biography
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1926– )
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| biography:
| Danish fashion designer. In 1948 he joined the Balmain fashion house in Paris, becoming the artistic director in 1960. He took over the management of the fashion house after the death of Pierre Balmain in 1982. He was awarded the Golden Thimble of the French Haute Couture in 1983 and 1987. |
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