Balenciago Bolero

Balenciago spring 2013 collection

The Spring 2013 collection for Balenciago, shown in Paris recently, looks inspired by all things Spanish: flamenco, Picasso and Braque's Cubism and Ravel's Bolero,(Bolero being an 18th century Spanish dance) via Torvil and Dean's Matador performed to Caprissio Espagnol, with a hint of Picasso's Blue Period thrown in: black peplums and frilled skirts revealing contrasting white or subtle colour underneath, tops with sculptured sweetheart necklines, Moorish tile patterns or Spanish lace.

Torvil and Dean

Georges Braque

Picasso's Cubism

Picasso's Blue Period

Bolero dance by Toulouse Lautrec

flamenco

flamenco dresses

flamenco hemlines

Balenciago Spring 2013 collection

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