10 August 2010

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abraham of switzerland zagar trapeze wedding gown and headdress, Spring 1967













the appearance of saint. peter to st. peter nolasco, 1629






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7 comments:

  1. This is one of my all time Balenciagas. It shows that he was the master of design and cut and that he must have been on the quest for perfection when he designed this. The cut, the lines and the proportions are just perfect. To see in real life would be almost be a religious experience!

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  2. I remember loving this - then and now.
    pve

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  3. Here is fashion reduced to the ultimate. It is sculpture, art and history in one brilliant thread

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  4. and with these saints!

    true perfection.

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  5. This is just the sort of thing you do best, Gaye. Simply stunning.

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