Hi-low hemlines....they've been around for years and years. For spring of 1963, Balenciaga created this gorgeous gown. The hemline exposes the ankle in front and lengthens to form a train in back. Note how the designer echoes that line at the hip where the skirt attaches to the bodice. What you can't see here is that he also echoes it at the neckline, which is high in front but dips to a low U in the back.
The dress shown in this picture was not made in the Balenciaga workrooms, however. It is an authorized copy made in the US by Nanty and sold at such high end retailers as Bergdorf Goodman, Stanley Korshak and Nan Duskin. Jewelry by Vendome.
Photo by Irving Penn for Vogue magazine, 1963.
