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Loyal to the foundational values injected by Pierre Balmain into the house, which was founded in 1945 and currently led by the superb Creative Director Olivier Rousteing, this new collection of luxury clothing and accessories brings with it a wide range of style options in menswear, womenswear and children’s fashion.
Pierre Balmain was a French couturier who in 1945 founded a fashion house that made his name a byword for elegance. His clients included the Duchess of Windsor, the Queen of Belgium, and many of the leading film stars of the 1950s, as well as the experimental writer Gertrude Stein and her.
Nov 3, 2021 · Founded in post-war Paris, Pierre Balmain’s eponymous house was central to revolutionizing French style. Balmain’s debut show in October 1945 preceded Christian Dior’s ‘New Look’ by two years and welcomed curve-enhancing silhouettes into the mix, such as bell-shaped skirts nipped in at the waist.
Loyal to the foundational values injected by Pierre Balmain into the house, which was founded in 1945 and currently led by the superb Creative Director Olivier Rousteing, this new collection of luxury clothing and accessories brings with it a wide range of style options in menswear, womenswear and children’s fashion.
Mar 2, 2016 · Pierre Balmain has a place in the commercial history of French high fashion. Along with Jacques Fath, he was one of the first Paris couturiers to see the potential of the American market. But, at the time of his death in 1982 (aged 68) of liver cancer in the American Hospital in Paris, Balmain was no longer seen as a strong player in the French ...
44 RUE FRANÇOIS PREMIER. FOUNDATIONS OF THE HOUSE. DISCOVER NOW. Born just before the beginning of World War I and establishing his eponymous house just after Paris was liberated near the end of World War II, the early life of Pierre Balmain is tied closely to the tumult, tragedies, and the ultimate rebirth of early 20th Century Europe.
When we look at Pierre Balmain’s Jolie Madame style and spirit—the impressive cuts, colors, materials and spirit of our founder—it’s very easy to see how he pushed fashion in new directions to reflect a new mindset.
