Pierre Balmain

Pierre Alexandre Claudius Balmain (18 May 1914 – 29 June 1982) was a French fashion designer. He was born in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie. He founded the fashion house Balmain. Known for sophistication and elegance, he once said that "dressmaking is the architecture of movement".[1] He died in Paris.

Pierre Balmain and the actress Ruth Ford, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1947

References
  1. "Balmain". Elle. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
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