Cristobal Balenciaga (1895–1972) | Essay | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
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kenzie on Twitter: "The sad thing about the fall of Balenciaga is that Cristobal Balenciaga shut down his brand in 1968, died in 1972, then someone bought his name in 1982 and
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