![Caftan Liberation: How an Ancient Fashion Set Modern Women Free | by Collectors Weekly | Lisa Hix | Medium Caftan Liberation: How an Ancient Fashion Set Modern Women Free | by Collectors Weekly | Lisa Hix | Medium](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/0*lyqfUL_-7Tog9A3p.jpg)
Caftan Liberation: How an Ancient Fashion Set Modern Women Free | by Collectors Weekly | Lisa Hix | Medium
![Left - Dress, Overdress, Bustle, and Petticoat, Cristóbal Balenciaga (Spring 1951). Philadelphia Museum of Art. Inspired by his Spanish heritage, Balenciaga reinterpreted a flamenco dancer's full, flounced dress. Right - Dorian Leigh, Left - Dress, Overdress, Bustle, and Petticoat, Cristóbal Balenciaga (Spring 1951). Philadelphia Museum of Art. Inspired by his Spanish heritage, Balenciaga reinterpreted a flamenco dancer's full, flounced dress. Right - Dorian Leigh,](https://i.redd.it/nmoos83qveta1.jpg)
Left - Dress, Overdress, Bustle, and Petticoat, Cristóbal Balenciaga (Spring 1951). Philadelphia Museum of Art. Inspired by his Spanish heritage, Balenciaga reinterpreted a flamenco dancer's full, flounced dress. Right - Dorian Leigh,
![Balenciaga P/E 1956. Photo by Joseph Grove. Mannequin Diana Jones. | Evening dresses short, Evening dresses, Fashion Balenciaga P/E 1956. Photo by Joseph Grove. Mannequin Diana Jones. | Evening dresses short, Evening dresses, Fashion](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/f6/d4/f6/f6d4f686f0b63ac0019a15f7fa834fe5.jpg)
Balenciaga P/E 1956. Photo by Joseph Grove. Mannequin Diana Jones. | Evening dresses short, Evening dresses, Fashion
![Caftan Liberation: How an Ancient Fashion Set Modern Women Free | by Collectors Weekly | Lisa Hix | Medium Caftan Liberation: How an Ancient Fashion Set Modern Women Free | by Collectors Weekly | Lisa Hix | Medium](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1300/0*8g5X38rvSYp3jRQi.jpg)