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Dress

1965 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Lesage (embroiderer)
Balenciaga, Cristóbal (designer)
Place of origin
Paris (made)

Sari dress in brocaded silk.

Object details

Categories
Fashion
Womenswear
Object type
Dress
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
(27/05/2017-07/02/2018)
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
Credit line
Given anonymously
Production
Spring/Summer 1965
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.348-1997

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O350251/dress-balenciaga-cristóbal/
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