Cristobal Balenciaga dresses photographed in 1951 for LIFE magazine.  Photographer: Gjon Mili. : r/fashionhistory

Cristobal Balenciaga dresses photographed in 1951 for LIFE magazine. Photographer: Gjon Mili. : r/fashionhistory

Cristobal Balenciaga dresses photographed in 1951 for LIFE magazine.  Photographer: Gjon Mili. : r/fashionhistory

Evening ensemble by Cristóbal Balenciaga, 1958. : r/fashionhistory

Cristobal Balenciaga dresses photographed in 1951 for LIFE magazine.  Photographer: Gjon Mili. : r/fashionhistory

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Cristobal Balenciaga dresses photographed in 1951 for LIFE magazine.  Photographer: Gjon Mili. : r/fashionhistory

Evening ensemble by Cristóbal Balenciaga, 1958. : r/fashionhistory

Cristobal Balenciaga dresses photographed in 1951 for LIFE magazine.  Photographer: Gjon Mili. : r/fashionhistory

Cristobal Balenciaga dresses photographed in 1951 for LIFE magazine. Photographer: Gjon Mili. : r/fashionhistory

Cristobal Balenciaga dresses photographed in 1951 for LIFE magazine.  Photographer: Gjon Mili. : r/fashionhistory

Cristobal Balenciaga dresses photographed in 1951 for LIFE magazine. Photographer: Gjon Mili. : r/fashionhistory

Cristobal Balenciaga dresses photographed in 1951 for LIFE magazine.  Photographer: Gjon Mili. : r/fashionhistory

Evening ensemble by Cristóbal Balenciaga, 1958. : r/fashionhistory

Cristobal Balenciaga dresses photographed in 1951 for LIFE magazine.  Photographer: Gjon Mili. : r/fashionhistory

Cristobal Balenciaga dresses photographed in 1951 for LIFE magazine. Photographer: Gjon Mili. : r/fashionhistory

Cristobal Balenciaga dresses photographed in 1951 for LIFE magazine.  Photographer: Gjon Mili. : r/fashionhistory

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Cristobal Balenciaga dresses photographed in 1951 for LIFE magazine.  Photographer: Gjon Mili. : r/fashionhistory

Evening ensemble by Cristóbal Balenciaga, 1958. : r/fashionhistory

Cristobal Balenciaga dresses photographed in 1951 for LIFE magazine.  Photographer: Gjon Mili. : r/fashionhistory

Cristobal Balenciaga dresses photographed in 1951 for LIFE magazine. Photographer: Gjon Mili. : r/fashionhistory

Cristobal Balenciaga dresses photographed in 1951 for LIFE magazine.  Photographer: Gjon Mili. : r/fashionhistory

Evening ensemble by Cristóbal Balenciaga, 1958. : r/fashionhistory

Cristobal Balenciaga dresses photographed in 1951 for LIFE magazine.  Photographer: Gjon Mili. : r/fashionhistory

Evening ensemble by Cristóbal Balenciaga, 1958. : r/fashionhistory

Cristobal Balenciaga dresses photographed in 1951 for LIFE magazine.  Photographer: Gjon Mili. : r/fashionhistory

Evening ensemble by Cristóbal Balenciaga, 1958. : r/fashionhistory