Balenciaga

Balenciaga's first couture house opened in 1918 in San Sebastian, Spain. Due to a great admiration by the locals, a second house opened in Madrid and a third in Barcelona. In 1937 he opened another couture house in Paris. Called the "Couturier of Couturier's," Balenciaga embodied pure Parisian elegance. In 1946 the first fragrance by Balenciaga, "Le Dix" was launched. Balenciaga passed in 1972 and left the business to his nephews. In 2001 Gucci Group in Partnership with Nicholas Ghesquiere as creative director began to run the House of Balenciaga while still staying to true to the influence and tradition the house had in the beginning. Balenciaga continues today with men's and women's clothing, shoes, and accessories that are sold all over the world.