SAN FRANCISCO.- The de Young Museum in San Francisco opened Balenciaga and Spain, an exhibition curated by Hamish Bowles, European editor at large of Vogue, featuring 120 haute couture garments, hats, and headdresses designed by Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895–1972)....

Cristobal Balenciaga. Detail of cocktail dress of fuchsia silk shantung and black lace with black silk satin ribbons, summer 1966 SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- You can feel the pulse of Spain beat in every garment in Balenciaga and Spain. A dress ruffle inspired...

Oscar de la Renta, Trench coat, 2005. Coat: Silk; warp-faced plain weave, warp-resist dyeing (ikat). Belt: synthetic raffia, leather; crocheted. Gift of Mr. Thomas L. Kempner SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- This season, fashion designers all over the world are presenting...

Portrait of Maya Lin. Photograph by Walter Smith SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Recent sculptures, drawings, and installations by the celebrated artist Maya Lin are on view at the de Young Museum through January 18, 2009. Lin (b. 1959) came to prominence in 1981...