A short slideshow tutorial on the incomparable Cristóbal Balenciaga. It includes three filmed deconstructions of the master’s designs, which give viewers a sense of the quantum leaps he made between the pattern and the final product—a shape impossible to envision until he gets there. A genius. —L.J.

Balenciaga: Master Craftsman
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Victoria and Albert Museum Online / London / Art
Victoria and Albert Museum Online / London / Art
Exhibition interior of “Balenciaga: Shaping Fashion.” Courtesy of Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
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