Pierre Balmain

Pierre Balmain House of Balmain (1914-1982) known for sophistication and elegance of New French style or New Look of Paris couture following World War II and Jolie Madame style. Together with Balenciaga and Dior, he was one of the Big Three in the heyday of haute couture in the 1950s. Balmain’s dresses for royalty, movie stars, costume design for films, broadways and perfumes. The fashion house today is very different from where it begun over half century ago but his name and legacy continue.
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Pierre Balmain Haute Couture regal evening dress ballgown from a 1958 copy. Duchesse ivory satin in stunning jeweled beaded embroidery with chennile flower floral garland pattern embroidered in color shades of gold, pastel rose and green. Strapless bodice and voluminous skirt with multi layered crinoline petticoats. Brooklyn Museum. #Balmain #HauteCouture #Vintage #Fashion #Dress #Gown #1950 #50s #House of Balmain.
Augusta Auctions
Pierre Balmain Haute Couture regal evening dress ballgown from a 1958 copy. Duchesse ivory satin in stunning jeweled beaded embroidery with chennile flower floral garland pattern embroidered in color shades of gold, pastel rose and green. Strapless bodice and voluminous skirt with multi layered crinoline petticoats. Brooklyn Museum. #Balmain #HauteCouture #Vintage #Fashion #Dress #Gown #1950 #50s #House of Balmain.
Augusta Auctions
Pierre Balmain Haute Couture regal evening dress ballgown from a 1958 copy. Duchesse ivory satin in stunning jeweled beaded embroidery with chennile flower floral garland pattern embroidered in color shades of gold, pastel rose and green. Strapless bodice and voluminous skirt with multi layered crinoline petticoats. Brooklyn Museum. #Balmain #HauteCouture #Vintage #Fashion #Dress #Gown #1950 #50s #House of Balmain.
Augusta Auctions
Pierre Balmain Haute Couture regal evening dress ballgown from a 1958 copy. Duchesse ivory satin in stunning jeweled beaded embroidery with chennile flower floral garland pattern embroidered in color shades of gold, pastel rose and green. Strapless bodice and voluminous skirt with multi layered crinoline petticoats. Brooklyn Museum. #Balmain #HauteCouture #Vintage #Fashion #Dress #Gown #1950 #50s #House of Balmain.
Augusta Auctions
Pierre Balmain Haute Couture regal evening dress ballgown from a 1958 copy. Duchesse ivory satin in stunning jeweled beaded embroidery with chennile flower floral garland pattern embroidered in color shades of gold, pastel rose and green. Strapless bodice and voluminous skirt with multi layered crinoline petticoats. Brooklyn Museum. #Balmain #HauteCouture #Vintage #Fashion #Dress #Gown #1950 #50s #House of Balmain.
Augusta Auctions
Pierre Balmain Haute Couture regal evening dress ballgown from a 1958 copy. Duchesse ivory satin in stunning jeweled beaded embroidery with chennile flower floral garland pattern embroidered in color shades of gold, pastel rose and green. Strapless bodice and voluminous skirt with multi layered crinoline petticoats. Brooklyn Museum. #Balmain #HauteCouture #Vintage #Fashion #Dress #Gown #1950 #50s #House of Balmain.
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Pierre Balmain Haute Couture evening dress from French 1960-1970. Made from yellow silk satin peau de soie ground, yellow dome caps, embroidered embroidery with bead, pearl, rhinestones, cream cord loops, white plastic lilies flower, light yellow braid trim, and dome lucite button. Sleeveless floor length A line gown in scoop necked style.#Balmain #HauteCouture #Vintage #Fashion House of Balmain.
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Pierre Balmain Haute Couture evening dress from French 1960-1970. Made from yellow silk satin peau de soie ground, yellow dome caps, embroidered embroidery with bead, pearl, rhinestones, cream cord loops, white plastic lilies flower, light yellow braid trim, and dome lucite button. Sleeveless floor length A line gown in scoop necked style.#Balmain #HauteCouture #Vintage #Fashion House of Balmain.
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Pierre Balmain Haute Couture evening dress from French 1960-1970. Made from yellow silk satin peau de soie ground, yellow dome caps, embroidered embroidery with bead, pearl, rhinestones, cream cord loops, white plastic lilies flower, light yellow braid trim, and dome lucite button. Sleeveless floor length A line gown in scoop necked style.#Balmain #HauteCouture #Vintage #Fashion House of Balmain.
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Pierre Balmain Haute Couture evening dress from French 1960-1970. Made from yellow silk satin peau de soie ground, yellow dome caps, embroidered embroidery with bead, pearl, rhinestones, cream cord loops, white plastic lilies flower, light yellow braid trim, and dome lucite button. Sleeveless floor length A line gown in scoop necked style.#Balmain #HauteCouture #Vintage #Fashion House of Balmain.
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Pierre Balmain Haute Couture evening dress from French 1960-1970. Made from yellow silk satin peau de soie ground, yellow dome caps, embroidered embroidery with bead, pearl, rhinestones, cream cord loops, white plastic lilies flower, light yellow braid trim, and dome lucite button. Sleeveless floor length A line gown in scoop necked style.#Balmain #HauteCouture #Vintage #Fashion House of Balmain.
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Pierre Balmain Haute Couture evening dress from French 1960-1970. Made from yellow silk satin peau de soie ground, yellow dome caps, embroidered embroidery with bead, pearl, rhinestones, cream cord loops, white plastic lilies flower, light yellow braid trim, and dome lucite button. Sleeveless floor length A line gown in scoop necked style.#Balmain #HauteCouture #Vintage #Fashion House of Balmain.
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Pierre Balmain Haute Couture evening dress from French 1960-1970. Made from yellow silk satin peau de soie ground, yellow dome caps, embroidered embroidery with bead, pearl, rhinestones, cream cord loops, white plastic lilies flower, light yellow braid trim, and dome lucite button. Sleeveless floor length A line gown in scoop necked style.#Balmain #HauteCouture #Vintage #Fashion House of Balmain.
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Pierre Balmain Haute Couture evening dress from French 1960-1970. Made from yellow silk satin peau de soie ground, yellow dome caps, embroidered embroidery with bead, pearl, rhinestones, cream cord loops, white plastic lilies flower, light yellow braid trim, and dome lucite button. Sleeveless floor length A line gown in scoop necked style.#Balmain #HauteCouture #Vintage #Fashion House of Balmain.
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Balmain Haute Couture evening dress from French 1952. Made for Marilyn Monroe for the opening of Some Like it Hot New York premiere on March 29, 1959. White silk crepe strapless ball gown. Polonaise draped demi length dress with cinch waist, shell pink satin midriff with satin train over crepe train with large pink rose pinned at bodice. But #MarilynMonroe wore a different, sequined dress at the opening and there is no evidence that Marilyn Monroe ever wore this dress. #Balmain #Haute #Couture