Spring 1960 Pierre Balmain Haute Couture Deep Blue Skirt Suit w Swing Back Button Detailing promo All of the work on

All of the work on it is to Haute Couture standards down to the hand finished inner seams

Exceptional twenties flapper coat or jacket that is made of a beautiful black silk velvet accented at the collar with snow white ermine

The separate and matching sash is in the same poly chiffon fabric with gold lame fused into it

The dress slips on and you hook it into place at the waist

de la Renta is nominated for Womenswear Designer of the Year

Spring 1960 Pierre Balmain Haute Couture Deep Blue Skirt Suit w Swing Back Button Detailing promo All of the work onThis stunning suit is a proper, numbered Haute Couture piece designed by Pierre Balmain. It would have been made by hand in the Paris atelier for the Spring 1960 collection. When researching this piece we found similar suits from that collection and I have included the reference photos here. It is cut with the volume and curves that defined the era. It is a wonderful example of the work Balmain was doing in this time period and why they had such an