Cristobal Balenciaga
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- Cristobal Balenciaga
- His mother was a seamstress, and as a child Balenciaga spent time with her as she worked.
- At the age of 12 he began to work as the apprentice of a tailor.
- When a designer in Spain he opened a boutique in1919. The Spanish royal family wore his designs.
- Balenciaga is notable for being one of the few couturiers in fashion industry who could use his own hands to design, cut and sew.
- He was homosexual, although kept his sexuality private.
- 'The King of fashion'
- 1939 - Infanta gown
- 1953 - Balloon jacket
- In 1951 (post war) he totally transformed the silhouette, broadening the shoulders and removing the waist.
- His mother was a seamstress, and as a child Balenciaga spent time with her as she worked.
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