Pierre Balmain a débuté sa carrière chez Molyneux en 1934.
La légende de la photographie indique: "Janine Holland, 21-year-old "maid of cotton, 1951" of Houston, Texas, is shown in a cotton evening gown designed especially for her by Pierre Balmain. The American cotton queen now visitng in Paris is shown with Balmain during a final fitting. The gown is of chartreuse cotton with burgundy colored roses covering one hip."