He lived in New York City most of his life, although he was born in the Dominican Republic and became a naturalized United States citizen in 1971. Already a fashion veteran before joining Balmain, De la Renta brought a famous face to the brand Balmain. Possibly the most influential designer to take over at Balmain was Oscar de la Renta, who led the house between 19. He left the house in 1990.ĭesigner Hervé Pierre took over until 1992 working as director of ready-to-wear and haute couture. Eric Mortensen won two Golden Thimble awards for his haute couture collections, one for the Autumn/Winter 83/84 and one for the Autumn/Winter 87/88.
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The Balmain house recruited Peggy Huynh Kinh in 1982 to provide artistic direction for women's ready-to-wear and women's and home accessories license studios. After succeeding Balmain, Mortensen worked to maintain the brand aesthetic in the ever-living world of couture while still maintaining the progressive spirit of creativity in the fashion industry. Mortensen had joined the house to work as Balmain's assistant in 1951. Marlene Dietrich wore Balmain clothes that she selected in " No Highway in the Sky" (1951).Īfter Balmain's death in 1982, the house was led by Erik Mortensen, described by Vogue as "Pierre Balmain's right hand". In the period following World War II, Pierre Balmain was "a king of French fashion" and outfitted stars including Ava Gardner and Brigitte Bardot, the Nicaraguan first lady Hope Portocarrero, and Queen Sirikit of Thailand.
Pierre Balmain and the actress Ruth Ford, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1947 He released his first collection in October 1945 and his first fragrance, Jolie Madame in 1949. After peace was declared, he worked at Lucien Lelong and opened his own fashion house under his name at 44, rue François 1 er in Paris. In the late 1930s, he served in the French air force and the army pioneer corps. After working for atelier Robert Piquet as a freelance artist and spending time with Edward Molyneux, he left school to work for Molyneux. He attended the École des Beaux-Arts in 1933–1934, with intent to study architecture but instead ended up spending the majority of his time designing dresses. His father owned a drapery business and his mother and sister owned a fashion boutique where he often worked after his father's death in 1921. History Pierre Balmain, 1945–1982 īalmain was born in 1914 in France. Balmain expected to reach a revenue of €150 million in 2017, 90% of which is generated by the wholesale channel, and is also putting more effort into direct retail. The company does not regularly release financial information, but Les Echos estimated its revenue in 2015 at €120 million (about $136 million), growing from an estimated €30 million (about $34 million) in 2012.
Balmain was 70 percent controlled by heirs of Alain Hivelin.
In 2016, Mayhoola for Investments acquired Balmain for a figure reportedly close to €500 million ($548 million). It operates 16 monobrand stores, including locations in New York City, London, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Miami, and in Milan's Via Montenapoleone. ( French: ), trading as Balmain, is a French luxury fashion house that was founded by Pierre Balmain (1914–1982) in 1945. Haute couture, ready-to-wear, perfume, jewellery
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