74. Pierre Balmain
- bekasguicuki
- Mar 30, 2016
- 1 min read
Paris // Paris
Pierre Balmain is a designer with real french eyes which made his house immortal.
Pierre Alexandre Claudius Balmain was a French fashion designer and founder of leading post-war fashion house Balmain. Known for sophistication and elegance, he described the art of dressmaking as: "the architecture of movement. He went to school at Chambéry and, during weekends with his uncle in the spa town of Aix-les-Bains, his interest in couture fashion was inspired by society women he met. Balmain began studying architecture at the École des Beaux-Arts in 1933, also undertaking freelance work drawing for the designer Robert Piguet. After visiting the studio of Edward Molyneux in 1934, he was offered a job, leaving his studies and working for the designer for the succeeding five years. Balmain was active in promoting himself internationally from the early days – touring Australia in 1947 and designing a line to be produced in the country.
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