![Left - Dress, Overdress, Bustle, and Petticoat, Cristóbal Balenciaga (Spring 1951). Philadelphia Museum of Art. Inspired by his Spanish heritage, Balenciaga reinterpreted a flamenco dancer's full, flounced dress. Right - Dorian Leigh, Left - Dress, Overdress, Bustle, and Petticoat, Cristóbal Balenciaga (Spring 1951). Philadelphia Museum of Art. Inspired by his Spanish heritage, Balenciaga reinterpreted a flamenco dancer's full, flounced dress. Right - Dorian Leigh,](https://i.redd.it/nmoos83qveta1.jpg)
Left - Dress, Overdress, Bustle, and Petticoat, Cristóbal Balenciaga (Spring 1951). Philadelphia Museum of Art. Inspired by his Spanish heritage, Balenciaga reinterpreted a flamenco dancer's full, flounced dress. Right - Dorian Leigh,
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Cristobal Balenciaga for Hattie Carnegie, pink silk tulle and satin evening dress with silver metal embroidery, 1950. Lent by Beverley Birks. ©The Mjuseum at FIT – A Shaded View on Fashion
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