Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895-1972)
Subtitle: the couturiers' couturier
By: Lesley Ellis Miller.
Edition: 2nd rev. ed.
Publisher: V&A Pub.; Distributed in North America by Harry N. Abrams Inc.
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9781851775224
Subjects: Balenciaga, Cristobal, -- 1895-1972; Fashion designers -- Spain -- Biography; Fashion designers -- France -- Biography; Fashion design -- Spain -- History -- 20th century; Fashion design -- France -- History -- 20th century
Genres: Biography.
Other titles: Balenciaga.
Description: "The Spanish couturier Cristobal Balenciaga (1895-1972) has become a legendary figure in the history of 20th-century fashion. Based on new archival research in France, Spain and Britain, this book examines Balenciaga's design and business practice, placing him firmly in the context of the time and country in which he learnt his trade and the international fashion scene in which he subsequently matured and triumphed."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Published to accompany the exhibition The Golden Age of Couture held at the V&A in September 2007.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-122) and index.