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Balenciaga the Hero of the Fashion World:

Cristobal Balenciaga was born in a small village in Spain in 1895. From the time he was born, he was always on the hip of his mother, who was a seamstress by trade. He watched and learned how to pin and sew as he grew into manhood and as he grew he experimented for himself. When Cristobal was in his early teens, his designs caught the eye of the most prestigious women in the small village. The Marquesa de Casa Torres saw something in the young Balenciaga and promptly sent him for training in tailoring in the city of Madrid.

Upon returning to his village the Marquesa de Casa Torres, wore his designs exclusively. Cristobal Balenciaga was enjoying his new career and was very successful very early in life. Balenciaga opened boutiques in Madrid, Barcelona, and San Sebastian. His designs were becoming popular throughout Spain, and soon the Royal Family of Spain took notice of Cristobal fashions. Soon, his fashions were worn by the aristocracy of Spain, there seemed no going back for him.

Balenciaga boutiques were forced to close when the Spanish Civil War broke out. He reopened the shops in the fashion capitol of the world Paris, France. This is where his name joined the ranks of the biggest names in fashion design.

Cristobal Balenciaga enjoyed his success, and his fashions became more and more popular. In 1937, he hosted his first runway show and it was a hit. The designs of Balenciaga were based on the Spanish Renaissance and this inspired much of his designs throughout his career. The French press claimed that Cristobal was a evolutionizing Force?in the fashion industry and indeed he was. When new product lines were introduced, buyers and customers would fight to get a Balenciaga. Even the outbreak of World War II did not deter travel to Europe for a Cristobal original.

Perhaps the most popular fashion he created was the square coat. The unique color combinations had the elite of society scrambling to be the first to purchase one. Cristobal Balenciaga designed his fashions differently than other designers and this of course set him apart. There was certain fluidity to the evening gowns and the short jackets enhanced the appearance of the woman wearing it.

Balenciaga continued to design clothing that made women feel beautiful. He had a flair for design that could not be copied by anyone. He designed a new product line every year until 1972 when he died at the age of 77 in his home in Spain. One of his oldest clients offered this epitaph to him women did not have to be beautiful to wear his clothes, his clothes made a woman beautiful.