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I also love how it is cut so that you get that gorgeous curved effect at the front

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A wonderful and rare piece of fashion history that feels like is could have stepped straight out of a museum exhibit

Spring 1960 Pierre Balmain Haute Couture Deep Blue Skirt Suit w Swing Back Button Detailing promo de la Renta is nominatedThis stunning suit is a proper, numbered Haute Couture piece designed by Pierre Balmain. It would have been made by hand in the Paris atelier for the Spring 1960 collection. When researching this piece we found similar suits from that collection and I have included the reference photos here. It is cut with the volume and curves that defined the era. It is a wonderful example of the work Balmain was doing in this time period and why they had such an