Extraordinary Winter 1954 Cristobal Balenciaga Haute Couture Strapless Black Silk Dress w Lace Bodice designer-john-galliano Sarah Burton has pinned it

Sarah Burton has pinned it to a theme she called “thinking about a woman’s obsession with the possessions she treasures

It curves around the bust and vertical seams run down to the waist to shape and conform the bust to you

Waist: 14: flat across from side seam to side seam

Comprised of multiple layers of the yellow silk chiffon with a more opaque silk used for the inner most layer

Extraordinary Winter 1954 Cristobal Balenciaga Haute Couture Strapless Black Silk Dress w Lace Bodice designer-john-galliano Sarah Burton has pinned itThis dress is extraordinary. It is from the Winter 1954 Haute Couture collection and is impeccable. A more elaborate black version of the dress is held in The Metropolitan Museum's permanent archives and we found photos of a white version from one of the Balenciaga books. Balenciaga designed 193 looks for the Winter 1954 show and there was a full series of evening pieces that featured the silk lace netting embroidered with the dots that you see on the