/internal/media/dispatcher/1824887/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailEvening dressSpring–Summer 1961Cristóbal BalenciagaCenter back 51 in. (129.5 cm)Warp-printed silk plain weave tafetta with chiné patterning, silk net, silk faille, steel boningWilliam E. Nickerson Fund1999.2770Bight 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"
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