Spanish designer, born 1895. Founder and couturier at Balenciaga, 1917 to 1968.
Cristóbal Balenciaga
Spanish · 1895
Tenures
- Balenciaga
Founder and couturier
1917 – 1968
Balloon skirt (c.1950); Sack dress (1957); Baby-doll dress (1958)
Signature pieces
- Balloon skirt
Balloon skirt (c.1950)
1950
Photo: Staff photographer, Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art / CC0 via Wikimedia Commons · cropped Sack dress (1957)
1957
Photo: Regan Vercruysse / CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons · cropped Baby-doll dress (1958)
1958
Photo: Regan Vercruysse / CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons · cropped 1958
- Gazar evening ensemble
Gazar evening ensemble (dress and cape)
1967
Photo: Staff photographer, Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art / CC0 via Wikimedia Commons · cropped 1957
