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The official blog of the New York Institute of Art and Design - Designer Monthly - Ode to Spain: The Fashions of Balenciaga
![Left - Dress, Overdress, Bustle, and Petticoat, Cristóbal Balenciaga (Spring 1951). Philadelphia Museum of Art. Inspired by his Spanish heritage, Balenciaga reinterpreted a flamenco dancer's full, flounced dress. Right - Dorian Leigh, Left - Dress, Overdress, Bustle, and Petticoat, Cristóbal Balenciaga (Spring 1951). Philadelphia Museum of Art. Inspired by his Spanish heritage, Balenciaga reinterpreted a flamenco dancer's full, flounced dress. Right - Dorian Leigh,](https://preview.redd.it/left-dress-overdress-bustle-and-petticoat-crist%C3%B3bal-v0-nmoos83qveta1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=e3ba0a98359a80f3d83a279e63ccf415144d8f79)
Left - Dress, Overdress, Bustle, and Petticoat, Cristóbal Balenciaga (Spring 1951). Philadelphia Museum of Art. Inspired by his Spanish heritage, Balenciaga reinterpreted a flamenco dancer's full, flounced dress. Right - Dorian Leigh,
![1951 Balenciaga Timeless Bolero Pattern. With Japanese Sleeves and Cross-over Single Button Thorax - Etsy 1951 Balenciaga Timeless Bolero Pattern. With Japanese Sleeves and Cross-over Single Button Thorax - Etsy](https://i.etsystatic.com/6286804/r/il/7a9884/2457427937/il_570xN.2457427937_6z41.jpg)
1951 Balenciaga Timeless Bolero Pattern. With Japanese Sleeves and Cross-over Single Button Thorax - Etsy
![1951 Balenciaga Timeless Bolero Pattern. With Japanese Sleeves and Cross-over Single Button Thorax - Etsy 1951 Balenciaga Timeless Bolero Pattern. With Japanese Sleeves and Cross-over Single Button Thorax - Etsy](https://i.etsystatic.com/6286804/r/il/48ba68/1476215621/il_570xN.1476215621_g5sf.jpg)