Museum at FIT - Drape a Cape Week: Cristóbal Balenciaga (Happy Birthday!!!) worked with Swiss textile firm Abraham to develop gazar fabric, a “screen-wire-like transparent stiff silk.” Gazar could be molded, enabling
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Patrick van Well on Twitter: "Transformable cape/skirt at the Balenciaga exhibit #BalenciagaStyle Marielle van Well being a Balenciagist!… "
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