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![I Love You Sign, Paris, 1937 Lisa Fonssagrives with Hat by Balenciaga and Gloves by Bucheron by Horst P. Horst on artnet I Love You Sign, Paris, 1937 Lisa Fonssagrives with Hat by Balenciaga and Gloves by Bucheron by Horst P. Horst on artnet](https://www.artnet.com/WebServices/images/ll1016202llgtjjR3CfDrCWBHBAD/horst-p.-horst-%E2%80%98i-love-you%E2%80%99-sign,-paris,-1937-(lisa-fonssagrives-with-hat-by-balenciaga-and-gloves-by-bucheron).jpg)
I Love You Sign, Paris, 1937 Lisa Fonssagrives with Hat by Balenciaga and Gloves by Bucheron by Horst P. Horst on artnet
![File:BK-1986-58 - Cocktail gown (1951) probably designed by Cristóbal Balenciaga.jpg - Wikimedia Commons File:BK-1986-58 - Cocktail gown (1951) probably designed by Cristóbal Balenciaga.jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/BK-1986-58_-_Cocktail_gown_%281951%29_probably_designed_by_Crist%C3%B3bal_Balenciaga.jpg/1570px-BK-1986-58_-_Cocktail_gown_%281951%29_probably_designed_by_Crist%C3%B3bal_Balenciaga.jpg)
File:BK-1986-58 - Cocktail gown (1951) probably designed by Cristóbal Balenciaga.jpg - Wikimedia Commons
![Suit House of Balenciaga (French, founded 1937) Designer: Cristobal Balenciaga (Spanish, Guetaria, San Sebastian 1895… | Balenciaga vintage, Fashion, 1960s fashion Suit House of Balenciaga (French, founded 1937) Designer: Cristobal Balenciaga (Spanish, Guetaria, San Sebastian 1895… | Balenciaga vintage, Fashion, 1960s fashion](https://i.pinimg.com/564x/16/4a/a0/164aa075758f52e4d447880a481d8991--balenciaga-capes.jpg)
Suit House of Balenciaga (French, founded 1937) Designer: Cristobal Balenciaga (Spanish, Guetaria, San Sebastian 1895… | Balenciaga vintage, Fashion, 1960s fashion
![Evening ensemble, Design House: House of Balenciaga (French, founded 1937) Designer: Cristobal Balenciaga (Spanish, Gueta… | Fashion, Vintage outfits, Vintage gowns Evening ensemble, Design House: House of Balenciaga (French, founded 1937) Designer: Cristobal Balenciaga (Spanish, Gueta… | Fashion, Vintage outfits, Vintage gowns](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/07/e0/64/07e0646941d52a19a18c541de7d9dbc9.jpg)
Evening ensemble, Design House: House of Balenciaga (French, founded 1937) Designer: Cristobal Balenciaga (Spanish, Gueta… | Fashion, Vintage outfits, Vintage gowns
![Cristobal Balenciaga (Spanish, 1895–1972). House of Balenciaga (French, founded 1937), Cocktail Dress, spring-summer 1956. - Alain.R.Truong Cristobal Balenciaga (Spanish, 1895–1972). House of Balenciaga (French, founded 1937), Cocktail Dress, spring-summer 1956. - Alain.R.Truong](https://p3.storage.canalblog.com/37/57/119589/77269691_o.jpg)
Cristobal Balenciaga (Spanish, 1895–1972). House of Balenciaga (French, founded 1937), Cocktail Dress, spring-summer 1956. - Alain.R.Truong
![Kering on Twitter: "Cristóbal Balenciaga founded the @BALENCIAGA House in Spain in 1917, settling in Paris on 10 Avenue George V, in 1937. Ever since, he was considered the master of Haute Kering on Twitter: "Cristóbal Balenciaga founded the @BALENCIAGA House in Spain in 1917, settling in Paris on 10 Avenue George V, in 1937. Ever since, he was considered the master of Haute](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EOtOsWGW4AEMqjn.jpg:large)