Skirt suit

Title

Skirt suit

Creator

Balenciaga, Cristobal, 1895-1972

Date

1953

Description

Gray suit with attached brown suede belt. (a) Jacket: Short princess line jacket of gray wool knit. V-neckline with large spread collar. Set in two piece sleeves. Center front separating zipper opening supplemented by single hook&eye closure. Cinnamon suede belt attached at waist ties at center front. Fully lined in cinnamon silk. Belt backed with tan leather. Designer's label in back neck below collar: "Balenciaga / 10, Avenue George V. Paris" Haute Couture number label below designer's label, blank(?) Paper tag pinned at bottom right hem: "XM 80" (b) Skirt: Matching semi-tailored skirt falling just below the knee. 3/4" folded waistband. Left side zipper closure supplemented by two hook&eyes on waistband. Folded hem. Fully lined in gray silk. Paper tag pinned at bottom seam: "XM 80" Separate paper tag pinned at bottom seam: "W-13 / H-19 / L-26 1/2" on back of tag "XM 80"
1 suit

Subject

Social Life and Customs - Clothing
Jackets (short coats)
Skirts (garments)

Source

The Portal to Texas History

Relation

https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1636864/small/

Type

image

References

https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1636864/

Citation

Balenciaga, Cristobal, 1895-1972, “Skirt suit,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed June 5, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/38393.

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