Pierre Balmain was a French fashion designer who founded the leading post-war fashion house Balmain. Known for sophistication and elegance, he described the art of dressmaking as "the architecture of movement".
Balmain was born in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France, in 1914. He studied architecture at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, but he soon realized that his true passion was fashion. In 1934, he began working as an apprentice for the couturier Robert Piquet. In 1938, he moved to London to work for Edward Molyneux.
After the outbreak of World War II, Balmain returned to France and served in the French air force. After the war, he opened his own couture house in Paris in 1945. His first collection was an immediate success, and he quickly became one of the most sought-after designers in the world.
Balmain's designs were known for their elegant more...
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