What Did Balenciaga Do Wrong?
The luxurious, rich Balenciaga fashion house was founded in 1919 in San Sebastian, Spain, by the Spanish fashion designer Cristóbal Balenciaga. Balenciaga was renowned for his unyielding standards as a fashion designer and was described to by Christian Dior as “the master of us all.” The bizarre, feminine-yet-modern forms and bubble skirts became emblems of…
The luxurious, rich Balenciaga fashion house was founded in 1919 in San Sebastian, Spain, by the Spanish fashion designer Cristóbal Balenciaga. Balenciaga was renowned for his unyielding standards as a fashion designer and was described to by Christian Dior as “the master of us all.”
The bizarre, feminine-yet-modern forms and bubble skirts became emblems of the Balenciaga fashion house.
Balenciaga not only creates ready-to-wear, handbags, shoes, and accessories, but it also grants Coty a license to use its trademark and insignia for fragrances. The brand is currently owned by the French business Kering.
Cristóbal Balenciaga opened his first store in San Sebastián, Spain, in 1919. Balenciaga eventually expanded to include establishments in Madrid and Barcelona.
Both the Spanish royal family and the aristocracy wore Balenciaga’s designs. Due to the Spanish Civil War, Balenciaga had to close his businesses and relocate to Pari
What Did Balenciaga Do Wrong?
After Balenciaga issued an apology for the plush bear bags it said “should not have been presented with children,” astute social media users “started looking at earlier campaigns almost with a magnifying glass and ran into the spring 2023 ad with the child pornography case papers,” Gonzalez added.
