Balenciaga

The house of Balenciaga

"A woman has no need to be perfect or even beautiful
to wear my dresses, the dress will do all that for her."
Cristóbal Balenciaga

Beyoncé made famous these $4,200 “Closed Front Cage
Sandals With Ankle Pads” Balenciaga heels —also
known as the Lego shoes—during her performance at the
2007 American Music Awards.

Cristóbal Balenciaga made a very impressive mark on the fashion industry starting back in
Spain in the early 1900's. From Spanish royalty to the White House, Balencia's fashions
have been very highly coveted. Jackie Kennedy famously upset John F. Kennedy for buying
Balenciaga's expensive creations while he was President fearing that the American public
might think her purchases too lavish.

Cristóbal Balenciaga died in 1972. Balenciaga is now owned by the Gucci Group.
Balenciaga is very well known for creating avant-garde structural pieces, straddling the edge
of fashion and forecasting the future of women's ready-to-wear fashion.