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| Company type | Subsidiary (société anonyme) |
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| Industry | Fashion |
| Predecessor |
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| Founded | San Sebastián, Spain, 1919 |
| Founder | Cristóbal Balenciaga |
| Headquarters | |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
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Number of employees | 1,325[citation needed] (2019) |
| Parent | Kering |
| Website | balenciaga |
Balenciaga (/bəˌlɛnsiˈɑːɡə/ bə-LEN-see-AH-gə,[1] Spanish: [balenˈθjaɣa], Basque: [balents̻i.aɣa]) is a French luxury fashion house headquartered in Paris. It designs, manufactures and markets ready-to-wear footwear, handbags, and accessories, and licenses its name and branding to Coty for fragrances.[2] Balenciaga is one of the luxury brands owned by Kering.
Originally a Spanish brand, it was founded in 1919 by Spanish couturier Cristóbal Balenciaga in San Sebastián. Gianfranco Gianangeli has been CEO of Balenciaga since November 2024[3] and Demna Gvasalia its creative director since 2015.
- ^ "Balenciaga". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins.
- ^ "What is the State of Luxury's Hundred Million Dollar Licensing Deals?". The Fashion Law. May 10, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
- ^ Williams, Robert; Kansara, Vikram Alexei (November 18, 2024). "Kering Names New CEOs at Saint Laurent and Balenciaga". Business of Fashion. Retrieved December 7, 2024.