In 1911, Balenciaga starts working as a tailor in the branch of the Parisian department store Les Grands Magasins du Louvre.
Balenciaga is one label that is able to push these boundary lines and have us constantly reevaluating what we find appealing.
On March 24 in 1971, the great couturier Cristobal Balenciaga died at his villa at X脿bia, Spain.
Having examined talent in Cristobal, the Marquise took patronage over him.
In the period of two years, the press lauded him as a revolutionary, and his designs were highly sought-after.
Although he is spoken of with immense reverence, technically, Balenciaga couture was never.