Balenciaga
Balenciaga is a master of illusion, envisioning the garment as a three-dimensional form. A true fashion innovator, Cristobal Balenciaga radically altered the fashionable silhouette of women in the mid-twentieth century. With the methodical skill of an expert tailor, he created garments of fluidity and grace. He was respected throughout the fashion world for both his knowledge of technique and construction, and his unflinching perfectionism.