history of BALENCIAGA

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Balenciaga is a fashion house founded by Cristóbal Balenciaga who is a Spanish designer. His bubble skirts and odd, feminine, yet ultra-modern shapes were trademarks of the house.

The designer house is now run by Nicolas Ghesquière.

1914
Cristóbal Balenciaga opened the House of Balenciaga in San Sebastian

1937 August
Cristóbal Balenciaga opened his Paris couture house

1968
Cristóbal Balenciaga left the house

1972
Balenciaga was owned by Groupe Jacques Bogart, in bad shape

1997
Nicolas Ghesquiere promoted to creative director of Balenciaga, he turned the brand completely around

1937-1968, when Cristobal Balenciaga made his name during Paris's golden age of fashion; and 1996-2006, charting the dramatic revival of the House of Balenciaga under Nicolas Ghesquière, one of the most widely admired and celebrated new designers in contemporary fashion.

*described in "Balenciaga Paris" by Pamela Golbin (Author), Fabien Baron (Author)