1950s Numbered Haute Couture Black Balenciaga Jacket designer-frank-usher The skirt falls gracefully to

The skirt falls gracefully to the floor in a wide sweep of jersey fabric

Made of a light weight black jersey fabric that has been screened with a fabulous abstract design

This is one of those pieces that was done better then right

It is picked up again above each cuff

It too has that same huge print over the surface and the fabric was also quilted for an added

1950s Numbered Haute Couture Black Balenciaga Jacket designer-frank-usher The skirt falls gracefully toYou 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