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The Balenciaga Story: Why This Spanish Refugee Stepped Down at the Height of His Career

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2022 ж. 28 Сәу.
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This Spanish refugee stepped down at the height of his success and told everyone that this would be the end of Balenciaga. But unfortunately for him, nobody listened.
Cristóbal Balenciaga Eizaguirre was born on January 21, 1895, in Getaria, a small village in Spain’s Basque region.
His mother, Martina Eizaguirre, was a dressmaker while his father worked as a fisherman. As his father passed away when he was still very young, little Cristobal spent many hours by his mother’s side while she created beautiful clothes. From very early on, he cultivated the dream of one day becoming a couturier. But seeing that his mom was working hard to make ends meet, it also seemed clear that this wouldn’t be the most lucrative job…
This all changed when the Spanish aristocrat, the Marquesa de Casa Torres, invited Cristobal’s mother to be her personal seamstress. The most prominent woman in town was now his mom’s patron and client. And impressed by Cristobal’s attention to detail, the rich lady even offered him the opportunity of a lifetime! She sent him to Madrid for formal training in tailoring and she proudly wore the ornaments he created. Cristobal’s skills improved drastically. And many began viewing him as a sort of prodigy.
In his early twenties, he opened his own couture boutique in the fashionable seaside resort of San Sebastián. His designs were worn by the Spanish royal family and members of the aristocracy. And Cristóbal soon opened more branches in Madrid and Barcelona. People adored his exclusive creations, but… his good fortune was about to come to an end… The Spanish Civil War forced the closure of his boutiques, and to escape the war, Cristóbal decided to move to the fashion capital of the world… Paris.
Would he still be loved there too?...
Sources:
Cristobal Balenciaga
www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/bal...
www.theitalianreve.com/the-hi...
Nicolas Ghesquière
www.anothermag.com/fashion-be...
www.wonderlandmagazine.com/20...
Demna Gvasalia
www.gq.com/story/gq-fashion-a...
www.elle.com.au/fashion/balen...
Balenciaga
www.kering.com/en/houses/cout...
www.luxuryabode.com/blog/the-...
wwd.com/fashion-news/designer...
www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/...
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The History of Balenciaga
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  • Do you even have to ask whether Balenciaga, a master and creative genius of the genuine kind would approve of what has ultimately become of his legacy? Arrive at your own conclusion.

    @AnnaP-qk4qm@AnnaP-qk4qm Жыл бұрын

    • Agree 💯. He would be discussed with what’s happening to his legacy.

      @greyceeb7304@greyceeb7304 Жыл бұрын

    • ​@@greyceeb7304*disgusted mam 👍

      @kaze_911@kaze_9116 ай бұрын

  • That man is turning in his grave. Its a tragedy how the brand has changed. 😢 The art is gone.

    @rubywarner34@rubywarner34 Жыл бұрын

    • It never was art. It's junk.

      @youjustgotserved8207@youjustgotserved820711 ай бұрын

    • Everything changes. Everything in this Universe. What did you expect?!

      @cobrabull8289@cobrabull82898 ай бұрын

    • He Never wanted that anyone using his Name for there Fashion Designs but some of his related sold the rights he never wanted that / yes he turnes in his grave 🫣😔

      @Tanjilina@Tanjilina3 ай бұрын

  • Cristóbal would be disgusted.

    @cyspiegel8603@cyspiegel86038 ай бұрын

  • Yes i think Christobal would be a bit perplexed, but ultimately pleased.

    @CharlieSteinerDrums@CharlieSteinerDrums Жыл бұрын

  • My ears exploded with the pronunciation of his second last name 😂

    @themechanictangerine4337@themechanictangerine4337 Жыл бұрын

  • No he would not be pleased

    @Betcaligarcia@Betcaligarcia Жыл бұрын

  • I loved the fashion before Demna.

    @shereemorgan1430@shereemorgan1430 Жыл бұрын

  • You know the answer !! He said he would not prostitute his talent , so , no I do not believe he would like it at all !!!

    @sandydouglas2914@sandydouglas2914 Жыл бұрын

  • Cristobal balenciaga 🥶🌊❄️

    @vvs.baguetties8745@vvs.baguetties8745 Жыл бұрын

    • Adorable 😍

      @andrearandall7540@andrearandall7540 Жыл бұрын

  • He’d be pissed off.

    @collagenbabe8173@collagenbabe8173 Жыл бұрын

  • Ummmm he said SHUT IT DOWN FOREVER

    @mogulcitymedia@mogulcitymedia Жыл бұрын

  • "Prêt-à-porter" is pronounced "Pret ah por-TAY" and means "Ready-to-wear."

    @pianomanhere@pianomanhere Жыл бұрын

  • Do you mean couturier not courtier?

    @romanikkoralph1553@romanikkoralph1553 Жыл бұрын

  • I love how these stories begin, how literally the owners of opulent brands started from humble beginnings and how they rised to the top. Clearly success has nothing to do with colour as a black person i normally believed that white people are mostly rich and successful because of their family worth but even so hard work and deligence is required, failures are there regardless and clearly one conquers based on vision.

    @nenesibanda4171@nenesibanda4171 Жыл бұрын

    • And i love morons thinking they actually started humble 😂

      @fckutube6949@fckutube6949 Жыл бұрын

    • It does but doesn't mean you can't win 😅

      @billbrikkss7933@billbrikkss7933 Жыл бұрын

  • Sad to see that they are creating trash now

    @thisnthat7760@thisnthat7760 Жыл бұрын

  • More sad that Balenciaga himself didn't want to continue but yet they don't listen and they bring it back, that man looking down like damn they just ruined my name

    @UltimateJellyG30@UltimateJellyG30 Жыл бұрын

  • Balenciaga died in 1972 Ghesquira was born in 1972 funny old world

    @ShallowApple22@ShallowApple22 Жыл бұрын

  • Balenciaga is NOT happy with this unflattering, low class fashion.. Balenciaga fashion was the fashion of ultimate CLASS

    @clarisaantiagingdermatology@clarisaantiagingdermatology Жыл бұрын

    • Truly!!!!!

      @TheBeverly7@TheBeverly7 Жыл бұрын

    • This is new age CLASS... it's involved into this

      @im_giogaudet@im_giogaudet Жыл бұрын

    • @@im_giogaudet This is new age trash!!!!!!!!

      @TheBeverly7@TheBeverly7 Жыл бұрын

    • @@im_giogaudet yeah like how mad people are seen as "cool"... Btw it's "Evolved" .

      @thisnthat7760@thisnthat7760 Жыл бұрын

    • Pffft…..Can never be Versace!

      @cetGT3@cetGT3 Жыл бұрын

  • The ironic part is that his brand has been prosituted to the masses. What a shame.

    @theemporium5899@theemporium589917 күн бұрын

  • Balenciaga partners with Gucci same company kering group ??

    @araceligiacoman@araceligiacoman Жыл бұрын

  • My God the narrator's pronunciation is killing me

    @romanikkoralph1553@romanikkoralph1553 Жыл бұрын

    • He's not even trying, it hurts lmao

      @marianateixeira8751@marianateixeira8751 Жыл бұрын

    • @@marianateixeira8751 true sister

      @romanikkoralph1553@romanikkoralph1553 Жыл бұрын

    • Cheap voice actors

      @arisbonyadirodriguez@arisbonyadirodriguez Жыл бұрын

    • It's AI generated, not even a human.

      @jvon3885@jvon3885 Жыл бұрын

  • Great narration….the American pronunciation of French phrases was a little grating…lol

    @Peoppell@Peoppell Жыл бұрын

    • Actually his pronunciations are horrendous!

      @johnscanlan9335@johnscanlan9335 Жыл бұрын

    • And the spanish worst

      @miguelsaavedramaresca4126@miguelsaavedramaresca4126 Жыл бұрын

  • I don't understand fashion obviously... Sell ugly off the wall crap for so much money. Freaks involving kids in this shit need locked up...

    @wandawolfe9463@wandawolfe94635 ай бұрын

  • so the balenciaga we know is a knockoff

    @ChloeMunster@ChloeMunster Жыл бұрын

  • Demna literally looked at everything B didn’t want I though oh well let’s generalise capitalise

    @ShallowApple22@ShallowApple22 Жыл бұрын

  • Homie is turning in his grave now due to the current B controversy 😬

    @kaze_911@kaze_9116 ай бұрын

  • ❤️

    @vidaflores5532@vidaflores5532 Жыл бұрын

  • The narrator's French pronunciation is terrible..

    @martijnkeisers5900@martijnkeisers5900 Жыл бұрын

    • It's not a human it's AI

      @jvon3885@jvon3885 Жыл бұрын

  • Fashion forward.

    @nenesibanda4171@nenesibanda4171 Жыл бұрын

  • Despite finding some of Balenciaga's 'dirty shoes' design disgusting and unwearable, I really respect Demna's approach against fashion elitism.

    @chinogabriel2502@chinogabriel2502 Жыл бұрын

    • Like child bondage and satanic rhetoric?

      @jvon3885@jvon3885 Жыл бұрын

    • @@jvon3885 I still dont know anything about the entire Balenciaga scandal so let me make that clear-his apporach toward fashion elitism is what I was admiring in my comment, and only that.

      @chinogabriel2502@chinogabriel2502 Жыл бұрын

    • @@jvon3885 satanism is free speech and around two thirds of Balenciaga's costumers are either agnostics or atheists, the only people revolting about this are people that are too poor or too old (aka religious people) to buy their shit.

      @theguythatcoment@theguythatcoment Жыл бұрын

  • DEMNA GVASALIA 🦈💫

    @vvs.baguetties8745@vvs.baguetties8745 Жыл бұрын

  • He'll definitely be pleased

    @ivysmith2794@ivysmith2794 Жыл бұрын

  • Wow, poor man. "Eizaguirre" pronunciation sounds less fun that "Carolina Herrera". E ("empty") I ("intro") ZA ("thought") GUI ("guitar") RRE ("remind"), EI.ZA.GUI.RRE.

    @Varguax@Varguax4 ай бұрын
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