Dress
1965 (designed)
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| Place of origin |
Sari dress in brocaded silk.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Brocaded silk |
| Brief description | Sari dress in brocaded silk, designed by Cristóbal Balenciaga, France, 1965. The beaded and sequinned embellished trimming is by Lesage. |
| Physical description | Sari dress in brocaded silk. |
| Gallery label | INSPIRATION FROM INDIA
Indian saris are formed of a single, long piece of fabric which is wrapped around the body. This couture version, however, is built from many separate pieces. The outer layers are sewn and hooked to a boned underdress. A mock pallu or drape falls from the back to the front.
Evening dress
Brocaded silk by Leonard,
with beading by Lesage
Cristóbal Balenciaga, Paris, 1965
Given anonymously
V&A: T.348-1997(27/05/2017-07/02/2018) |
| Credit line | Given anonymously |
| Production | Spring/Summer 1965 |
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| Accession number | T.348-1997 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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