Balenciaga
Subtitle: shaping fashion
By: Lesley Ellis Miller
Contributors: Victoria and Albert Museum
Edition: Revised and expanded edition.
Publisher: V&A Publishing
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 191
ISBN-13: 9781851779031
Subjects: Fashion design; Fashion and art; Exhibitions; History; Biography; Fashion designers
Other titles: Shaping fashion
Description: Revered by his contemporaries and subsequent fashion designers, Christóbal Balenciaga (1895-1972) represented the pinnacle of haute couture in the 1950s and 60s. His exquisite craftsmanship and pioneering use of fabrics and cutting set the tone for the modernity of the late twentieth century. Known for his exceptional tailoring and glamourous clientele, including Grace Kelly, Jackie Kennedy, Pauline de Rothschild, Ava Gardner and Marlene Dietrich. Cristóbel Balenciaga remains one of the most celebrated yet enigmatic designers of all time. This fully revised and expanded edition offers a thorough examination of the couturier's designs and business practice, placing him firmly in the context of the time, and concludes with a new chapter and case studies exploring his legacy in detail. Lesley Ellis Miller is Senior Curator of Textiles in the Furniture, Textiles and Fashion Department at the V&A. She oversaw the new Europe 1600-1815 galleries at the Museum, and has published widely on the eighteen-century French silk industry.
Notes: First published by V&A Publishing in 2007. This revised and expanded edition is published to accompany the exhibition "Balenciaga : shaping fashion" held 27 May 2017 - 18 February 2018, at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-181) and index.