The attention for the historical luxury brand Balenciaga has increased in recent years qualitatively and quantitatively. According to Google Trends, the number of search queries on the brand has increased dramatically over the past two years, so much so that the search term “Balenciaga” has overtaken brands such as Gucci and Dolce & Gabbana in the ranking. Behind the label, founded in 1919, there is an interesting history, which you can read here!<\/p>\n
Since the founding of the luxury label, Balenciaga has set trends for the entire fashion world. With his elegant haute couture designs, the founder Crist\u00f3bal Balenciaga immediately enchanted the fashion world. Crist\u00f3bal Balenciaga’s elegant creations have earned him the title of “Master of Women’s Fashion” and are still highly regarded after his death. Before this groundbreaking success, the Spaniard grew up with his mother, a widowed seamstress, in a small village in Gipuzkoa, Spain.<\/p>\n
In 1919, the designer opened his first boutique in San Sebasti\u00e1n. Two further openings followed shortly afterwards in Madrid and Barcelona. Due to the Spanish civil war, however, the branches had to close. It was not until 1937 that Balenciaga was able to reopen its doors in Paris for customers from all over the world. This year, Balenciaga also presented its first haute couture collection. Balenciaga made a name for itself in France with its revolutionary designs. The Spanish roots were also evident in Balenciaga’s collections and provided his designs with detailed decorations. Balenciaga’s fashionable creations established themselves between 1940 and 1960 as a high-priced French haute couture label for articles in the higher price segment. Despite all this, the designer closed the doors of his Parisian home in 1968, before he died four years later at the age of 77.<\/p>\n
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