This unprecedented volume accompanies the first exhibition to consider the impact of Spainâ€™s culture, history, and art on one of its greatest designers of the twentieth century, the legendary

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This unprecedented volume accompanies the first exhibition to consider the impact of Spainâ€™s culture, history, and art on one of its greatest designers of the twentieth century, the legendary Balenciaga. Hailed as "Fashionâ€™s Picasso" by Cecil Beaton, CristÃ³bal Balenciaga (1895â€“1972) created an innovative oeuvre that transformed the way women dressed. From the opening of his Paris fashion house in 1937 until his retirement in 1968, Balenciagaâ€™s visionary, ever-evolving designs and impeccable standards seduced generations of the most iconic, best-dressed women in the world, including the Duchess of Windsor, Gloria Guinness, Pauline de Rothschild, Mona Bismarck, Princess Grace of Monaco, Doris Duke, Diana Vreeland, and Queen Fabiola of Belgium. For Diana Vreeland, the designerâ€™s "inspiration came from the bullrings, the flamenco dancers, the loose blouses the fishermen wear, the cool of the cloisters." Exploring the profound and enduring influence of Balenciagaâ€™s native country on his work, this book considers the influences of Spainâ€™s greatest artists, from ZurbarÃ¡n, VelÃ¡zquez, and Goya to Picasso and MirÃ³. It also investigates the impact of Spainâ€™s religious dress and ceremony, its royal history, its rich regional costume, its dance traditions, and the power and splendor of the bullfight on the protean Balenciagaâ€™s designs. This illuminating and lavishly illustrated volume will be a must-have for art and fashion connoisseurs.
Country USA
Brand Rizzoli
Manufacturer Skira Rizzoli
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2011-03-29
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780847836468

Country	USA
Brand	Rizzoli
Manufacturer	Skira Rizzoli
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2011-03-29
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780847836468

Balenciaga and Spain

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