The Couturier of Couturiers, The Master of Us All
Master of tailoring and precision, Cristobal Balenciaga was able to create soft and elegant lines on the human body. Spanish by birth, he managed to bring elements from his country like lace, the bolero and the contrasting colors, red and black, to Paris in the 1950s. Balenciaga dedicated his life to designing dresses and managed to go beyond the boundaries of fashion. For this reason, he is considered a true artist. Intuition and innovation, combined with a maniacal precision, are the basis for all of his creationslike collarless shirts, flat necklines, and balloon, tunic, sack and sleeveless dresses. He was born in 1895 in Getaria to a seamstress mother and fisherman father. He inherited his mother’s passion for tailoring and opened his first haute couture boutique in San Sebastian at only 20 years old. His great success in those years led him to open two more boutiques in Madrid and Barcelona.
Paris Cat Jewelry sunglasses in black acetate and silver and gold enamel decorated with rhinestones
Paris Cat sunglasses in black and white zebra acetate with black lenses
Paris Cat sunglasses in black acetate with black lenses
Paris Square sunglasses in havana acetate with brown lenses
Paris Square sunglasses in black acetate with black lenses
Aluminum Cat sunglasses in red aluminum with all-over logo and brown lenses
Aluminum Cat sunglasses in bright blue aluminum with all-over logo and brown lenses
Tip Cat sunglasses in black acetate with black lenses
Tip Cat sunglasses in red acetate with red lenses
Flat Butterfly sunglasses in black acetate with black lenses and golden metal (brass) finishes
Hybrid D-Frame sunglasses in dark havana acetate, injected blue and white rubber temples with brown lenses.
Hybrid Butterfly sunglasses in dark havana acetate, white and red injected rubber temples with brown lenses.
Hybrid Rectangle sunglasses in dark havana acetate, gray and red injected rubber temples with brown lenses.
Rectangular Mono sunglasses in silver nylon, injected silver nylon temples with silver lenses.
Mono Rectangle sunglasses in black nylon, black injected nylon temples with black lenses.
Mono Cat sunglasses in purple nylon, purple injected nylon temples with purple lenses.
Mono Cat sunglasses in black nylon, black injected nylon temples with black lenses.
Susi Heart sunglasses in red acetate with gray lenses.
Retro female cat eye sunglasses, havana with logos.
Ski Cat sunglasses in black acetate with purple lenses.
Ski Cat sunglasses in black acetate with black lenses.