BALENCIAGA black Arena leather CAGOLE 70 Mule Sandals Shoes 38 fit 39
By Balenciaga
Located in Zürich, CH
100% authentic Balenciaga Cagole 70 mules in black Arena lambskin featuring aged-silver studs and buckles on the upper. Have been worn once or twice and are in excellent condition. ...
Balenciaga Pink Leather Arena Flat Slides Size 38.5
By Balenciaga
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
A perfect blend of luxury, style, and comfort, these designer flats are made using quality materials and frame your feet in the most refined way. They can be paired with a host of ou...
Balenciaga Green Leather Arena Studded Ballet Flats Size 38.5
By Balenciaga
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
These charming ballet flats by Balenciaga will go with any ensemble. Crafted from leather, they feature round toes and are accented with signature Balenciaga studs and fine stitch de...
Balenciaga White Leather Studded Arena Flat Slides Size 38
By Balenciaga
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
A perfect blend of luxury, style, and comfort, these designer flats are made using quality materials and frame your feet in the most refined way. They can be paired with a host of ou...
BALENCIAGA Size 7.5 Grey Leather Gold Studded ARENA T strap Flats
By Balenciaga
Located in San Francisco, CA
BALENCIAGA "Arena" sandals come in gray leather with a gold tone studded T thong strap.
Balenciaga Black Leather Silver Arena Gladiator Flat Sandals
By Balenciaga
Located in San Francisco, CA
BALENCIAGA "Arena" gladiator style sandals come in textured black leather with a caged ankle harness T strap construction adorned with flat top cone studs.
Balenciaga Black & Goldtone Arena Studded Wedge Sandals Sz 39 rt. $945
By Balenciaga
Located in New York, NY
Balenciaga Black and Goldtone Arena Sandals Sz 39 Features "Giant 12" goldtone studs and caged vamp Made In: Italy Color: Black, goldtone Hardware: Goldtone Materials: Lea...
Balenciaga Black Leather Arena Gladiator Sandals Size 39.5
By Balenciaga
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
These stunning black sandals by Balenciaga are a bold style statement. Crafted from leather they come in black. These gladiator style sandals feature straps embellished with gold ton...
Balenciaga Black Leather Arena Giant Sandals Size 39.5
By Balenciaga
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
These stunning black sandals by Balenciaga are a bold style statement. Crafted from leather, they come in black. These gladiator-style sandals feature straps embellished with gold-to...
Balenciaga Beige Leather Arena Wedge Sandals Size 39
By Balenciaga
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
Add a touch of edge to your footwear collection. These beige leather sandals by Balenciaga boast caged front straps, the fashion house’s signature gold metal stud detailing, double b...
Balenciaga Orange Leather Arena Wedge Sandals Size 41
By Balenciaga
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
An orange shade, neat stitching, and stud details define this pair by Balenciaga. The sandals are crafted from leather and feature open toes, buckle fastening, and wedge heels.
Balenciaga Green Leather Arena Wedge Sandals Size 39
By Balenciaga
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
You can count on these Balenciaga green sandals to complete a day to evening look. They are crafted beautifully and designed to offer the right fit and a comfortable lift.
Balenciaga Pink Leather Arena Flat Sandals Size 36
By Balenciaga
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
Wear these designer sandals to spruce up any outfit. They are versatile chic and can be easily styled. Made using quality materials these sandals are well built and long lasting.
Balenciaga Green Leather Arena Flat Sandals Size 37.5
By Balenciaga
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
Keep it casual and chic with these green flats from Balenciaga. They have been crafted from durable leather styled with gold tone studs on the straps and completed with comfortable i...
Balenciaga Black Leather Arena Wedge Sandals Size 38
By Balenciaga
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
These sandals will frame your feet in an elegant manner. Crafted from quality materials, they display a classy design and comfortable insoles.
Balenciaga Grey Leather Arena Flat Sandals Size 39.5
By Balenciaga
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
These sandals will frame your feet in an elegant manner. Crafted from quality materials they display a classy design and comfortable insoles.
Balenciaga Black Leather Arena Flat Sandals Size 38
By Balenciaga
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
These sandals will frame your feet in an elegant manner. Crafted from quality materials they display a classy design and comfortable insoles.
Balenciaga Beige Leather Arena Flat Sandals Size 38
By Balenciaga
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
These sandals are chic and constructed with care for a great fit. Crafted from quality materials they are durable easy to style and fabulous with comfortable interiors artful designi...
Balenciaga Yellow Leather Arena Studded Thong Sandals Size 38
By Balenciaga
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
How vibrant and lovely do these Arena sandals from Balenciaga look! These yellow sandals are crafted from leather and feature an open toe silhouette.
Balenciaga Black Leather Arena Ankle Strap Sandals Size 38
By Balenciaga
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
These stunning black sandals by Balenciaga are a bold style statement. Crafted from leather they come in black. These gladiator style sandals feature straps embellished with gold to...
Balenciaga Purple Suede Arena Studded Thong Sandals Size 38.5
By Balenciaga
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
Create effortless styles with these Balenciaga sandals. Made of quality materials, they are designed to elevate your OOTD and keep you in comfort all day long.
Balenciaga White Leather Arena Studded Platform Sandals Size 40
By Balenciaga
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
For days of comfort, slip on these platform sandals by Balenciaga. Made from white leather, they are designed with metal studs on the vamp straps and adjustable ankle straps. The ins...
Balenciaga Black Leather Arena Studded Wedge Sandals Size 41
By Balenciaga
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
This pair of wedge sandals by Balenciaga is lovely. They've been wonderfully styled with leather straps, stud detailing and elevated on 12 cm wedges. Complete with comfortable leathe...
Balenciaga Grey Leather Arena Embellished Slide Sandals Size 38
By Balenciaga
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
These flats are just one of Balenciaga's artistic creations! The grey flats are crafted from leather and feature the signature stud detailing in gold tone. They flaunt an open-back s...
Balenciaga Brown Leather Arena Ankle Strap Sandals Size 39
By Balenciaga
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
These sandals will frame your feet in an elegant manner. Crafted from quality materials, they display a classy design and comfortable insoles.
Balenciaga Peach/Black Leather Arena Thong Sandals Size 38
By Balenciaga
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
These sandals will frame your feet in an elegant manner. Crafted from quality materials, they flaunt a classy display, comfortable insoles & durable heels.
Balenciaga Black Leather Arena Studded Gladiator Wedge Sandals Size 40.5
By Balenciaga
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
Add a touch of edge to your footwear collection. These bold back leather sandals by Balenciaga boast caged front straps, the French fashion house’s signature gold metal stud detailin...
Balenciaga Black Leather Arena Studded Gladiator Wedge Sandals Size 37
By Balenciaga
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
These stunning sandals by Balenciaga will make a statement. Crafted from leather, they come in black. These gladiator-style wedge heels feature straps embellished with gold-tone stud...
Balenciaga Black Leather Arena Studded Gladiator Wedge Sandals Size 38.5
By Balenciaga
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
These stunning sandals by Balenciaga will make a statement. Crafted from leather, they come in black. These gladiator style wedge heels feature straps embellished with gold-tone stud...
Starting as a modest boutique, Balenciaga evolved to transform the landscape of women’s fashion with shapes and contours during the middle of the 20th century that were nothing less than groundbreaking. Today, the brand is as venturesome as ever and is well known for its shoes, handbags, sneakers, streetwear and other clothing and accessories.
Though he was born in the quiet fishing village of Getaria in Spain’s Basque region, Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895–1972) was destined to reshape modern fashion. As a child, he worked alongside his seamstress mother. Showing immense talent, he earned commissions as a teenager from local patron Marquesa de Casa Torres, who paid for his tailoring education in Madrid. In 1917, he established his first haute couture house — named Eisa, for his mother — in the trendy resort town San Sebastián. He soon followed it with boutiques in Madrid and Barcelona, drawing such clientele as the Spanish royal family.
When the Spanish Civil War put a hold on his prospects in Spain, the designer moved to Paris, opening a house on Avenue Georges V in 1937. There, Balenciaga rubbed elbows with fashion greats like Coco Chanel and Elsa Schiaparelli and quickly won over clients like Gloria Guinness, Pauline de Rothschild and Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor.
As a couturier, Balenciaga drew from his Spanish heritage for ideas, riffing on everything from matador costumes and flamenco dresses to the paintings of Diego Velázquez, whose portraits of Spanish princesses famously inspired Balenciaga’s Infanta gown.
An expert tailor, he experimented with sculptural silhouettes that didn’t follow the body. Some of his notable designs include the 1953 balloon jacket, and from 1957, the cocoon coat, the baby-doll dress and the sack dress, which he popularized with his good friend designer Hubert de Givenchy. All of these could be considered not just the masterpieces of haute couture, but also objets d’art in their own right, leading to Balenciaga’s nickname, “The Master.”
Balenciaga continued designing until 1968, when he retired after three decades of influential work and his fashion house went dormant. The rights to Balenciaga were acquired by Jacques Bogart S.A. in 1986. Under designer Michel Goma, who focused on ready-to-wear, the brand experienced a resurgence, with his first collection introduced in 1987.
The brand returned to high fashion with the arrival of designer Josephus Thimister in 1992. It has since been led by a series of creative directors who have paid homage to Balenciaga’s iconic designs, including Nicolas Ghesquière, Alexander Wang and, most recently, Demna Gvasalia. In 2011, a museum celebrating Balenciaga’s legacy opened in his hometown in Spain, commemorating where it all began.
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Shoes offered by the likes of Versace, Chanel, Charles Jourdan or Prada are integral to completing your carefully orchestrated street-style or evening ensemble these days, but footwear wasn’t always the big deal it is for your average Adidas enthusiast.
The decorative floor-length gowns that upper-class women of the 18th century wore meant that their shoes, then likely featuring high curved heels finished with woven or embroidered silks — a sharp contrast to the heavy, rudimentary form of the era’s footwear for men — were partially or entirely obscured by the base of their ornate dresses. What good is fashion if it’s tucked away?
Our modern age’s legions of sneakerheads might have trouble tracking down a pair of black-and-gold vintage Jordans but can at least fill their dream closets with original Adidas Gazelles or 1980s New Balances if they put the time in, while 1990s-era Prada pumps or a good pair of mid-20th-century jewel-tone heels in satin or silk haven’t lost their allure with today’s nostalgic fashionistas.
A pair of shoes can commemorate an achievement, mark an important trip overseas and is sometimes a rich manifestation of a hard-won physical feat. On 1stDibs, find Chanel flats or two-tone heels, Christian Dior pumps, vintage Margiela Tabi boots and many more designer shoes today.