He was the queens’ and princesses’ designer.
Balmain dream was to be an architect, and he was dressmaker.
Pierre Balmain was borne in 1914, and he began his carrer in 1934 in Molyneux, then in Lelong and in Dior. Before being competitors, the two mans, Pierre Balmain and Christian Dior were friends.
During the war he returned in Lelong. He created a little black dress but Lucien Lelong doesn’t want it. But it known a really huge success. It name was « Petit profit »
Balmain became famous and marked fashion thanks to his collection« Jolie Madame » that symbolised the years 1950.
This collection is defined by really refined colors. This collection became emblematic.
The French designer dead in 1982 at the age of 68.
