It is hard for us to imagine a notable fashion empire was created by a 16-year-old, but Cristobal Balenciaga did it and did it very well. As early as 13, Balenciaga start his career in fashion and he was a huge fans of the Marquise of Casa Torres for her impeccable elegance who invited him to design a dress for her. That is where the legend began. Then he traveled to Paris and encouraged his already burgeoning talent by exposing himself to the then popular design houses of the early 20th century; Doucet, Worth and Drecoll. Balenciaga opened the first design house in San Sebastian after he return to Spain in 1915 at age 16. The wheel of history starts to rotate. In the next century, Balenciaga fashion house went up and down in the fashion world. But in 1997, a terrible show directed by Josephus Thimister almost ruined the prestigious status the company earned after many year's tireless effort. Luckily, the turning point came in the same year when Nicolas Ghesquire took the helm of the c ... Read more »

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