Balmain founded his now-iconic label in 1945. His mother wanted her son to be an architect - but the principles of design and structure Balmain learned in his brief studies at the École des Beaux Arts served him well throughout his career. The son of a dressmaker and a drapery salesman, Pierre Balmain was born in 1914 in southeastern France and formed an interest in fashion at an early age. From the voluminous skirts of the post-World War II “New Look” favored by Hollywood icons like Audrey Hepburn and Marlene Dietrich to the sleek, skinny jeans seen on Nicki Minaj, Kid Cudi and every Kardashian, clothes from the House of Balmain have long been mainstays in celebrity wardrobes.
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