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Pierre Balmain
Balmain

Balmain (French: [balmɛ̃]) is a haute couture fashion house founded by Pierre Balmain. He was born in 1914 in France. His father owned a drapery business and his mother and sister owned a fashion boutique where he often worked after his father’s death in 1921. He attended the Ècole des Beaux Arts in 1933-1934 with intent to study architecture but instead ended up spending the majority of his time designing dresses. After working for atelier Robert Piquet as a freelance artist and spending time with Edward Molyneux, he left school to work for Molyneux. In the late 1930s, he served in the French air force and the army pioneer corps. After peace was declared, he worked at Lucien Lelong and opened his own fashion house under his name. He released his first collection in 1945 and his first fragrance in 1949. While at Lelong, he met Christian Dior.

Haute Couture 1993-2002 Collection[]

Fall/Winter 2009 RTW Collection[]

Fall/Winter 2011 RTW Collection[]

Fall/Winter 2013 RTW Collection[]

Resort 2014 Collection[]

Pre-Fall 2016 Collection[]

  1. Pictured in suede. Lady Gaga wore a black glitter version of pumps.

Resort 2020 Collection[]

Spring/Summer 2021 Collection[]

Unknown Collections[]

Collaborations[]

Giuseppe Zanotti x Balmain[]

Spring/Summer 2009 RTW Collection[]

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