• BALENCIAGA, Paris (couture house), Cristóbal BALENCIAGA (designer)

Evening dress
1956 {autumn-winter 1956–57}

Gates of Venice (View of the Venetian lagoon with the Tower of Marghera) Francesco GUARDI Throne Carlo BUGATTI Frederick van Velthuysen and his wife, Josina Thomas de KEYSER CAMEL CLOTH Dress MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA, Paris (fashion house); Martin MARGIELA (designer) Jacket ALEXANDER MCQUEEN, London (fashion house); Sarah BURTON (designer) Moses bringing down the Tables of the Law John Rogers HERBERT Boots ALEXANDER MCQUEEN, London (fashion house); Alexander McQUEEN (designer); Sarah BURTON (designer) PANEL (TURKEY) The first cloud William Quiller ORCHARDSON Head of Queen Nefertiti, from sculpture flanking Boundary Stela Q EGYPT, el-Amarna The Banquet of Cleopatra Giambattista TIEPOLO Forest and sun Max ERNST DAMASK Dress ULYANA SERGEENKO, Russia (fashion house); Ulyana SERGEENKO (designer) Two old men disputing REMBRANDT Harmensz. van Rijn Little Red Riding Hood Gustave DORÉ CAP Chair Carlo BUGATTI CAP Textile William MORRIS LENGTH OF FABRIC Weeping woman Pablo PICASSO Shoe covers COMME DES GARÇONS, Tokyo (fashion house); Rei KAWAKUBO (designer) SEAT The skittle players David TENIERS II Winter, from The four seasons FULDA PORCELAIN FACTORY, Fulda (manufacturer) Look 49, dress ALEXANDER MCQUEEN, London (fashion house); Alexander McQUEEN (designer) The grasshopper Jules LEFEBVRE Pietà CHELSEA PORCELAIN FACTORY, London (manufacturer); Joseph WILLEMS (modeller)