FASHION DESIGNER

Cristóbal Balenciaga

1895 - 1972

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Cristóbal Balenciaga Eizaguirre (Spanish: [kɾisˈtoβal βalenˈθjaɣa ejθaˈɣire]; Basque: Cristobal Balentziaga Eizagirre [kɾis̺toβal βalents̻i.aɣa eis̻aɣire]; 21 January 1895 – 23 March 1972) was a Spanish fashion designer, and the founder of the Balenciaga clothing brand. He had a reputation as a couturier of uncompromising standards and was referred to as "the master of us all" by Christian Dior and as "the only couturier in the truest sense of the word" by Coco Chanel, who continued, "The others are simply fashion designers". On the day of his death, in 1972, Women's Wear Daily ran the headline "The King is Dead". Since 2011 the purpose-built Cristóbal Balenciaga Museum has exhibited examples of his work in his birth town Getaria. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cristóbal Balenciaga is the 10th most popular fashion designer (down from 7th in 2019), the 143rd most popular biography from Spain (down from 103rd in 2019) and the most popular Spanish Fashion Designer.

Cristóbal Balenciaga was a Spanish couturier and designer. He is most famous for his designs of the "little black dress" and the "bubble dress."

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Among FASHION DESIGNERS

Among fashion designers, Cristóbal Balenciaga ranks 10 out of 51. Before him are Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Dior, Pierre Cardin, Maurizio Gucci, Jean-Paul Gaultier, and Vivienne Westwood. After him are Ralph Lauren, Donatella Versace, Hubert de Givenchy, Roberto Cavalli, Tommy Hilfiger, and Elsa Schiaparelli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Cristóbal Balenciaga ranks 35. Before him are Artturi Ilmari Virtanen, André Frédéric Cournand, Levi Eshkol, J. Edgar Hoover, Cemal Gürsel, and Aleksandr Vasilevsky. After him are Ludvík Svoboda, Machine Gun Kelly, Igor Tamm, Khorloogiin Choibalsan, Rudolph Valentino, and Folke Bernadotte. Among people deceased in 1972, Cristóbal Balenciaga ranks 19. Before him are Igor Sikorsky, Franz Halder, Athenagoras I of Constantinople, Asta Nielsen, J. Edgar Hoover, and Paul Hausser. After him are Georg von Békésy, Max Theiler, Talal of Jordan, Andrei Tupolev, Dino Buzzati, and Katherine Oppenheimer.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Cristóbal Balenciaga ranks 143 out of 3,355. Before him are Catherine of Navarre (1470), Princess Isabella of Parma (1741), Henry II of Navarre (1503), Diego de Almagro (1475), Isabella Clara Eugenia (1566), and Jacinto Benavente (1866). After him are Miguel Primo de Rivera (1870), Martial (40), Queen Fabiola of Belgium (1928), Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal (1507), Alfonso VIII of Castile (1155), and Seneca the Elder (-54).

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Among FASHION DESIGNERS In Spain

Among fashion designers born in Spain, Cristóbal Balenciaga ranks 1. 

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