Cristobal Balenciaga

About

Spanish Basque fashion designer who founded the Balenciaga fashion house and made the wedding dress for Fabiola de Mora y Aragon when she married king Baudouin I of Belgium in 1960.

Before Fame

He was trained as a tailor when he was a young boy in Madrid and later opened his first boutique in Spain in 1919.

Trivia

He worked as a teacher of fashion design classes and inspired other designers such as Mila Schon and Andre Courreges.

Family Life

His mother worked as a seamstress and encouraged him to learn tailoring.

Associated With

Alexander Wang worked as a director for his Balenciaga fashion house.