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Shaping Fashion

V&A makes case for the rebellious beauty of Balenciaga

December 25, 2019May 21, 2017 by Editorial Team

It is milder than McQueen, but there are monsters, ghosts and glamour in the museum’s account of a fashion giant

Categories Fashion, LUST Tags #fashion, Art and design, Article, Balenciaga, Balenciaga dress, Balenciaga exhibition, Balenciaga V&A, Balenciaga: Shaping Fashion, black dress, Cristobal Balenciaga, Culture, definition of beauty, evening dress, fashion history, fashion industry, fashion museum, Jess Cartner-Morley, Life and style, luxury dresses, Main section, modern fashion, Museums, news, Shaping Fashion, silk gown, The Guardian, UK Home News, UK news, V&A, Victoria & Albert Museum

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