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020			_a9780374298739 (hardback)
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100	1		_aBlume, Mary. _9202905 _2Local
245	1	4	_aThe master of us all _bBalenciaga, his workrooms, his world _cMary Blume.
250			_aFirst edition.
260		1	_aNew York _bFarrar, Straus and Giroux _c©2013.
300			_a228 pages _billustrations (some color) _c22 cm.
337			_2rdamedia
338			_2rdacarrier
520			_a"A sparkling life of the monumental fashion designer Cristóbal Balenciaga When Cristóbal Balenciaga died in 1972, the news hit the front page of The New York Times. One of the most innovative and admired figures in the history of haute couture, Balenciaga said that he was the only designer who dared to do as he liked. He was, said Christian Dior, "the master of us all." But despite his extraordinary impact, he was a man hidden from view. Unlike today's celebrity designers, he saw to it that little was known about him, to the point that some French journalists wondered if he existed at all. Even his most notable and devoted clients never met him. But one woman knew Balenciaga better than anyone else. The first person he hired when he opened his Paris house, furnished with only a table and a chair, Florette Chelot became his top vendeuse--as much an adviser as a saleswoman. She witnessed the spectacular success of his first collection, and they worked closely for thirty years--until 1968, when Balenciaga abruptly closed his house without telling any of his staff. Youth-oriented fashion was taking over, Paris was in upheaval, and the elder statesman wanted no part of it. In The Master of Us All, Mary Blume tells the remarkable story of the man and his house through the eyes of the woman who knew him best. Intimate and revealing, this is an unprecedented portrait of a designer whose vision transformed an industry, but whose story has never been told until now"-- _cProvided by publisher.
520			_a"The sparkling life of the monumental fashion designer Cristobal Balenciaga. A biography"-- _cProvided by publisher.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
600	1	0	_aBalenciaga, Cristobal _d1895-1972. _9199129 _2Local
650		0	_aFashion designers _zFrance _vBiography. _9222311
650		0	_aFashion design _zFrance _xHistory _y20th century. _9222308
650		0	_aFashion design _zSpain _xHistory _y20th century. _9222308
650		0	_aFashion designers _zSpain _vBiography. _9222311
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