These pages, clockwise from opposite: Azzedine Alaia, 1988; Balenciaga Winter 1954 © Julien Vidal
Sculpting Style Celebrated curator Olivier Saillard tells the story behind his current exhibition, which brings together the creations of the two true couturiers of the twentieth century – Cristóbal Balenciaga and Azzedine Alaïa – for the very first time WORDS: HAYLEY KADROU
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