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A First Look at the Victoria & Albert Museum's Major Balenciaga Exhibition, Through the Eyes of Richard Avedon and Irving Penn
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A First Look at the Victoria & Albert Museum's Major Balenciaga Exhibition, Through the Eyes of Richard Avedon and Irving Penn
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Elise Daniels with street performers, Suit by Balenciaga, Le Marais, Paris, August by Richard Avedon on artnet
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Dorian Leigh wearing strapless cocktail dress by Balenciaga, photo Richard Avedon, Vogue, Sept. 1952 - Photo de Fashion - Balenciaga - Alain.R.Truong
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