Fall 1959 Cristobal Balenciaga Haute Couture Black Jacket w Incredible Beaded Buttons designer-stephen-burrows The dress is stunning and

The dress is stunning and besides the actual beauty of it as a dress

This same ruffled floating bottom effect is picked up at the end of each sleeve of the little matching jacket

Fully lined and closes at the front with the buttons as seen

in a stunning number of new

Fall 1959 Cristobal Balenciaga Haute Couture Black Jacket w Incredible Beaded Buttons designer-stephen-burrows The dress is stunning andThis jacket is extraordinary. We have dated it to the Fall 1959 Haute Couture collection based on the similarity in the buttons used on it to another Balenciaga suit that is held in The Metropolitan Museum's permanent archives. Cristobal Balenciaga was known for his fine tailoring and sculptural approach to design. Christian Dior himself declared Balenciaga as 'the Master of us all'. Balenciaga's impact on fashion cannot be underestimated. He passed