Balenciaga

🔥 Balenciaga – From Aristocratic Fashion to Streetwear Phenomenon

📌 Founded: 1919
📌 Country: Spain (later moved to France)
📌 Founder: Cristóbal Balenciaga
📌 Owned by: Kering (formerly Gucci Group)

🚀 Key Dates:

• 1919 – Founded in Spain.
• 1937 – Moves to Paris due to the Spanish Civil War.
• 1950s – Introduces cocoon coats, tunic dresses, and avant-garde silhouettes.
• 1968 – Balenciaga shuts down, marking the end of an era.
• 1986 – Brand revived under Jacques Bogart SA.
• 2015 – Demna Gvasalia takes over and turns Balenciaga into a viral brand.
• 2017 – The controversial $2,000 "IKEA bag" makes headlines.

😲 Fun Facts:

✔ Cristóbal Balenciaga never sketched designs, he sculpted them directly on mannequins.
✔ In 2017, Balenciaga released the Triple S sneakers – pre-dirtied and worn-out for $850, yet they became a hit.
✔ In 2022, Balenciaga introduced a trash bag-inspired pouch for $1,790.