Fashion and art worlds come together
to celebrate artistic genius of
Cristobal Balenciaga
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Triumverate of Balenciaga exhibition power -- Hamish Bowles,
Anna Wintour and John Buchanan.
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Angelique Greipp and Jennifer Newsom step out of an
old master painting.
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Mother-daughter style
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Modern style
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Classical beauty is always in style.
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Alice out of Wonderland style
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A little heart to heart between Samantha Traina and Denise Hale.
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Connie Nielsen decided to mix it up the night of the gala.
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Breathless in Balenciaga
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Marissa Mayer holding her vintage Balenciaga train.
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Deepa Pakianathan's dress makes us all think -- Balenciaga.
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Gwyneth Paltrow and Miranda Kerr -- star style.
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Christine Suppes, wearing a vintage Balenciaga gown that she donated to the museum the day after the gala, with Laura and Kate Mulleavey.
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Thank you Hamish for doing such a superb exhibition in the city of
San Francisco.
Balenciaga and Spain runs through July 4, 2011 at the de Young museum.
Photos courtesy of Drew Altizer.
Claudia Juestel says:
It is so wonderful to have this exhibition in San Francisco. I cannot wait to see it.
Cheers,
Claudia
April 3, 2011 at 10:59 AM
Anonymous
We have been waiting for the exhibit ever since YSL was there.....Would have loved it if we could have met Anna Wintour.
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April 5, 2011 at 12:13 AM
Whit
I never knew how beautiful all the SanFran women are until you moved there. NYC can not even come close!
April 18, 2011 at 2:54 PM