As Christian Dior said, Cristóbal Balenciaga was "the master of us all." Aged just 22 when he opened his first Haute Couture atelier, the Spanish designer's vision and taste level transformed an archaic industry, and even more so when he opened Balenciaga in 1937 -- a brand far from what you know it as today. But after shutting its doors in 1968, Balenciaga was never the same. It went to the depths of fashion House hell by selling branded perfumes, and was later bought by German conglomerate Ho...
As Christian Dior said, Cristóbal Balenciaga was "the master of us all." Aged just 22 when he opened his first Haute Couture atelier, the Spanish designer's vision and taste level transformed an archaic industry, and even more so when he opened Balenciaga in 1937 -- a brand far from what you know it as today. But after shutting its doors in 1968, Balenciaga was never the same. It went to the depths of fashion House hell by selling branded perfumes, and was later bought by German conglomerate Ho...
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