c.1958 Green Museum Held Balenciaga Haute Couture Suit designer-malcolm-starr Really a once in a

Really a once in a lifetime piece

The fringed rows sit atop each other in a layered pattern from top to bottom and the movement this creates every time you move is just fabulous

I suspect it was done to open a tight armhole opening

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

Bust: no defined side seams as the sleeves come out form the top of the waist band

c.1958 Green Museum Held Balenciaga Haute Couture Suit designer-malcolm-starr Really a once in aThis 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