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Ensemble

Design House House of Balenciaga French
Designer Demna Gvasalia Georgian
spring/summer 2017
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Object Information
  • Title: Ensemble
  • Design House: House of Balenciaga (French, founded 1937)
  • Designer: Demna Gvasalia (Georgian, born 1981)
  • Date: spring/summer 2017
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: (a) cotton, cupro, tortoiseshell, (b) cotton, mother-of-pearl, viscose, (c) cotton, acetate, cupro, metal, synthetic, (d, e) leather, wood, metal, (f) paper
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of The Costume Institute Gifts, 2017
  • Object Number: 2017.137a–f
  • Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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