Brand's Legacy
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Basic Information
| Brand Name | Balenciaga |
| Founder | Cristóbal Balenciaga Eizaguirre |
| Year of Establishment | 1917 |
| Origin Country | Spain |
| Creative Hub Country | Spain | Basque |
| France | |
| Creative Hub City | San Sebastián | 1917-1936 | Closed due to the civil war |
| Paris | 1937- | He never again turned the atelier into a military state. | |
| Current Status | Active |
| Managing Entity | Cristóbal Balenciaga | 1917-1936 | San Sebastián |
| Cristóbal Balenciaga | 1937-1968 | Paris | |
| Rest | 1968-1986 | except for the perfume line | |
| Jacques Bogart S.A. | 1986-2001 | Reopening of the ready-to-wear | |
| Gucci Group N.V. | Under PPR | 2001-2004 | |
| PPR | Pinault-Printemps-Redoute | 2004-2013 | |
| Kering | Company name change | 2013- | |
| Official Website | https://www.balenciaga.com/ |
| Runway | https://www.vogue.com/fashion-shows/designer/balenciaga |
Multilingual Notation
| Standard Notation | Balenciaga |
| English Name | Balenciaga |
| Original Name | Cristóbal Balenciaga | Mainly before 1936 |
| Balenciaga | Mainly after 1937 | |
| Maison Balenciaga | Partially used | |
| Chinese | 巴黎世家｜Bā lí Shì jiā |
| Korean | 발렌시아가 |
| Japanese | バレンシアガ |
| Cyrillic | Баленсиага |
Legacy Roster
| Legacy Roster | Creative Era |
|---|---|
| Cristóbal Balenciaga | 1917-1968 |
| Michel Goma | 1986-1992 |
| Josephus Thimister | 1992-1997 |
| Nicolas Ghesquière | 1997-2012 |
| Alexander Wang | 2012-2015 |
| Demna Gvasalia | 2015-2025 |
Major Sub-Brands
| Major Sub-Brands | Designers - Period |
|---|---|
| - | - |
Epýllion
| Timeline | Epýllion |
|---|---|
| 1917 | Cristóbal Balenciaga opens his first atelier in San Sebastián, Spain. |
| 1936 | The San Sebastián boutique closes due to the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. |
| 1937 | Balenciaga re-establishes the maison in Paris and launches his first haute couture collection. |
| 1968 | Balenciaga closes the maison and withdraws from fashion. Silence follows. |
| 1986 | Jacques Bogart S.A. acquires the brand. Ready-to-wear operations are resumed. |
| 1997 | Nicolas Ghesquière is appointed to lead design. A new era begins. |
| 2001 | Gucci Group N.V. (now Kering) acquires Balenciaga. Corporate expansion follows. |
| 2002 | The house introduces its first menswear collection. |
| 2012 | Ghesquière departs. Alexander Wang assumes creative direction. |
| 2015 | Demna is appointed. His disruptive vision redefines the brand’s place in 21st-century fashion. |
