Balenciaga

Philosophy

Balenciaga is an esteemed French clothing and luxury accessories fashion house.

Its creator is the famous Spanish designer Cristobal Balenciaga.

Today the company is part of Gucci Group and it is lead by the creative director Nicolas Ghesquière.

Spanish designer was born in 1895; he grown up among fashion and fabrics and opened his fashion house in France in 1937.

He reached the international fame during the '50’s and '60’s, renewing the “empire” dress and he reached a worldwide popularity after II World War.

He retirement is due to the increasing importance of ready to wear in fashion industry.

Balenciaga died in 1972: he was the source of inspiration for a new generation of designers as Oscar de la Renta, André Courrèges, Emanuel Ungaro, Hubert de Givenchy.

Nicolas Ghesquière made his debut at Balenciaga in 1997 showing a stylish and comfortable line, characterized by a wide range of fabrics in a triumph of chic and glam satin drapes, printed silk, velvet or dévoré.

The maison creates skirts, blazers and satin dresses, worn with boots, laced to ankles with scarves and big metal bracelets.

Since 2001 the brand Balenciaga is part of Gucci Group and has its headquarters in rue du Cherche Midi, Paris.

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Boutiques Balenciaga

Places

Typology

Adani

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Adani The Best Shops

Evolution of the historic Boutique dello Sport, the centennial company of the Adani family, La Boutique di Adani, was born by the desire of Angela, wife of Amos, a famous footballer from Modena and Bologna Football Club of the 70s/80s. It is pre [...]

Angelo Minetti

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Angelo Minetti The Best Shops

Minetti is an important clothing boutique for men, located in Via Roma, in the central Casale Monferrato. Since 1936 it has been offering the best formal and trendy collections.

Antonia Milano

It was 1999 when Antonia Giacinti opened the doors of the first Antonia boutique, born as a small accessories store, and rapidly expanded to include women's clothing too. In 2007, Maurizio Purificato, his partner, inaugurated the store dedicated to men's clothing [...]

Base Blu Donna

Base Blu has been operating in the luxury fashion retail for over twenty years. With 1500 square meters of total sales area, the company owns four multi brand stores in old town of Varese: Base Blu Donna, Base Blu Uomo, Blu and Base Blu Man Concept Store. Base Blu Donna occupie [...]

Base Blu Uomo

Bini Silvia Donna

Silvia Bini has always ensured an ongoing family tradition thanks to three generations of sellers. For many years the womenswear, menswear, accessories and formalwear boutiques have been representing a reference point in Versilia, by offering well-known fashion brands as well as a refined and [...]

Bini Silvia Uomo

Staying true to the group's identity, Bini Silvia menswear boutique, located in Viale Marconi 98 in Viareggio, is an elegant and modern place for shopping where clients can find the best classic collections together with the most trendy and sporty ones on the market, from Gucci to Moncler, [...]

Blondie Finale Ligure

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Blondie Finale Ligure The Best Shops

Blondie was born in 1979 thanks to the vision of the two founders Irene Gaggero and Giovanni Costa. The shop immediately stands out for the unique point of view in the selection of brands and in the approach of sales. It has been an authentic trendset [...]

Blondie Uomo

Bruna Rosso 30

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Bruna Rosso 30 The Best Shops

Inaugurata nel Settembre 2020 e situata al civico 30 di Corso Nizza negli storici locali occupati dall'ex Banca di nel centro di Cuneo, la moderna ed esclusiva boutique Bruna Rosso è uno spazio sviluppato su 3 piani all'interno dei quali è proposta una selezione dei migliori designer i [...]