c1962-63 Cristobal Balenciaga Haute Couture Cashmere Coat designer-adele-simpson Item# DD2399

Item# DD2399

Each of his designs were made from custom designed fabrics and during this time period in particular

lions† giraffes and birds flit over it's surface

The caftan is of course perhaps her strongest signature piece and after the recent

5" flat across from side seam to side seam of the elastic band inside

c1962-63 Cristobal Balenciaga Haute Couture Cashmere Coat designer-adele-simpson Item# DD2399This coat is extraordinary. It dates to approx the 1962 63 Haute Couture collection and is impeccable. A similar coat is held in The Metropolitan Museum permanent archives (reference photo to the left). Cristobal Balenciaga was known for his fine tailoring and sculptural approach to design and the restrained and refined lines of this suit showcase that aesthetic. Even Dior himself declared Balenciaga as "the Master of us all" and Balenciaga's impact