Look Into Your Cristobal

We've been thinking of Balenciaga a lot lately. Dreaming of sack dresses and ball gowns, ruminating on standaway collars and perfectly boned suits.

Cristobal Balenciaga was a serious, dedicated master of his art who appreciated elegance and beauty; and certainly reflected these ideals himself. When he closed his house in 1968, his clientele truly felt that their rarified, precious world had ended -- and, indeed, it had.