Balenciaga

Balenciaga

Balenciaga is a fashion house founded by Cristóbal Balenciaga, a Spanish designer. The new creative director Nicolas Ghesquiere has re-energized the Balenciaga collection.

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Celebrities like Jennifer Lopez, Khloe Kardashian, Nicole Richie, and Kim Kardashian are bringing back color for their Balenciaga bags. Jennifer is loving her white Balenciaga bag in front of the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills and rocking her light blue Balenciaga work bag in front of a New York City hotel. Khloe Kardashian loves her apple green Balenciaga city bag and Kim Kardashian loves her giant hardware grey Balenciaga city bag . Last but not least, Nicole Richie who loves Balenciaga bags was seen recently with an ink blue Balenciaga motorcycle bag. If you want Kim Kardashian's giant hardware city bag in black, click ... Read Full Story
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October 30, 2009 Anne Bauso Balenciaga designer Nicolas Ghesquiere has turned his creative talent from textured, painted suede coat-dresses to the nuances of a new floral perfume for the house, but one with an urban "twist." The genius designer was extremely involved in the lengthy, "abstract" process of creating his first scent, from recalling scents from his personal memory, to sourcing ingredients, to the realization of a beautiful product. Discussing the challenge of constructing Balenciaga Paris , the name of the scent that will be available in February, Ghesquiere says that, "looking for a smell is such a different process than building clothes or ... Read Full Story
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Balenciaga designer Nicolas Ghesquiere has turned his creative talent from textured, painted suede coat-dresses to the nuances of a new floral perfume for the house, but one with an urban "twist." The genius designer was extremely involved in the lengthy, "abstract" process of creating his first scent, from recalling scents from his personal memory, to sourcing ingredients, to the realization of a beautiful product. Discussing the challenge of constructing Balenciaga Paris, the name of the scent that will be available in February, Ghesquiere says that, "looking for a smell is such a different process than building clothes or stores; I think it's absolutely contrary ... Read Full Story
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Balenciaga Spring 2010 Collection Balenciaga has been a big name in the fashion industry for decades. The unique designs created under the Balenciaga name have contributed to it's gigantic success. Check out the Balenciaga spring 2010 collection! Balenciaga can be considered a fashion empire built through hard work and a massive amount of talent is Spain by Cristobal Balenciaga who was considered to be a veritable fashion designer. The name of the world renowned fashion house remained among the top of the designers most wanted until present. The 2010 ready to wear collection created for Balenciaga by the creative director Nicolas Ghesquiere is truly ... Read Full Story
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A guru of designs, a messiah of fashion, a man of revolutionary ideas and style. Nicolas Ghesquiere has been taking the world by storm since the mid nineties with his innovative taste for clothing . Dressing high class celebrities, rockers, and the like minded fashionistas of the world has been Nicolas’ expertise. Designing, however, has been a love of his since he was eleven. His signature silhouette consists of skinny pants with well tailored jackets and his color choice is most often black, white, and cream. Despite the thirty five year old’s eminent success, Ghesquiere has, for the last thirteen years, chosen to work ... Read Full Story
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Cristóbal Balenciaga opened his first boutique in San Sebastián, Spain, in 1914, which expanded to include branches in Madrid and Barcelona. The Spanish royal family and the aristocracy wore his designs, but when the Spanish Civil War forced him to close his stores, Balenciaga moved to Paris.



Balenciaga opened his Paris couture house on Avenue George V in August 1937, and his first runway show featured designs heavily influenced by the Spanish Renaissance. Balenciaga's success in Paris was nearly immediate. Within two years, the French press lauded him as a revolutionary, and his designs were highly sought-after. Carmel Snow, the editor of Harper's Bazaar was an early champion of his designs.

Customers risked their safety to travel to Europe during World War II to see Balenciaga's clothing. During this period, he was noted for his "square coat," with sleeves cut in a single piece with the yoke, and for his designs with black (or black and brown) lace over bright pink fabric.

 However, it was not until the post-war years that the full scale of the inventiveness of this highly original designer became evident. His lines became more linear and sleek, diverging from the hourglass shape popularized by Christian Dior's New Look. The fluidity of his silhouettes enabled him to manipulate the relationship between his clothing and women's bodies. In 1951, he totally transformed the silhouette, broadening the shoulders and removing the waist. In 1955, he designed the tunic dress, which later developed into the chemise dress of 1958. Other contributions in the postwar era included the spherical balloon jacket (1953), the high-waisted baby doll dress (1957), the cocoon coat (1957), the balloon skirt (1957), and the sack dress (1957).  In 1959, his work culminated in the Empire line, with high-waisted dresses and coats cut like kimonos. His manipulation of the waist, in particular, contributed to "what is considered to be his most important contribution to the world of fashion: a new silhouette for women."

In the 1960s, Balenciaga was an innovator in his use of fabrics: he tended toward heavy fabrics, intricate embroidery, and bold materials. His trademarks included "collars that stood away from the collarbone to give a swanlike appearance" and shortened "bracelet" sleeves. His often spare, sculptural creations—including funnel-shape gowns of stiff duchess satin worn to acclaim by clients such as Pauline de Rothschild, Bunny Mellon, Marella Agnelli, Gloria Guinness and Mona von Bismarck—were considered masterworks of haute couture in the 1950s and 1960s. Jackie Kennedy famously upset John F. Kennedy for buying Balenciaga's expensive creations while he was President because he feared that the American public might think the purchases too lavish. Her haute couture bills were eventually discreetly paid by her father-in-law, Joseph Kennedy.

Cristóbal Balenciaga left the house in 1968.



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Balenciaga will launch Balenciaga Paris in February. The new perfume for women, made under the Coty umbrella, will be the brand's first major perfume launch since Cristobal in 1998.* Balenciaga Paris was developed by perfumer Olivier Polge; the floral chypre features violet leaves, cedar and patchouli...  
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In one of those periodic mood swings, Nicolas Ghesquiere today took Balenciaga back to the streets. The clothes had a hard urban edge, beginning with hooded vests that combined leather and leather woven with other materials for an industrial texture.  
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Scorecard is now in Paris! (Hope you haven't missed us too terribly much.) The opening days' schedule put A-list designers Balenciaga and Balmain head to head. Christophe Decarnin scored points for what no critic thought possible - yet another iteration of dirty, sexy fashion - while Nicolas Ghesquière got them going on about deconstruction, dualistic tension and discourse.  
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What do you think of these new styles from Balenciaga? The obsession with geometric styling is still in evidence, but 'plasticky' toy-tone notes have been replaced with a more hand-woven vibe, with a big emphasis on soft textiles. That's quite a departure for the label that brought us hard-edged 'Lego' shoes, but it'll certainly fit in nicely with the folksy vibe that's coming through stronger than ever in next season's look books.  
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It's always good to see what Balenciaga are doing with their footwear (even if you'll never afford a pair) because they seem to be so influencial it's possible to predict entire trends based on their latest offerings. But this is one I can't see becoming too mainstream any time soon. Stingray? You'd better believe it.  
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Balenciaga? Is that you? I never pegged Nicolas Ghesquière as a hoodie and jeans type, but it’s different, so I’ll take it! The Balenciaga Spring 2010 was athletic while retaining it’s shock and awe, classiness. ...  
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The spring 2010 Balenciaga collection, which walked today in Paris, included no panties. Skirts and pants nicely covered every ass cheek that walked the runway. See the full collection in our runway slideshow, and leave your thoughts in the comments! Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: balenciaga, designers, j'adore paris, paris fashion week, spring 2010  
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With an overall pleasing silhouette, Balenciaga release a new footwear style with this high-top trainer. The sneaker features a busy upper which combines numerous materials together in one package including felt and other textured materials. Available now at Browns. See more at Balenciaga High-Top Trainer © extremeugene for Hypebeast, 2009. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: Balenciaga, [...]  
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Balenciaga is a store whose collection is worth every penny spent and we literally wait for it to launch its new ranges every season. This time the store gave us a bonus with choosing Jennifer Connelly as its brand ambassador and seriously the lady..  
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Information about the new fashion exhibit at the Met in NYC:

POIRET King of Fashion
The Costume Institute
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, New York
May 9 - Aug 5, 2007

The exhibit is sponsored jointly by Balenciaga and Conde Nast
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Internatioal Corporate Contact:
T+ 33 1 56 52 17 50

New york Store:
Tel 1 212 279 4440

Online customer service:
Email info@balenciaga.com





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