Cristóbal Balenciaga

(1895-1972)

Spanish fashion designer

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Cristóbal Balenciaga Eizaguirre (Basque: Cristobal Balentziaga Eizagirre 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".

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Born	21 January 1895 Guetaria, Guipúzcoa, Spain
Died	23 March 1972 (aged 77) Xàbia, Spain
Zodiac	Aquarius
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