Balenciaga

The son of a seamstress, Cristobal Balenciaga founded this legendary fashion house in Madrid in 1918. After the Spanish Civil War, the designer relocated to Paris where he swiftly built a reputation for refined elegance and was hailed as "the couturier of couturiers". Frenchman Nicolas Ghesquière has been at the helm since 1997, drawing inspiration from the house's archives and fans including Nicole Kidman


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