There were dark days when we first knew Pierre Balmain. We met his mother in ’39 at Aix-les-Bains and she said she had a son up there in there in the army in the snows of Savoy and he read my ...

Pierre Alexandre Claudius Balmain (18 May 1914 – 29 June 1982) was a French fashion designer and founder of leading post-war fashion house Balmain. Known ...

First look at Balmain's diffusion line... but it WON'T be designed by label's new head . By DEBORAH ARTHURS FOR MAILONLINE Updated: 10:04 EDT, 29 July 2011 ...

Balmain’s diffusion line, Pierre Balmain, debuted during Paris fashion week and consists of skinny jeans, motorcycle jackets, and plenty of off-duty cool. Skip to content. Main Navigation.

Balmain's Olivier Rousteing gears up for launch of Balmain Beauty in partnership with Estee Lauder. BALMAIN BEAUTY. It was through Pierre Balmain’s vision in 1945 that first introduced the ...

He even included zebra patterns, which founder Pierre Balmain apparently used, as if to reinforce that he can change his stripes. (He took a pause from his beloved Breton sailor tops.) ...

Pierre Balmain became one of the handful of young French talents who ushered in the mid-century golden age of couture and helped to re-establish Paris as the world’s. fashion capital.