biography
| name: |
Balmain, Pierre (Alexandre Claudius)
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pronunciation:
[balmĩ]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1914–82)
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| biography:
| Fashion designer, born in St Jean-de-Maurienne, E France. He studied architecture in Paris, but turned to dress designing, working for Edward Molyneux and Lucien Lelong, and in 1945 opened his own house. Famous for elegant simplicity, his designs included evening dresses, tailored suits, sportswear, and stoles. He also designed for the theatre and cinema. |
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