BALMAIN, one of the highest ranks of the Paris Collection.

History of BALMAIN

The founder of Balmain is Pierre Balmain, born in Savoie, France in 1914. He was born in Savoie, France in 1914 to a father who ran a men’s clothing wholesale business and a mother who ran a boutique.
He studied architecture at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Paris, but switched to the world of fashion, which had interested him from an early age.
From 1939, he worked as a modelist for Lucien Roulon.
Later, in 1945, he launched the brand “Balmain,” which bears his name.
Initially, he was in a very difficult financial situation due to the end of the war, but he managed to release his collection with the help of his parents.
In the 50’s, he was considered one of the top three designers along with “Balenciaga” and “Dior”. In the 1950s, he was considered one of the top three designers along with Balenciaga and Dior. He also focused on providing costumes for movies and theatrical productions, and once won the Tony Award for Best Costume Design, the highest award in the world of theatrical productions.
In 1982, Pierre Balmain passed away. Eric Mortensen, who had been his assistant, took over the brand until 1991.
From 1993, Oscar De La Renta was in charge of design until 2001.