Balenciaga (Balenciaga)

The clothes as Balenciaga is impossible to assess the first time, it is necessary to understand, "digest", and then you will be able to understand whether it is your thing.

At Balenciaga complete mix of styles - metallic futuristic fabrics, unusual texture and immediately floral ornaments such contrasts is battling outright. But when you recover from the shock, you will realize that this is the most fashionable item of the season.

Cristobal Balenciaga opened his fashion house Balenciaga in 1937 in Paris and created his graceful and elegant masterpieces of more than 30 years. Already in the late 30's, he was awarded the title of secret "Cristobal great." His sense of form, skill and ability to express the possibility of each tissue delighted audience. Balenciaga believed casual clothes should be simple and low-key, and the evening - gorgeous. Particular attention he paid to the texture of fabric. Thanks to the master became fashionable fabrics such as matting, and boucle tweed jackets and coats for, taffeta combined with velvet.

It is suggested to wear Balenciaga Kritobal closed Front evening dresses with bare back blouse without a collar. He introduced the fashionable tailoring Shirt sleeves and jackets with volume back. A modern girls have to say "thank you" to the great couturiers of the dresses in the style of "baby-dollars" with a high waist.

Balenciaga's clients were celebrities such as Princess Grace of Monaco, Marlene Dietrich, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, the Duchess of Windsor, Elizabeth Taylor and many others.

In 1968, the fashion house Balenciaga closed. Couturier himself explained this by saying that he sees no future in high fashion. He did not see widespread street fashion, its vulgarity, simplicity. In short, Balenciaga Kritobal acted like a true artist.

Until 1997, the fashion house did not exist, and in the late '90s began a new period of life Balenciaga.

The artistic director of Balenciaga was a young fashion designer Nicolas Ghesquière. He got to talk about fashion house Balenciaga and of itself thanks to a fresh and unexpected solutions, original design ideas, he skillfully played with the volume and shape. Back to the brand fame.
Ghesquière create outfits based baseball uniform and surfers, he throws fashionistas calls one after the other. It makes patchwork tops in the style of "patchwork" and inflates the shoulder while playing with the volume. A public perceives his ideas with enthusiasm.