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| Picture No | 10217434 |
| Date | 1948 |
| Description | Pierre Balmain with one of his designs 1948 |
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Pierre Balmain presenting a pink and white petticoat, with gueppieres that helped to achieve a 48 centimetre waist. The design was influenced by Christian Dior's 'New Look' collection of 1947, when Dior used a small, slender waist to accentuate bust and hips.
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| Source | Photograph in 'The Sphere', 21 February 1948, page 243 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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