Balmain

[ bal-man ]

/ balˈmɛ̃ /

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noun

Pierre (A·lex·an·dre)

[pyer a-lek-sahn-druh], /pyɛr a lɛkˈsɑ̃ drə/, 1914–82, French fashion designer.

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How to use Balmain in a sentence

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Their new Balmain campaign isn't just extremely off-putting and incredibly up-close; it's also a serious sartorial achievement.
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In the video, Ferreira sports an array of pieces by Saint Laurent and Balmain, all of which are available for purchase on SSENSE.
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According to Balmain's Spring/Summer 2014 collection, the Eighties are back and better than ever.
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Goofy has shed his passé pants and turtleneck for a sleek military jacket and combat boots by Balmain.
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Plus: rock-and-roll looks on the runways at Lanvin, Balmain, Mugler, and Dries Van Noten.
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Baron Balmain was instructed by Russia neither to seek nor avoid an occasion to see him.
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They obtained a vigorous effect from Balmain's luminous paint, but when this was mixed in gelatin there was no external effect.
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All, or at all events most, of our readers have seen Balmain's luminous paint.
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Obtain some Balmain's luminous paint, and coat a piece of cardboard with it.
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British Dictionary definitions for Balmain

Balmain

/ (French balmɛ̃) /

noun

Pierre Alexandre (pjɛr alɛksɑ̃drə). 1914–82, French couturier

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