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By Balenciaga
Located in Capri, IT
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Located in Capri, IT
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By Balenciaga
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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By Balenciaga
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
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By Balenciaga
Located in Tampa, FL
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By Balenciaga
Located in Forest Hills, NY
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By Balenciaga
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
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By Balenciaga
Located in Sheung Wan, HK
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By Balenciaga
Located in Dix hills, NY
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By Balenciaga
Located in New York, NY
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By Balenciaga
Located in Sheung Wan, HK
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By Balenciaga
Located in Chicago, IL
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By Balenciaga
Located in New York City & Hamptons, NY
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By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
This Balenciaga Phileas Portfolio Python Large, crafted in genuine black python, features a
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By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
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By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
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By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
", Width 11.5", Depth 0.25", Strap Drop 5" Designer: Balenciaga Model: Papier Wristlet Clutch Python
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By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
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By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
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By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
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By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
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By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
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By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
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By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
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Balenciaga Papier A4 Classic Studs Bag Python
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
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By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
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By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
", Width 10.5", Depth 3", Strap Drop 7-14" Designer: Balenciaga Model: Turnlock Flap Shoulder Bag Python
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By Balenciaga
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
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By Balenciaga
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
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By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
Measurements: Handle Drop 7", Height 12", Width 15.5", Depth 7" Designer: Balenciaga Model: Papier A4 Classic
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By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
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By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
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By Balenciaga
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
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By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
Bag, Mirror, With Strap Measurements: Height 9", Width 15", Depth 5.5" Designer: Balenciaga Model
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By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
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By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
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By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
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By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
Measurements: Height 3", Width 4.5", Depth 1.5", Strap Drop 12-22" Designer: Balenciaga Model: Hourglass Top
Balenciaga Hourglass Top Handle Bag Python Embossed Leather Mini
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
Measurements: Height 3", Width 4.5", Depth 1.5", Strap Drop 12-22" Designer: Balenciaga Model: Hourglass Top
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By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
" Designer: Balenciaga Model: Classic City Clip Pouch Python Embossed Leather Medium Exterior Material
Balenciaga Classic City Clip Pouch Python Embossed Leather Medium
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
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By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
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By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
8.5", Depth 3.5", Strap Drop 14-22" Designer: Balenciaga Model: Neo Classic City Bag Python Embossed
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By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
Measurements: Handle Drop 3.5", Height 3", Width 4.5", Depth 1.5", Strap Drop 15-22" Designer: Balenciaga Model
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By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
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By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
7.5", Depth 3", Strap Drop 8.5-23" Designer: Balenciaga Model: Hourglass Top Handle Bag Python
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By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
", Width 8.5", Depth 3.5", Strap Drop 14-22" Designer: Balenciaga Model: Neo Classic City Bag Python
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By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
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Balenciaga Papier A6 Zip Around Classic Studs Handbag Python Mini
By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
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By Balenciaga
Located in NY, NY
: Balenciaga Model: Papier A4 Zip Around Classic Studs Bag Printed Python Exterior Material: Python, Exotic
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Balenciaga Black/White Python Embossed Leather Mini Neo Classic Tote
By Balenciaga
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
from Balenciaga will represent your fabulous fashion choices. Includes: Original Dustbag, Info Booklet
Balenciaga Brown/Black Python Embossed and Leather Ankle Strap Sandals Size 38.5
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 By Nicolas Ghesquiere Sleeveless shirt with python details, Sz. M
By Balenciaga, Nicolas Ghesquière
Located in Berlin, DE
Shirt has white and black vinyl details on collar, front panels are removable with clear snaps, and have black vinyl stripes down front, with contrasting paython larger stripes, 2 st...
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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An integral part of fashion, handbags and purses have been indispensable accessories ever since we began to carry around personal items. Level of craftsmanship, style and shape matters — from coin purses in ancient Greece to early 20th-century opera bags and onward, handbags have evolved considerably over the years to meet our needs and desires, whether or not you happen to be prioritizing functionality over a flashy exterior.
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First released in 1997, Fendi's Baguette rose to fame along with Carrie Bradshaw, the Sex and the City character portrayed by Sarah Jessica Parker. Recently, the design has seen such a resurgence in popularity that Fendi has reissued it.
They are part of design history, so owning a handbag has meaning. As New York–based fashion historian Sarah C. Byrd says, “You have made the choice to invest in this piece because you understand the value of it in the past and in the future to come.”
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