Emanuel Ungaro was a French fashion designer who founded the fashion house called the House of Emanuel Ungaro in 1965.
Emanuel Ungaro in 2009
1968 minidress by Emanuel Ungaro, (RISD Museum)
Cristóbal Balenciaga Eizaguirre was a Spanish fashion designer, and the founder of the Balenciaga clothing brand. He had a reputation as a couturier of uncompromising standards and was referred to as "the master of us all" by Christian Dior and as "the only couturier in the truest sense of the word" by Coco Chanel, who continued, "The others are simply fashion designers". On the day of his death, in 1972, Women's Wear Daily ran the headline "The King is Dead".
White cotton pique and black taffeta and organza evening gown (1951). Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Black bouclé wool chemise or 'sack' dress (1957). Rhode Island School of Design Museum.
Coats (c. 1960). Cristóbal Balenciaga Museum
Cristóbal Balenciaga Museum in Getaria