Cristobal Balenciaga: La Forja del Maestro (1895-1936) / The Forge of a Master (1895-1936) - Hardcover

Arzalluz, Miren

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8496431509 ISBN 13: 9788496431508

Publisher: Nerea Editorial, 2011

Synopsis

Unique for its focus on the early, formative years of the world-renowned Basque designer, this thorough examination of Cristóbal Balenciaga’s life and career is a textual and visual wonder, with an abundance of documents and unpublished images of his hometown, his childhood, and even his personal notes. From his birth in Getaria, a small fishing village on Spain’s northern coast, to his move to Paris following the Spanish Civil War, this exploration of the designer’s origins examines in detail the events and experiences that influenced Balenciaga’s designs and turned him into a master of international haute couture.

 

Único por su enfoque sobre los años formativos del renombrado diseñador vasco, este examen minucioso de la vida y carrera de Cristóbal Balenciaga es una maravilla textual y visual, con una abundancia de documentos e imágenes inéditas de su pueblo natal, su niñez y hasta sus notas personales. Desde su nacimiento en Getaria, un pequeño pueblo pesquero en la costa norteña de España, hasta su establecimiento en París después de la Guerra Civil Española, esta exploración de los orígenes del diseñador examina en detalle los eventos y las experiencias que influyeron las creaciones de Balenciaga y que lo convertieron en un maestro de la alta costura internacional.

About this title

Product Description

rare book

About the Author

Miren Arzalluz is an art historian specializing in fashion. She has worked at the Victoria & Albert and Kensington museums in London and the Balenciaga Museum in Getaria, Spain.

About this edition

• Publisher: Nerea Editorial
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 8496431509
• ISBN 13: 9788496431508
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 306