![The official blog of the New York Institute of Art and Design - Designer Monthly - Ode to Spain: The Fashions of Balenciaga The official blog of the New York Institute of Art and Design - Designer Monthly - Ode to Spain: The Fashions of Balenciaga](http://blog.nyiad.edu/storage/Balenciaga%201951%20Red%20Coat%20on%20Sheffield%27s%20Designer%20Monthly.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1304699327083)
The official blog of the New York Institute of Art and Design - Designer Monthly - Ode to Spain: The Fashions of Balenciaga
![Left - Dress, Overdress, Bustle, and Petticoat, Cristóbal Balenciaga (Spring 1951). Philadelphia Museum of Art. Inspired by his Spanish heritage, Balenciaga reinterpreted a flamenco dancer's full, flounced dress. Right - Dorian Leigh, Left - Dress, Overdress, Bustle, and Petticoat, Cristóbal Balenciaga (Spring 1951). Philadelphia Museum of Art. Inspired by his Spanish heritage, Balenciaga reinterpreted a flamenco dancer's full, flounced dress. Right - Dorian Leigh,](https://i.redd.it/nmoos83qveta1.jpg)
Left - Dress, Overdress, Bustle, and Petticoat, Cristóbal Balenciaga (Spring 1951). Philadelphia Museum of Art. Inspired by his Spanish heritage, Balenciaga reinterpreted a flamenco dancer's full, flounced dress. Right - Dorian Leigh,
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Flickriver: Photoset 'Willy Maywald - Photographer' by dovima2010 | Vintage fashion photography, Balenciaga vintage, Balenciaga dress
![Woman's Evening Ensemble: Dress, Overdress, Bustle, and Petticoat, by Cristóbal Balenciaga, Spring 1951 - Alain.R.Truong Woman's Evening Ensemble: Dress, Overdress, Bustle, and Petticoat, by Cristóbal Balenciaga, Spring 1951 - Alain.R.Truong](https://p8.storage.canalblog.com/86/58/119589/110405397_o.jpg)