Balenciaga. The name sends a frisson of joy to the heart of any fashion heavy in the world. Design students wish they could have studied with him. All of us who know his work admire him. He was a force of nature, drawing upon the cultural heritage of Spain for his design inspiration. Yet the times influenced his work, and the modernistic approach to line, reinforced with the old world reality of superb tailoring, left us with collection after collection of brilliant pieces.
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Ellen Christine
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