[1959 ensemble by Cristobal Balenciaga]

One of 36 photographs in the series: Reimagining the Kimono available on this site.

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Photograph of a 1959 ensemble by Cristobal Balenciaga on display at the "Reimagining the Kimono" exhibition which was mounted at NorthPark Center in Dallas and displayed from May 1 through June 27, 2017. The exhibition was curated by Texas Fashion Collection assistant director Annette Becker and drawn from the permanent collection of the TFC.

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Photograph of a 1959 ensemble by Cristobal Balenciaga on display at the "Reimagining the Kimono" exhibition which was mounted at NorthPark Center in Dallas and displayed from May 1 through June 27, 2017. The exhibition was curated by Texas Fashion Collection assistant director Annette Becker and drawn from the permanent collection of the TFC.

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1959 ensemble by Cristobal Balenciaga, exhibition text read: Arguably the most noted and influential fashion designer of the twentieth century, Cristóbal Balenciaga drew inspiration from international art and fashion history to create innovative garments. While the Western standard for tailoring shapes fabric to follow the contours of the body, Balenciaga and Japanese designers instead allow the wearer and clothing to celebrate their own unique and related forms. Highlighting the space between the body and the garment – a Japanese aesthetic concept called ma – this cocktail ensemble employs stiff fabric and complex construction to create a voluminous and sculptural form around the wearer. A trademark Balenciaga construction element, the stand-away collar creates the illusion of a long, graceful neck that balanced out many of Balenciaga’s clients hunched shoulders and showed off their necklaces and strands of pearls. Similarly, kimono collars reveal the nape of the neck, which in Japan is considered a sensuous part of the body.

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  • Preferred Citation: University Memory Collection (AR0892), University of North Texas Special Collections

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[1959 ensemble by Cristobal Balenciaga], photograph, June 27, 2017; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2110593/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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