document: Evelyne Politanoff : Balenciaga And Spain , The Art Of Cristobal Balenciaga At de Young Museum Cristobal Balenciaga : '' '' His name became synonymous with perfection and elegance . '' '' ~ Baroness Pauline de Rothschild , 1973 On March 26 , 2011 , the Balenciaga and Spain will open at the de Young Museum in San Francisco . The exhibition - curated by Hamish Bowles , European editor at large of Vogue - features 120 haute couture garments , hats and headdresses designed by Cristobal Balenciaga -LRB- 1895-1972 -RRB- . The collection illustrates Balenciaga 's expansive creative vision , which incorporated references to Spanish art - with the iconic 1939 Infanta dress , a modernist interpretation of the dresses worn by the Infanta Margarita in Velazquez 's celebrated portraits - bullfighting , dance , regional costume and the pageantry of the royal court and religious ceremonies . As legendary fashion editor Diana Vreeland described him , '' `` Balenciaga was the true son of a strong country filled with style , vibrant color and a fine history , '' `` who '' '' remained forever a Spaniard ... You can feel the pulse of Spain beat in every garment in Balenciaga and Spain . A dress ruffle and polka-dot patterns inspired by the flamenco dancers ; sumptuous embroidery and embellishments that glitters on a bolero jacket worn by a matador ; clean and simple lines that extrapolate the minimalist rhythms and volumes of the vestments of Spanish nuns and priests ; a velvet-trimmed evening gown aesthetically indebted to the farthingale robe of a Velazquez Infanta . Cecil Beaton hailed him as '' '' Fashion 's Picasso '' '' : '' `` In his work Balenciaga shows the refinement of France and the strengh of Spain . He uses fabric like a sculptor working in marble . '' '' Cristobal Balenciaga . Detail of cocktail dress of fuchsia silk shantung and black lace with black silk satin ribbons , summer 1966 . Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco , the Eleanor Christensen de Guigne Collection -LRB- Mrs. Christian de Guigne III -RRB- , gift of Ronna and Eric Hoffman . Photo by Joe McDonald/Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco . Cristobal Balenciaga . Detail of evening bolero jacket of burgundy silk velvet and jet and passemente rie embroidery by Bataille , winter 1946 . Collection of Hamish Bowles . Photo by Kenny Komer Cristobal Balenciaga . House photograph of evening ensemble ; dress of black silk crepe and '' `` chou '' '' wrap of black silk gazar , winter 1967 . Photo courtesy of Balenciaga Archives , Paris . Cristobal Balenciaga . Detail of cocktail dress of rose peau de soie and black lace , winter 1948 . Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco , gift of Mrs. C. H. Russell . Photo by Joe McDonald/F ine Arts Museums of San Francisco Cristobal Balenciaga . Evening ensemble of black silk gazar and wool , ca. 1951 . Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco . Gift of Elise Haas . Photo by Joe McDonald/F ine Arts Museums of San Francisco Cristóbal Balenciaga , Cocktail hat of ivory silk satin , 1953 . Originally published in Vogue , October 15 , 1953 . Photo : John Rawlings Courtesy of de Young Museum , San Francisco Balenciaga and Spain , March 26 - July 4 , 2011 Via Trouvaillesdujour
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