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Crist inside the Absolutely free On the internet Encyclopedia by Shaun Robbins
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Balenciaga, Crist (kr b 1895 Spanish-born French style designer. He established homes of couture in Spain (1919 and Paris (1937 and immediately became couturier to Europe's royalty and aristocracy. He was noted for his massive evening coats with dolman sleeves; lengthy, full skirts; tunic and chemise dresses; fitted dressmaker suits; pillbox hats; perfumes; scarves; the seven-eighths coat; and for the development from the fabric gazar, a heavily sized loosely woven silk. Bibliography See biography by L. E. Miller (1993, repr. 2007); memoir by M.-A. Jouve (1989, repr. 2004); P. Golbin and F. Baron, Balenciaga Paris (2006), and M. Walker, Balenciaga and His Legacy (2006); H. Bowles, Balenciaga and Spain (museum catalog, 2011). Balenciaga, Crist Jan. 21, 1895, Guetaria, Spain March 23, 1972, Valencia) Spanish-French style designer. He studied dressmaking as a youngster and was inspired to grow to be a couturier by a check out to Paris. By age 20 he had his own firm in San Sebasti More than the next 15 years Balenciaga became the leading couturier of Spain. In 1937, when the Spanish Civil War disrupted his enterprise, he moved to Paris. For the following 30 years his collections featured sumptuously elegant dresses and suits. Balenciaga helped popularize the trend toward capes and flowing clothing without waistlines in the late 1950s and also the usage of plastic for rainwear within the mid 1960s. He retired in 1968.If you like balenciaga please Visit our balenciaga work bag! Happy shopping!
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