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

Suit Donna Lecce

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Suit Donna Lecce The Best Shops

Modern, refined and avant-garde. Difficult to enclose in a few words the vision of the Suit boutiques, two exclusive spaces located in the heart of the wonderful city of Lecce. A project born in 1995 but has its origins in a long history of craftsmanship. The pa [...]

Suit Uomo Lecce

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Suit Uomo Lecce The Best Shops

Tessabit

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Tessabit The Best Shops

Tessabit is one of the most important multibrands shop in Italy. With more than fifty years of history and 600 squared meters in the central via Milan, Como, it is possible to find the best collections of garments, footwear and accessories for men and women. The best brands are Gucci, Dries Van N [...]

Tessabit Plinio

Tessabit Plinio is a refined boutique, that is entirely dedicated to the best designers womenwear collections. The shop is part of Tessabit Group and it is located in Piazza Cavour 34, Como. Tessabit 78 mixes avant-garde collections of Gucci, Junya Watanabe, Lanvin and Martin Margiela, offering [...]

Tessabit Uomo

Tessabit Uomo is the Tessabit Group boutique aimed to a younger target, with the latest fashion trends. It is located in Via Vittorio Emanuele 67, in the heart of Como, the modern and minimalist store offers denim and sportswear collections, Crust down jackets, Marsèll footwear, Dsquared and [...]

Tip Tap

Tip Tap was born in September 2008 by the will of Amos and Angela Adani. The boutique located in an elegant Art Nouveau building overlooking Piazza Mazzini, right in front of the famous Adani's La Boutique, is a space of over 200 square meters dedicated ex [...]

Tricot

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Tricot The Best Shops

Now’s the time. Molto più che uno slogan. Una vera e propria filosofia, su cui si fonda l’identità di Boutique Tricot. Ora è il momento. È l’intuizione che, nei primi anni Ottanta, ha portato alla fondazione di un progetto imprenditoriale di succe [...]

Vietti Crans Montana

Da oltre 60 anni Vietti è un punto di riferimento per il mercato del Luxury Fashion Retail con 5 boutique in Italia e una in Svizzera, il primo palcoscenico internazionale per l’apertura di un negozio multi-marchio Vietti. La scelta del luogo non poteva che essere Crans-Monta [...]

Vietti Domodossola

Da oltre 60 anni Vietti è un punto di riferimento per il mercato del Luxury Fashion Retail con 5 boutique in Italia e una in Svizzera. L’apertura della boutique di Domodossola segna un punto fondamentale nel percorso dell’Azienda: all’alba del 2011 Vietti è ormai [...]

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 [...]