Balenciaga 2008 Black and White Sheer Lace and Tulle Dress Balenciaga Sheer Lace Train Mermaid Gown Smart Closet Balenciaga Lace Dress Spanish in mood, Parisian in execution. This August 1947 dress by Cristbal Balenciaga layers blue satin beneath black lace, building a surface rich with velvet appliqu and chenille embroidery. Balenciaga was called Balenciaga Ruffled Lace up Midi Dress In Black ModeSens Copy of a Balenciaga black lace dress with pink sash, 1951. Photo by Henry Clarke via Cond Nast