Dior called Balenciaga “the master of us all.” When Christian Dior burst onto the postwar scene in 1947 with the New Look, the fashion world treated him like a revelation — a visionary who revived Paris couture with a single, sweeping silhouette. But behind the acclaim stood a quieter, older figure whose influence Dior never denied: Cristóbal Balenciaga,Continue reading “Part I: Balenciaga & Dior: The Master and the Modern Romantic”