claireshaeffer
VFG Member
Remember the Valentina exhbit last year at the Museum of the City of NY. I've just finished an article for Threads about Valentina and a wonderful dress made for Vera Zorina, one of Balanchine's wives. The dress is silk organza with a silk crepe slip so I focused on sheer techniques.
The skirt is incredible. It has 9 quarter-circle panels. The interesting thing is Mainbocher liked these quarter circles too; the skirt is very flat at the waist with an enormous flair at the hem. Can you imagine dancing in this?
The skirt is incredible. It has 9 quarter-circle panels. The interesting thing is Mainbocher liked these quarter circles too; the skirt is very flat at the waist with an enormous flair at the hem. Can you imagine dancing in this?