Balenciaga and la vie dun chien”
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12588125 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ana Balda (0000-0002-1231-3472, Twitter (United States), corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 855-871 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-20 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Fashion Theory (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1362-704X • E-ISSN: 1751-7419 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1362704x.2019.1704523 |
| OpenAlex | W3001504688 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 1 |
This article offers data, hitherto unpublished, about the professional life of Cristóbal Balenciaga during the years following the official announcement of his retirement from the world of fashion in May 1968. These are contributions that help understand some of the issues that are reflected, either in the words of the journalist, or in those of the designer himself in the interview he granted to Prudence Glynn of The Times in August 1971, and that the newspaper decided to publish under the surprising heading of “Balenciaga and la vie d’un chien,” taking the same expression used by the designer himself during the interview. This interview has transcended to this very day as a singular chapter in the biography of Balenciaga, since the granting of interviews was quite unusual throughout his life and, taking into account this peculiar headline, which serves as a shocking expression that corresponded to the aura of enigma that hung over Balenciaga. However, and in light of the new data provided, the designer expressed himself in the context of the experience he lived until his retirement, and especially in the context of realities he was suffering precisely during that August of 1971.The information provided comes from research in Spanish and French archives, in national and international newspapers, as well as interviews with people who belonged to the Balenciaga circle during their final years of his life
Art · Biography · Context (archaeology · Expression (computer science · Headline · Humanities · Linguistics · Literature · Media studies · Newspaper · Reflexive pronoun · Sociology · Architecture, Art, Education · Fashion and Cultural Textiles · History · Philosophy · Photographic and Visual Arts
| Citations per year | 0.8 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |