HISTORY
From the 2000s under creative director Nicolas Ghesquière, this Balenciaga dress reflects the designer’s precise, architectural approach to silhouette and material contrast. The combination of matte and lustrous textures, achieved through black velvet and a teal structured panel, captures Ghesquière’s hallmark interplay of construction and movement—hallmarks of his tenure at the house.
Velvet and silk-blend paneled dress in black and teal. Textured contrast panel and tonal band detail across the front.
• Crew neckline
• Sleeveless construction
• Contrasting teal front panel
• Horizontal band detail at waist
• Gathered lower panel
• Concealed back zip closure
• Unlined
Made in France.
COMPOSITION
Body: Viscose and silk blend.
Panel: Silk.
SIZING
Tagged size FR 38
Shoulders: 16.5 in
Chest (pit to pit): 17.7 in
Length: 32.3 in
Black
Viscose
2000-2009
7/10
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Balenciaga
Black and Teal Paneled Velvet Dress
$179 USD
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HISTORY
From the 2000s under creative director Nicolas Ghesquière, this Balenciaga dress reflects the designer’s precise, architectural approach to silhouette and material contrast. The combination of matte and lustrous textures, achieved through black velvet and a teal structured panel, captures Ghesquière’s hallmark interplay of construction and movement—hallmarks of his tenure at the house.
Velvet and silk-blend paneled dress in black and teal. Textured contrast panel and tonal band detail across the front.
• Crew neckline
• Sleeveless construction
• Contrasting teal front panel
• Horizontal band detail at waist
• Gathered lower panel
• Concealed back zip closure
• Unlined
Made in France.
COMPOSITION
Body: Viscose and silk blend.
Panel: Silk.
SIZING
Tagged size FR 38
Shoulders: 16.5 in
Chest (pit to pit): 17.7 in
Length: 32.3 in
Black
Viscose
2000-2009
7/10
