1950s Cristobal Balenciaga Haute Couture Dress mao-hide Chic Hermes gloves from the

Chic Hermes gloves from the late 1950s

It may at one time have been full length but it is impossible to tell with Ossie's† - girls would demand them chopped and customized in the shop

then fours and so on

The top of the shoulder is a black silk chiffon that has a hand beaded applique in jet over a deep blue silk chiffon backdrop

1950s Cristobal Balenciaga Haute Couture Dress mao-hide Chic Hermes gloves from theThe Balenciaga Haute Couture atelier opened in 1937, closed briefly from 1940 1945 and then reopened until Cristobal's retirement in 1968. The label continued under a licensing agreement, not as a Haute Couture house, until 1986 and closed again until 1987 when it was bought as a ready to wear label and the present day Balenciaga shops appeared in 1989. Though the label has been revived and is doing well in the present day,it is important to note that