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By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in Brossard, QC
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ALAIA black suede STUDDED Ballet Flats Shoes 38
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Alaïa ballet flats in black suede embellished with silver-tone studs.
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Alaia Leather-trimmed Fishnet Ballet Flats IT39
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in Brossard, QC
These leather fishnet ballet flats are made of glossy patent leather and a delicate mesh netting. This pair is detailed with a rounded toe and an adjustable Mary Jane strap across th...
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Alaia Blue Embellished Suede Ballet Flats IT37
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in Brossard, QC
These leather fishnet ballet flats are made of glossy patent leather and a delicate mesh netting. This pair is detailed with a rounded toe and an adjustable Mary Jane strap across th...
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ALAIA red calf hair leopard print black leather trim ballet flats EU37.5
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in Hong Kong, NT
ALAIA red calf hair leopard print black leather trim round toe ballet flats EU37.5 Reference: MELK/A00352 Brand: Alaia Material: Calf Hair Color: Red, Black Pattern: Leopard Closure:...
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Alaia Python Snakeskin Pink + Black + Cream + Brown Ballet Flats Size 36 6
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in San Diego, CA
Awesome pair of ALAIA python ballet flats! Perfect combination of pink, brown, black and cream, that can be worn with everything all year!
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ALAIA grey black calf hair zebra print black grosgrain bow ballet flats EU37
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By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
We have fallen for this pair of ballet flats from Alaia. They have been crafted from denim and styled with leather trims, leather insoles and bows on the uppers.
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Alaia leopard print hair calf lace up ballet flats 38 1/2
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Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Alaia leopard print hair calf lace up ballet flats, leather lined...Cream with brown and black spots, the shoes have a peaked toe and show toe cleavage...lace with black suede laces....
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Resurrection Vintage is excited to offer a pair of vintage Azzedine Alaia off white woven ballet flats with "ALAIA" logo print, and leather bottoms.
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ALAIA brown leopard spot print pony hair black bow trim ballet flats EU37.5
Located in Hong Kong, NT
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AZZEDINE ALAIA Woven Straw BALLET FLAT Pony Hair Bow SHOES w/ BOX Sz 38
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Located in Rome, Rome
Brand: AZZEDINE ALAIA - Made in Italy Condition (please read our condition chart below): MINT CONDITION: No sign of wear, nor defect. Item is in mint condition. Condition details...
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Alaia Beige Mesh and Patent Leather Buckle Strap Ballet Flats Size 37
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
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By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautiful ponyhair and the classic Alaia ballet flat make the perfect combination. The black on light dusty brown spotted pattern is like a stylized and simplified leopard print - it...
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Alaia Black/Blue Denim Bow Ballet Flats Size 37
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
We have fallen for this pair of ballet flats from Alaia. They have been crafted from denim and styled with leather trims, leather insoles and bows on the uppers.
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Alaia Blue Suede Lace up Ballet Flats Size 37
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
These designer ballet flats by Alaia will instantly make you feel in style.
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Alaia Beige/Black Pony Hair And Leather Ballet Flats Size 36.5
By Azzedine Alaïa
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
Carrying a classic design, these ballet flats from Alaia are worthy of a place in your shoe collection.
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2000s Alaïa beige raffia ballet flats with black details
Located in Lugo (RA), IT
Alaïa beige raffia ballet flats with black grosgrain edge, round toe and decorative bow.
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Azzedine Alaïa for sale on 1stDibs
Master Couturier, King of Cling: legendary fashion designer Azzedine Alaïa (1935–2017) is known by many names, each referring to his unparalleled ability to mold fabric onto the female form in unexpected and radical ways. The Tunisian-born designer spent his entire life in relentless pursuit of a wholly distinctive and most-flattering fit.
“For me, fashion is the body,” said Alaïa. “I make clothes; women make fashion.”
Alaïa is credited with inventing the supermodel through his exclusive fashion shows, the body-con dress — which, quite literally, hugs the body and emphasizes and embraces every curve — and pioneering what industry professionals have taken to calling “slow fashion.” The designer openly rejected empty, of-the-moment fads as well as the structure of biannual seasons and instead took his time, unhurried by press and releasing collections at his own pace. Most importantly, Alaïa was a visionary when it came to traditional notions of femininity and sexuality. At a time when loose, soft silhouettes were the norm, Alaïa’s sexy, waist-cinching hourglass and body-con outfits were shocking.
Alaïa’s “body-conscious clothes,” wrote fashion critic Suzy Menkes, “seemed a deliberate challenge — throwing down a sexist gauntlet in a feminist world.”
While powerful women such as Madonna, Michelle Obama, Naomi Campbell and Christy Turlington wear Alaïa’s creations today, his origins were remarkably humble.
Born to a farming family, Alaïa always had a creative streak. As a young boy, he would flip through women’s fashion magazines and quickly became interested in the design of women's clothing. He went on to study sculpture at the School of Fine Arts in Tunis and later worked as a tailor for a dressmaker before he found work creating garments based on Parisian haute couture designs. The combination of his classical training in sculpture and practical experience as a tailor convinced Alaïa that fashion was his calling. In 1957, he moved to Paris and worked for Christian Dior for less than a week before being fired. From there, Alaïa secured a job with Guy Laroche and opened his own maison in the 1970s.
At his core, Alaïa was a couturier who cut and sewed his samples himself. He also experimented with zips, seams, unexpected materials, textures, animal prints and floral patterns like an artist. Today, Alaïa’s clothes look untouched by the passage of time and the various trends that have materialized since their debut; they are as fresh, stylish and stunning as ever. His garments are pop-culture icons in their own right: Cher Horowitz, played by Alicia Silverstone in 1995’s Clueless, exasperated with a perpetrator holding her at gunpoint, declares, “But this is an Alaïa!”
Vintage Alaïa evening dresses, skirts and other attire continue to influence contemporary designers such as Nicolas Ghesquière and Hervé Léger. Not only are his clothes timeless in their glamour, but they also represent the groundbreaking vision of an artist, one who was known to proclaim, “I am not a designer. I am a couturier.”
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