1950s Cristobal Balenciaga Haute Couture Dress designer-biba The neck is high with

The neck is high with a rolled bit f a silk to make the collar and each sleeve poufs slightly above its cuff

The act of having to do these up one by one to wear the dress makes the wearer feel transported into a world of glamor

I love how the back has a cut out detail on the straps

Unlined and closes at the front with the round glossy white ball buttons as shown

1950s Cristobal Balenciaga Haute Couture Dress designer-biba The neck is high withThe 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