114. BALENCIAGA, Haute Couture Collection, Autumn-Winter 1956. Short evening dress in black lace. Designed by Cristobal BALENCIAGA. Pointed décolleté with straps, bubbled straight skirt rising in the back to hang on a pink camellia, in the back a turn effect rising into a mantilla. White label, black graphics. Provenance: American actress's wardrobe. Identical model without the mantilla in the collections of MAD Paris, donated by Simone-Jacqueline Monbrison. BALENCIAGA, Haute Couture Collection, Fall-Winter 1956. Short evening dress in black lace. Creation: Cristobal BALENCIAGA. Pointed neckline with straps, straight bubble skirt rising in the back to hang on a pink camellia, at the back turning effect rising in a mantilla. Provenance: Wardrobe of an American actress. Identical model without the mantilla preserved in the collections of MAD Paris, donated by Simone-Jacqueline Monbrison.