Balenciaga
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Air France Uniforms
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1968
The visual record is still being traced. It will appear here once found.
About this collection
In 1968, Cristóbal Balenciaga designed navy winter uniforms for Air France cabin crew, his only sustained encounter with industrial ready-to-wear before the couture house closed. The commission translated his clean collars, bracelet sleeves and controlled tailoring into a standardised uniform system, while exposing the distance between his made-to-measure practice and mass production.
