Fashion / Technology Dateline: January 21
Spanish couturier celebrated for classic design elegance and dramatic simplicity. In his early career as a designer in Spain, Balenciaga was successful. He opened a boutique in San Sebastián, Spain, in 1919, expanding to include branches in Madrid and Barcelona. The Spanish royal family and the aristocracy wore his designs. When the Spanish Civil War forced him to close his stores, he moved to Paris and opened a couture house on Avenue George V in 1937.
Two famous fashion couturiers born January 21. Ten years apart, Couturiers Cristobal Balenciaga and Christian Dior celebrate the same birthday.
Cristobal Balenciaga (1895-1972)
Spanish couturier celebrated for classic design elegance and dramatic simplicity. In his early career as a designer in Spain, Balenciaga was successful. He opened a boutique in San Sebastián, Spain, in 1919, expanding to include branches in Madrid and Barcelona. The Spanish royal family and the aristocracy wore his designs. When the Spanish Civil War forced him to close his stores, he moved to Paris and opened a couture house on Avenue George V in 1937.