Cristobal Balenciaga (1895–1972) | Essay | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
![Balenciaga | c. 1948 Keenly historicist, Balenciaga invented a fantasy of eighteenth-century court dress, knowing that… | Vintage dresses, Ball gowns, Ball dresses Balenciaga | c. 1948 Keenly historicist, Balenciaga invented a fantasy of eighteenth-century court dress, knowing that… | Vintage dresses, Ball gowns, Ball dresses](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/92/01/35/92013541edd8950bb10837ae8becf975--vintage-gowns-vintage-clothing.jpg)
Balenciaga | c. 1948 Keenly historicist, Balenciaga invented a fantasy of eighteenth-century court dress, knowing that… | Vintage dresses, Ball gowns, Ball dresses
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