Balenciaga Woman stores

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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Balenciaga Woman

Places

Typology

Al Duca D'Aosta Padova

Close to the old railway, far from the city centre of Padova, the Ceccato family opens Al Duca D'Aosta flagship store. The famous Padua boutique is located in a 60’s building that dominates the most popular street of the city center, where Hermès, Gucci, Cartier, Bulgari and, last [...]

Antonia Portrait Milano

Il secondo store di Antonia a Milano è un catalizzatore di nuovi talenti, idee e iniziative multiculturali all'interno di Portrait Milano, destinazione lifestyle situata all'interno dell'ex seminario centrale del XVI secolo dell'Arcidiocesi Cattolica Romana di Milano. L'approccio innovativo, [...]

Antonioli Milano

Antonioli dedicates its collections to real demanding and international customers, free from fixed fashion standards, who love to live according to their own taste. Antonioli offers an innovative selection, mixing contemporary and refined style choices. Alexander Wang, Ann Demeulemeester, As [...]

D'Aniello Giugliano

D'Aniello is a very important reference for deluxe shopping; the Group owns 5 stores in the north of Naples, among Villaricca, Aversa and Giugliano. All the 5 boutiques have a strong identity; the 500 mq store in Villarica is located inside a nineteenth-century court. The 250 mq stores in Giuglian [...]

D'Aniello Villaricca

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Distante

Distante is an exclusive multi-brand store located in the historical part of the downtown area in Belgrade, in Serbia. Founded 18 years ago it is well-known among the followers of fashion and it is one of the go-to destinastions for looks and pieces. A space on two levels [...]

Divo

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Divo in Via Bientina, Santa Maria a Monte has a fashionable interior design, that mixes independent spaces but closely interconnected. The prestigious crystal furnishing create an evanescent atmosphere. Garments are hanged on sheets of transparent glass, as items suspended in the air, video art an [...]

Elyse Walker Palisades

Elyse Walker opened her first eponymous boutique in 1999 that quickly becomes a point of reference. What started as just 80 square meters tucked on an unassuming block in the Pacific Palisades has since attracted quite the following. So much so, now, the boutique nearly is the block.&n [...]

Eraldo Ceggia

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It was 1947 when Eraldo Ferrante opened a haberdashery in Ceggia, in the province of Venice , starting a long local commercial tradition. In the 70s, thanks to the passion for fashion expressed by the second generation of the family, they o [...]

FR Boutique Donna

Inaugurated in 2017, FR Boutique was born from the collaboration of two of Italy’s biggest retailers: Folli Follie and Ratti. The space, where classic meets contemporary is designed to offer a complete, unique, and luxurious shopping experience. In addition to the women’s section, which [...]