Balenciaga - Kublin

Tom Kublin & Cristóbal Balenciaga - Chronicling the Golden Age of Fashion Photography

This exceptional book of photographs reveals the collaboration between fashion photographer Tom Kublin and the legendary haute couture designer Cristóbal Balenciaga - a period when the Parisian fashion house was in its post-war heyday.

This is the first publication to document Kublin's short but highly productive career. More than 140 archive photographs and film stills capture the 1950s-1960s period of Balenciaga's fashion glory, from the flawless collections to iconic magazine covers and editorial photo shoots. The book also features exclusive footage of Balenciaga himself in the process.

In the book:

Introduction by the photographer's daughter María Kublin

A biographical account of Tom Kublin, his relationship with European avant-garde artists and his collaboration with Balenciaga (by Ana Balda)

Text by Miren Vives, Director of the Cristóbal Balenciaga Museum

Interview with model and muse Katinka Bleeker

Memoirs of Italian photographer Gian Paolo Barbieri, who began his career as Kublin's assistant

Lydia Slater, editor-in-chief of Harper's Bazaar, discusses Kublin's work at a key historical period for the magazine

It is not only a visual delight, but also a historical testimony to the shaping of the image of the Balenciaga fashion house and Tom Kublin's contribution to the history of fashion photography.

It is not only a visual delight, but also a historical testimony to the shaping of the image of the Balenciaga fashion house and Tom Kublin's contribution to the history of fashion photography.

Cover: Hard
Number of pages: 194
Weight: 1,2 kg
Dimensions: 24 × 1,9 × 31,5 cm
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