(Cristóbal Balenciaga-- Spanish, 1895–1972) View some of this exhibit here and here.

Some years ago, I got to partake in the Balenciaga and His Legacy Exhibit held in Houston, TX at their Museum of Fine Arts. I did not have to attend, but I was contacted or in contact with a member who wanted to include my book: Cloth, to be Troth in Black—in Dressing the Part, Toiling with the Little Black Dress (ISBN: 978-1-4500-5013-5) 

to be included in a gift basket that was to be auctioned off and I sent along my book to them. In return they sent me this fridge magnet that I have kept all those years; as a souvenir for my donation/participation.  

Balenciaga, best known for his "Sack Dress" was one of three fashion designers mentioned in my book -- researched while a student at Boston University; it was an incomplete study on my part and the book was what I created whilst there…and those student loans are paid for, I must say.

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Thank you!