(Getaria, 21 gennaio 1895 – Valencia, 23 marzo 1972) Stilista spagnolo, durante l'infanzia spesso aiuta la madre, cucitrice, ed all'età di dodici anni comincia a lavorare come assistente di un sarto. Durante l'adolescenza, la marchesa di Casa Torres, importante nobildonna della sua città, diventa sua cliente e protettrice e invia il giovane a Madrid, dove apprende l'arte della sartoria (Di fatto, Balenciaga fu uno dei pochi stilisti a disegnare, tagliare e cucire da solo le proprie creazioni.)
Balenciaga ottiene un ottimo successo in Spagna come designer, che gli permette di aprire una boutique nel 1919 a cui ne seguono altre a Madrid e Barcellona.La famiglia reale spagnola e l'aristocrazia apprezza particolarmente le creazioni ma la guerra civile spagnola lo costringe a chiudere le sue boutique, e a trasferirsi a Parigi dove apre la propria casa di moda nel 1937.
Il successo però non arriverà prima della fine della seconda guerra mondiale. Il culmine del successo di Balenciaga arriva nei primi anni sessanta grazie ad una reinterpretazione del classico abito impero.
Nel corso degli anni cinquanta e sessanta, il nome della casa di moda si consolida definitivamente nel campo dell'alta moda. Tuttavia nel 1968, con l'avvento del Pret-a-porter, Balenciaga si ritira, pur rimanendo di ispirazione per successivi stilisti come Oscar de la Renta, André Courrèges, Emanuel Ungaro, e Givenchy, attualmente il marchio è in mano a Nicolas Ghesquière, e fa parte del gruppo fiorentino Gucci. Balenciaga muore a Valencia nel 1972.
(Getaria, January 21, 1895 - Valencia, 23 March 1972) Spanish designer, during childhoodoften helps her mother, seamstress, and the age of twelve he began working as a tailor's assistant. During adolescence, the Marquise de Casa Torres, a leading lady in his city,became his patron and client and sends the young man in Madrid, where he learned the art oftailoring (In fact, Balenciaga was one of the few designers to draw, cut and sew their owncreations.)
Balenciaga was a great success in Spain as a designer, which allows him to open a boutiquein 1919, which is followed by others Barcellona.La in Madrid and the Spanish royal family and aristocracy particularly appreciates the creations but the Spanish Civil War forced him to quitits boutiques, and moved to Paris where he opened his own couture house in 1937.
But success will not come before the end of World War II. The culmination of the success ofBalenciaga arrived in the early sixties through a reinterpretation of classical empire dress.
During the fifties and sixties, the name of the fashion house is firmly established in the field of high fashion. However in 1968, with the advent of the Pret-a-porter, Balenciaga retired, while remaining an inspiration for subsequent designers like Oscar de la Renta, Andre Courreges,Emanuel Ungaro, and Givenchy, the brand is currently in the hands of Nicolas Ghesquière ,and is part of Gucci in Florence. Balenciaga died in Valencia in 1972.
Balenciaga was a great success in Spain as a designer, which allows him to open a boutiquein 1919, which is followed by others Barcellona.La in Madrid and the Spanish royal family and aristocracy particularly appreciates the creations but the Spanish Civil War forced him to quitits boutiques, and moved to Paris where he opened his own couture house in 1937.
But success will not come before the end of World War II. The culmination of the success ofBalenciaga arrived in the early sixties through a reinterpretation of classical empire dress.
During the fifties and sixties, the name of the fashion house is firmly established in the field of high fashion. However in 1968, with the advent of the Pret-a-porter, Balenciaga retired, while remaining an inspiration for subsequent designers like Oscar de la Renta, Andre Courreges,Emanuel Ungaro, and Givenchy, the brand is currently in the hands of Nicolas Ghesquière ,and is part of Gucci in Florence. Balenciaga died in Valencia in 1972.
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