Can Balenciaga Modernise Couture?

As quantum physics is to science, haute couture is to fashion. It exists in a higher realm, fosters more elevated thinking. Some acolytes might even say there’s a spiritual element. Cristóbal Balenciaga certainly believed so. The devoutly Catholic couturier sought transcendence in his work, believing he could get closer to God in the perfection of his craft.

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