Balenciaga

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Balenciaga is a luxury fashion house founded in 1917 in San Sebastián by Spanish couturier Cristóbal Balenciaga. In 1937, it opened a couture maison in Paris. It is now part of Kering and offers women’s and men’s ready-to-wear, couture, shoes, bags, accessories, and fragrances.

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A COUTURIER MUST BE AN ARCHITECT FOR DESIGN, A SCULPTOR FOR SHAPE, A PAINTER FOR COLOR, A MUSICIAN FOR HARMONY, AND A PHILOSOPHER FOR TEMPERANCE.

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1917-2017
1917 Sub-brand
BALENCIAGA COUTURE
Clothing

The Maison’s highest-ranking couture line

BALENCIAGA COUTURE is the Maison’s haute couture division, a line that presents anew for t

BALENCIAGA COUTURE is the Maison’s haute couture division, a line that presents anew for the present day the couture techniques and archives established by founder Cristóbal Balenciaga. After the couture operation, which had closed once in 1968, was relaunched in 2021 by creative director Demna Gvasalia, it has presented one-of-a-kind and made-to-measure pieces at the Maison’s historic Paris salons and during Haute Couture Week. Positioned above ready-to-wear, it functions as the Maison’s highest-ranking line, showcasing its craftsmanship and interpretation of its archives.

2017 Sub-brand
BALENCIAGA KIDS
Clothing

A junior line that brings the main line’s designs to children

BALENCIAGA KIDS is a junior line derived from the main line, adapting and reconfiguring it

BALENCIAGA KIDS is a junior line derived from the main line, adapting and reconfiguring its design codes for children. Reports stated that it launched in late 2017, with full product offerings beginning in the Spring/Summer 2018 season. Centered on unisex items such as sweatshirts, T-shirts, and shoes, it offers children’s variations of iconic products and serves to bring the brand’s design language to younger audiences.

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