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Balenciaga and Spain Symposium

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Balenciaga and Spain Symposium

de Young Museum

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Miren Arzalluz

Miren Arzalluz studied History at the University of Deusto (Spain) and Comparative Politics at the London School of Economics before specializing in the history of dress and fashion at the Courtauld Institute of Art. After working in various British museums, such as the V&A and Kensington Palace, she became curator at the Balenciaga Foundation in 2007. Her research covers the history of fashionable dress on the 20th century with particular emphasis on the life and work of Balenciaga.

She has recently published the book CristÃ³bal Balenciaga: La Forja del Maestro (1895-1936), which focuses on the life and professional development of Balenciaga before establishing his haute couture house in Paris. She is currently working on the permanent exhibition and catalogue of the new Balenciaga Museum project in Guetaria, the couturierÂ´s hometown.

Hamish Bowles

Hamish Bowles is a fashion journalist and contributing author to Yves Saint Laurent: Style. He also is the European editor-at-large for American Vogue; author and co-author of several books, including Vogue Living: Houses, Gardens, People and Carolina Herrera: Portrait of a Fashion Icon; and curator of the landmark exhibition Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years.

Lourdes Font

Lourdes Font is associate professor in the department of History of Art and in the M.A. program for Fashion and Textile Studies at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Among her recent publications are Fashion and Visual Art. Font is the co-editor of and contributor to the Grove Dictionary of Art Online. She has also contributed articles and essays to West 86: A Journal of Decorative Arts, Design History, and Material Culture, to the Cooper-Hewitt Museum's exhibition catalogue Fashion in Colors, and to Fashion Theory.

Pamela Golbin

Pamela Golbin is chief curator of the MusÃ©e de la Mode et du Textile at the Louvre in Paris. Golbin is an internationally renowned figure in the fashion industry with extensive historical knowledge of cultural and design issues. She is a leading expert in contemporary fashion and has organized landmark exhibitions worldwide. Ms. Golbin has organized more than fifteen exhibitions, including major retrospectives on iconic fashions legends such as Balenciaga and Valentino. Her latest exhibition was an award-winning retrospective of the work of Madeleine Vionnet.

Drawing Inspiration: Balenciaga and Contemporary Art

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Hamish Bowles, European editor-at-large of American Vogue, discusses the influence of abstract contemporary Spanish artists, such as Pablo Picasso and Joan Miró, on the work of legendary fashion designer Cristóbal Balenciaga.
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Munecos

Posted: 04.02.11, 03:43 PM

This symposium is invaluable to anyone interested in fashion, especially about Balenciaga. Having watched it, I felt like I had a complete understanding of the house of Balenciaga and used this knowledge while visiting the de Young Museum's excellent show.

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