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Cristóbal Balenciaga
Woman's Ensemble (Dress and Cape)circa 1964

Not on view
Short lace dress on a white mannequin, with dramatically wide wing-shaped sleeves and tiered ruffle skirt, black floral lace over a silver-white lining
Close-up photograph of black lace textile with a repeating floral pattern of clustered rounded petals over a fine mesh ground, showing variations in light and shadow across the surface.
Close-up photograph of black lace textile, with floral and leaf motifs in raised needlework against a fine hexagonal net ground, layers of fabric visible beneath.
Close-up detail of black silk lace with raised floral and leaf motifs on a fine net ground, showing dimensional appliquéd clusters of flowers along a vertical border.

Cristóbal Balenciaga, EISA, Woman's Ensemble (Dress and Cape), circa 1964, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of the Estate of Mrs. John Jewett Garland, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designer
Cristóbal Balenciaga
Spain, active France, 1895-1972
Design House
EISA
Spain, founded 1931
Title
Woman's Ensemble (Dress and Cape)
Place Made
Spain
Date Made
circa 1964
Medium
Dress: silk lace and silk plain weave; Cape: silk lace
Dimensions
Center back length (dress): 40 1/4 in. (102.24 cm) Center back length (cape): 25 1/4 in. (64.14 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Mrs. John Jewett Garland
Accession Number
M.71.19.4a-b
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles