the dress is black leather with a small gather on the left and right hips, the dress is knee-length and trimmed with a band of black gazar.
Dimensions
  • Length: 102cm
  • Bust width: 50cm
  • Waist width: 35cm
Credit line
Given by Balenciaga Archives
Collection
Accession number
T.114-2011

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Record createdDecember 2, 2011
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