Garde-robe de Mademoiselle Cécile de Rothschild.

The waist has been altered – there is evidence of a previous stitch line. The darts on the bodice are not well done so may also be alterations. The fabric is wonderful and is lustrous and fresh. The integral black satin waist slip has had the seams all let out also. b.102cm, 40in, w.71cm, 28in no 98772
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Modèle comparable conservé dans les collections du Kyoto Costume Institute, reproduit dans:
Marie-Andrée Jouve, Balenciaga, Editions du Regard, Paris, 2011, p. 51. 
Fashion, une histoire de la Mode au XXème siècle, Taschen, 2012, p. 176.