http://collections.mfa.org/internal/media/dispatcher/1824887/resize%3Aformat%3DfullEvening dressSpring–Summer 1961Cristóbal BalenciagaWarp-printed silk plain weave tafetta with chiné patterning, silk net, silk faille, steel boningBight yellow and green printed silk with large pomegranate patterning--the chiné printing process creates soft edges to the textile design. Sleveless with wide collar. Slighty dropped and gathered waistband curves up in back to gather in a large pleate inspired by the 18th century "Watteau" back of the robe à la française. Label: "Balenciaga 10, Avenue George V Paris" Costumes129.5400000000 CentimeterReproduced with permission.http://collections.mfa.org/objects/149770/rdf