Pierre Balmain

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  • Date of birth: 1914. May 17.
  • Place of birth: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, France

Pierre Alexandre Claudius Balmain (18 May 1914 – 29 June 1982) was a French fashion designer and founder of leading post-war fashion house Balmain. Known for sophistication and elegance, he described the art of dressmaking as "the architecture of movement." Balmain's father, who died when the fut...

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