c.1958 Green Museum Held Balenciaga Haute Couture Suit designer-malcolm-starr Ink black stretch silk crepe

Ink black stretch silk crepe has been studded with tiny

I have seen it in red before but this is my first in gold and blue

It is made of a very very lightweight leather that is left unlined so is incredibly thin and more like a fabric then a leather

His pieces stripped away the niceties of the earlier decades and he gave classic lines a new tough edginess that was pure Montana

I suspect it was done to open a tight armhole opening

c.1958 Green Museum Held Balenciaga Haute Couture Suit designer-malcolm-starr Ink black stretch silk crepeThis wonderful Haute Couture suit is from the 1958 collection and comes from the closet of the original owner who commissioned it directly from the atelier. It's near twin is held in the collection of The Philadelphia Museum of Art with a slight variation on the skirt. Cristobal Balenciaga was known for his fine tailoring and sculptural approach to design and the restrained and refined lines of this suit showcase that aesthetic. Even Dior himself