Artist: Pierre Alexandre Claudius Balmain
Date: 1954
Museum: Museum of the City of New York (New York, United States)
Technique: Textile
Pale pink silk satin Evening dress; applied gilt shot and wash stippled maple leaves. A: Full-length, strapless dress; irregular sweetheart neckline; natural waistline; draped bodice, applied maple leaves overall; cream satin straight skirt with maple leaf brocade, slight apron front drawn toward back with huge pink satin bustle bow, extending into train; two concealed back zippers, hook and eye closure; built-in unbleached cotton boned corset, cream crepe de chine underskirt. B: Cream satin brocade belt with covered buckle. Labels, A: Pierre Balmain / Paris ; Made in France.
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