Balenciaga

A woman has no need to be perfect or even beautiful to wear my dresses, the dress will do all that for her.

-Cristobal Balenciaga

Cristobal Balenciaga's genius has become timeless over the years. His designs were of perfect elegance, simplicity, and abstract eccentricity. In the 50's Dior produced new looks every year and women copied his latest styles, Balenciaga evolved slowly and his pieces were more like works of art from the Spanish Baroque.






































































(images scanned from: Balenciaga: Marie-Andree Jouve, images by: Irving Penn, Avedon, Henry Clarke)