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Balenciaga evening dress and cape from 1965 made of a thick silk fabric with a stiff finish, named Gazar, specially created for Balenciaga by the textile firm Abraham of Switzerland. V&A Museum :
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Balenciaga evening dress and cape from 1965 made of a thick silk fabric with a stiff finish, named Gazar, specially created for Balenciaga by the textile firm Abraham of Switzerland. V&A Museum :
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Cristobal Balenciaga dresses photographed in 1951 for LIFE magazine. Photographer: Gjon Mili. : r/fashionhistory
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Balenciaga evening dress and cape from 1965 made of a thick silk fabric with a stiff finish, named Gazar, specially created for Balenciaga by the textile firm Abraham of Switzerland. V&A Museum :
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