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Balenciaga
Cristóbal Balenciaga founded his fashion label in 1917 in San Sebastian, Spain. In 1937, following the Spanish Civil War, he moved the brand in Paris, where he became a celebrated couturier and established Balenciaga’s reputation for highly conceptual, ultra-modern shapes.
After more than 50 years in business, Balenciaga closed his atelier in 1968. It was revived in 1986 under the ownership of Jacques Bogart SA and following a series of lackluster collections, found new life under designer Nicolas Ghesquière, who served as creative director from 1997 to 2012.
Since October 2015, Balenciaga’s men’s and women’s collections have been overseen by Georgian designer and artistic director Demna Gvasalia, who has worked to create desirable fashion while also engaging in broader dissertations on cultural, social and political topics.
At the same time, Gvasalia has built close relationships with other luxury and sportswear brands through a plethora of collaborative efforts with the likes of Gucci, Adidas and Vibram. Balenciaga’s work with Crocs, in particular, has produced numerous head-turning shoes that have gotten the fashion set talking.
In recent seasons, Balenciaga become a serious player in the sneaker space with its maximalist Triple S and Track sneakers, as well as its distinctive knit Speed sneaker.
Balenciaga has been part of the Kering group since 2001.
Balenciaga
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EXCLUSIVE: Balenciaga Will Show in Los Angeles in December
Demna is to unveil the brand's fall 2024 women's and men's collections on Dec. 2.
EXCLUSIVE: Balenciaga Returns to Original Headquarters With Expanded Presence
The brand is doubling the size of its couture salons at 10 Avenue George V in Paris, and adding new offices…
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Paris' skilled ateliers flexed their muscles with precisely tailored separates.
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Demna paraded upside-down tailoring, hand-painted trompe-l'oeil clothing — and a silvery Joan of Arc.
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Balenciaga Resort 2024
Consider this mostly black collection an expression of quiet luxury, but drenched in swagger and underground…