Cristóbal Balenciaga Burgundy Silk Velvet Embroidered Matador Jacket (AW 1946)
Cristóbal Balenciaga Burgundy Silk Velvet Embroidered Matador Jacket (AW 1946)
Cristóbal Balenciaga Burgundy Silk Velvet Embroidered Matador Jacket (AW 1946)
Cristóbal Balenciaga Burgundy Silk Velvet Embroidered Matador Jacket (AW 1946)
Cristóbal Balenciaga Burgundy Silk Velvet Embroidered Matador Jacket (AW 1946)
Cristóbal Balenciaga Burgundy Silk Velvet Embroidered Matador Jacket (AW 1946)
Cristóbal Balenciaga Burgundy Silk Velvet Embroidered Matador Jacket (AW 1946)
Cristóbal Balenciaga Burgundy Silk Velvet Embroidered Matador Jacket (AW 1946)
Cristóbal Balenciaga Burgundy Silk Velvet Embroidered Matador Jacket (AW 1946)
Cristóbal Balenciaga Burgundy Silk Velvet Embroidered Matador Jacket (AW 1946)
Cristóbal Balenciaga Burgundy Silk Velvet Embroidered Matador Jacket (AW 1946)
Cristóbal Balenciaga Burgundy Silk Velvet Embroidered Matador Jacket (AW 1946)
Cristóbal Balenciaga Burgundy Silk Velvet Embroidered Matador Jacket (AW 1946)
Cristóbal Balenciaga Burgundy Silk Velvet Embroidered Matador Jacket (AW 1946)
Cristóbal Balenciaga Burgundy Silk Velvet Embroidered Matador Jacket (AW 1946)
Cristóbal Balenciaga Burgundy Silk Velvet Embroidered Matador Jacket (AW 1946)
Cristóbal Balenciaga Burgundy Silk Velvet Embroidered Matador Jacket (AW 1946)
Cristóbal Balenciaga Burgundy Silk Velvet Embroidered Matador Jacket (AW 1946)
Balenciaga

Cristóbal Balenciaga Burgundy Silk Velvet Embroidered Matador Jacket (AW 1946)

£10,523.00
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Curator’s Note

This Cristóbal Balenciaga evening bolero dates to Autumn/Winter 1946 collection. Balenciaga was continuously inspired by Spanish bullfighters and eighteenth-century majos clothes. He returned to the bolero as a garment season after season. Hamish Bowles holds the same bolero in his collection. It was photographed by Kenny Komer and used on the cover of his book Balenciaga and Spain. A related piece from the following season, Winter 1947, is held by the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

This bolero is made of burgundy silk velvet with jet and black passementerie embroidery, edged with pompom trim. The dense embroidery concentrated at the shoulders and hem, and the pompom edging is a reference to the passementerie and braid work of traditional toreros' jackets. This jacket is not labelled. 

Description

  • Cristóbal Balenciaga, Autumn/Winter 1946 cropped bolero
  • Burgundy silk velvet
  • Jet and black passementerie embroidery
  • Pompom trim to hem and edges
  • Dense embroidery concentrated at shoulders and hem
  • Three-quarter sleeves
  • Unlabelled 

Size & Measurements

  • No size label, best fits XS (please refer to measurements for accurate fit) 
  • Measurements are taken with the garment laid flat:
    • Shoulder width 40cm
    • Chest 42 cm
    • Length 31 cm
    • Sleeve length 35 cm

Very good

This has been well-preserved. Any imperfections are negligible and do not detract from the item's overall appearance or functionality.

Christobal Balenciaga

Cristóbal Balenciaga opened his Paris couture house on Avenue Georges V in 1937, having established his reputation in Spain with clients including the Spanish royal family. The matador costume, the flamenco dress and the paintings of Velázquez were among his primary references, visible in his approach to silhouette and volume. As a technician he was without equal among his contemporaries, developing Balenciaga's sculptural forms that departed entirely from the body-following conventions of the era: the sack dress, the balloon jacket and the cocoon coat. Coco Chanel called him the only true couturier. The house closed in 1968 and reopened in 1986. Nicolas Ghesquière took the helm in 1997, and his fifteen-year tenure restored the house to the centre of contemporary fashion.

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  • Hamish Bowles holds the same bolero in his collection
  • Featured on the cover of Hamish Bowles’ book Balenciaga and Spain
  • Similar bolero from the following year part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s permanent collection

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