1950s Numbered Haute Couture Black Balenciaga Jacket designer-donald-brooks A great little summer piece

A great little summer piece and if it does not get snatched up quickly - might find its way into my own closet

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Skinny sleeves and a fitted bodice that continues down into a chic pencil skirted sheath

The base is very unusual and I believe it to be a raffia and silk mix

1950s Numbered Haute Couture Black Balenciaga Jacket designer-donald-brooks A great little summer pieceYou can never go wrong with a perfectly made little black jacket and this stupendous Haute Coutre Balenciaga example is perhaps the epitome of that statement. Balenciaga has gone down in history as being one of the great Masters of couture and was known in particular for his sculptural approach. His pieces look quite simple initially but once one looks at the construction and techniques used to create this illusion of simplicity you realize the