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Skirt Suit

1958-1959 (made)
Artist/Maker
Balenciaga, Cristóbal (designer)
Place of origin
Paris (made)

Navy blue skirt suit of navy blue wool.


Object details

Categories
Fashion
Womenswear
Object type
Skirt suit
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Skirt
  • Jacket
Materials and techniques
Woven wool
Wool
Weaving
Brief description
Jacket and skirt, navy blue wool, Cristóbal Balenciaga, France, 1958-59.
Physical description
Navy blue skirt suit of navy blue wool.
Style
Sixties
Production typeHaute couture
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Balenciaga, 10 Avenue George V, Paris' (Label; black on white; inside back collar)
  • '68488' (Number hand-written on back of label; not very clear)
Credit line
Given by Mrs Veronica Cohen
Object history
Registered File number 1995/1051.
Other number
68488 - Number on label
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.584:1, 2-1995

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Record createdDecember 5, 2005
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O119377/skirt-suit-balenciaga-cristóbal/
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