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Cristóbal Balenciaga Eizaguirre (Basque: [kɾisˈtoβal βalens̻iaɣa eis̻aɣire]; 21 January 1895 – 23 March 1972) was a Spanish fashion designer, and the founder of the Balenciaga clothing brand.
Cristóbal Balenciaga Eizaguirre (Guetaria, Guipúzcoa; 21 de enero de 1895-Jávea, Alicante; [1] 23 de marzo de 1972), conocido simplemente como Balenciaga, fue un prestigioso diseñador de moda español, fundador de la casa de moda homónima.
Cristóbal Balenciaga Eizaguirre was born into a working-class family in the town of Getaria (Basque Country, Spain) on 21 st January 1895. His father, a fisherman, died when Balenciaga was 11 years old. His mother, a figure of reference for Balenciaga, was a seamstress and worked for the Marquises de Casa-Torres family.
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Mar 19, 2016 · He was the youngest of five children born to José Balenciaga Basurto and Martina Eizaguirre Embil, two of whom died during childhood before Cristóbal was born. His father was a mariner and his mother a seamstress, and both worked with determination to provide for their young family.
Cristóbal Balenciaga gave this dress as a present to his cousin Vicenta Eizaguirre for her wedding day. Structurally, it is a typical dress of the thirties, where a precise cut recovers the...
Jan 21, 1895 - Mar 23, 1972. Cristóbal Balenciaga Eizaguirre was a Spanish fashion designer, and the founder of the Balenciaga fashion house. He had a reputation as a couturier of...
Cristóbal Balenciaga Eizaguirre was born in Getaria on January 21, 1895, into a working family. His father, a fisherman, died when Balenciaga was 11 years old. His mother, a figure of reference for Balenciaga, was a seamstress and worked for the family of the Marquises of Casa-Torres.
