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Fit For A Queen: Her Majesty Queen Sirikit’s Creations By Balmain  

Day Dress, 1972

Maker/Designer

Pierre Balmain, French (1914-1982)

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Day Dress, 1972

This simple dress is charming, but lacks Balmain’s usual masterly touches. It may represent one of his first attempts to work with the northeastern Thai village ikat that became a signature fabric for Her Majesty, when he was just beginning to explore the fabric’s design potential.

Accession Number

QSMT 2014.2.20

Material

Silk ikat (mat mii)