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Balenciaga

American  
[buh-len-see-ah-guh, bah-len-thyah-gah] / bəˌlɛn siˈɑ gə, ˌbɑ lɛnˈθyɑ gɑ /

noun

  1. Cristóbal 1895–1972, French fashion designer, born in Spain.


Balenciaga British  
/ balenˈθjaɣa /

noun

  1. Cristobal (krisˈtoβal). 1895–1972, Spanish couturier

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Balenciaga and Chanel focused on feathers in dramatic colours and textures.

From BBC

In the 1940s, the influence of Christian Dior's New Look cinched waists were apparent, then in the 1950s, references to Spanish fashion house Balenciaga's more voluminous style emerged in the Queen's clothes, says de Guitaut.

From BBC

The new blood at Hermes is just the latest in a series of artistic changes at the big fashion houses, notably at Chanel, Dior, Balenciaga, Loewe and Jean Paul Gaultier.

From Barron's

Balenciaga has you covered with a double pendant necklace fashioned from hypoallergenic recycled brass.

From Los Angeles Times

Louis Vuitton and Balenciaga also relaunched old handbag designs this year, partly in reaction to the demand they were seeing in the secondhand market.

From The Wall Street Journal