Balenciaga
Subtitle: magicien de la dentelle = master of lace
By: work published under the direction of Catherine Join-Diéterle [and 3 others] ; translation, Hancock Hutton Language Services, Bordeaux
Contributors: Hancock Hutton Language Services, Bordeaux; Cité internationale de la dentelle et de la mode (Calais, France)
Published: 2015
Language: fre
Number of pages: 127
ISBN-13: 9782757209134
Subjects: Fashion; Exhibitions; Lace and lace making; History
Other titles: Balenciaga :
Description: "This is the first publication to trace the use of lace by one of the greatest fashion designers of the twentieth century. It brings together a complete picture of the designer and his production from 1930 to 1970, the history of lace in Spain and the particular relationship that Balenciaga had to lace. This is a bilingual French-English publication that includes a timeline of Balenciaga's Parisian career, detailed notices on all the items exhibited, and an extensive bibliography"--Publisher's description.
Notes: Catalog of an exhibition at the Cité de la Dentelle et de la Mode in Calais held April 18 - August 31, 2015.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 124-125)

Parallel texts in French and English.
Table of contents: title: Préface  -- Hubert de Givenchy; title: L'empire de Cristóbal Balenciaga = Cristóbal Balenciaga's empire  -- Catherine Join-Diéterle; title: La dentelle à Calais de 1930 à 1970, repères historiques = Calais lace from 1930 to 1970, historical landmarks  -- Sophie Henwood-Nivet; title: Cristóbal Balenciaga et l'Espagne, le noir et la dentelle en héritage = Cristóbal Balenciaga and Spain, a heritage of black and lace  -- Amalia Descalzo; title: Balenciaga et la dentelle = Balenciaga and lace  -- Catherine Join-Diéterle; title: La mode parisienne de Balenciaga, repères chronologiques = Balenciaga's Parisian fashion, a timeline --; title: Notices des œuvres exposées = Captions of the items exhibited --; title: Bibliography.