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Pierre Balmain

1914 - 1982

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Pierre Alexandre Claudius Balmain (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ balmɛ̃]; 18 May 1914 – 29 June 1982) was a French fashion designer and founder of leading post-war fashion house Balmain. Known for sophistication and elegance, he described the art of dressmaking as "the architecture of movement". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pierre Balmain is the 30th most popular designer, the 1,622nd most popular biography from France (up from 1,726th in 2019) and the 5th most popular French Designer.

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Among DESIGNERS

Among designers, Pierre Balmain ranks 30 out of 104. Before him are Jony Ive, Battista Farina, Iris Apfel, Philippe Starck, Aristide Cavaillé-Coll, and Raymond Loewy. After him are Manolo Blahnik, Josiah Wedgwood, Jimmy Choo, Dieter Rams, Claude Garamond, and Beau Brummell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Pierre Balmain ranks 72. Before him are Louis, Prince Napoléon, George Dantzig, William Westmoreland, Creighton Abrams, Jackie Coogan, and Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn. After him are Jan Karski, Lilli Palmer, Yakov Zeldovich, Mario Bava, Martin Gardner, and Kurt Franz. Among people deceased in 1982, Pierre Balmain ranks 73. Before him are Giovanni Ferrari, Percy Williams, Eduardo Frei Montalva, Bess Truman, Pierre Mendès France, and Werner Naumann. After him are Vinoba Bhave, Leonid Kogan, Chaudhry Muhammad Ali, Anna German, Otto Hofmann, and Leopold Trepper.

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In France

Among people born in France, Pierre Balmain ranks 1,622 out of 6,770. Before him are Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues (1715), André Martinet (1908), Jean-Jacques Ampère (1800), Roger Caillois (1913), Fulcher of Chartres (1059), and Odo of Cluny (878). After him are Margaret of France, Queen of England and Hungary (1158), Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia (1909), Jean Alesi (1964), Alberic of Cîteaux (1001), Louise Marie Thérèse of Artois (1819), and Louis of Toulouse (1274).

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Among DESIGNERS In France

Among designers born in France, Pierre Balmain ranks 5. Before him are René Lalique (1860), Philippe Starck (1949), Aristide Cavaillé-Coll (1811), and Raymond Loewy (1893). After him are Claude Garamond (1499), Jeanne Lanvin (1867), Louis Majorelle (1859), Diana Vreeland (1903), Nicolas Jenson (1420), and Jean Louis (1907).

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