Cristóbal Balenciaga

Spanish Basque fashion designer

Cristóbal Balenciaga Eizaguirre was a Spanish fashion designer, and the founder of the Balenciaga fashion house. He had a reputation as a couturier of uncompromising standards and was referred to as "the master of us all" by Christian Dior and as "the only couturier in the truest sense of the word" by Coco Chanel, who continued, "The others are simply fashion designers". On the day of his death, in 1972, Women's Wear Daily ran the headline "The King is Dead".

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Lived from
1895 - 1972 (Died age 77)
Birthday:
21st January 1895
Gender:
Male
Star Sign:
Aquarius
Place of Birth:
Getaria
Country:
Spain

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