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The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Object record

Dress

spring/summer 1958

Materials

linen

House / label

House of Balenciaga

Collection

spring/summer 1958

Archive reference

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 2009.300.31a, b

Behind the design

A linen dress from Balenciaga's Spring/Summer 1958 collection offers a daywear comparison to his silk cocktail design.

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