Rachel Elspeth Gross on Instagram: "Today's Inspiration: Erik Mortensen Mortensen joined the House of Balmain in 1948, he became Pierre Balmain's first assistant (and companion?) around 1950. When Balmain died in 1982,
![Evening Dress by Erik Mortensen for Balmain (Winter 1986-87). Silk, artificial ostrich feathers, sequins, rhinestones, embroideries. Designmuseum, Denmark. : r/fashionhistory Evening Dress by Erik Mortensen for Balmain (Winter 1986-87). Silk, artificial ostrich feathers, sequins, rhinestones, embroideries. Designmuseum, Denmark. : r/fashionhistory](https://i.redd.it/w9uv3e2904q91.png)
Evening Dress by Erik Mortensen for Balmain (Winter 1986-87). Silk, artificial ostrich feathers, sequins, rhinestones, embroideries. Designmuseum, Denmark. : r/fashionhistory
![Part 16: Fit for the Queen: Erik Mortensen, Danish Fashion Designer for Queen Sirikit of Thailand - สถานเอกอัครราชทูต ณ กรุงโคเปนเฮเกน Part 16: Fit for the Queen: Erik Mortensen, Danish Fashion Designer for Queen Sirikit of Thailand - สถานเอกอัครราชทูต ณ กรุงโคเปนเฮเกน](https://image.mfa.go.th/mfa/0/KtuhuNsqq1/400_years/Queen2.jpg)
Part 16: Fit for the Queen: Erik Mortensen, Danish Fashion Designer for Queen Sirikit of Thailand - สถานเอกอัครราชทูต ณ กรุงโคเปนเฮเกน
![Lot - PIERRE BALMAIN PAR ERIK MORTENSEN Haute Couture - 1985 - Catalog# 733458 Didier Ludot Collection My Secret Fashion Show Lot - PIERRE BALMAIN PAR ERIK MORTENSEN Haute Couture - 1985 - Catalog# 733458 Didier Ludot Collection My Secret Fashion Show](https://image.invaluable.com/housePhotos/artcurial/58/733458/H1118-L313399572_original.jpg)