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Cristóbal Balenciaga Eizaguirre was born in the Basque region of Spain in 1895. Like many of us, his mother was a seamstress and he learned the ins and outs of sewing and design from watching her at work. At the ripe young age of 12, he apprenticed for a tailor which led to the introduction to the Marchioness de Casa Torres— who soon became his patroness (what a fairy tale!), who sent him to design school in Madrid as a teenager and was to become his first customer. Read on for dozens of…

To commemorate Nicholas Ghesquiere's career at Balenciaga, Vogue has compiled their favourite runway looks.

To commemorate Nicholas Ghesquiere's career at Balenciaga, Vogue has compiled their favourite runway looks.

Nicolas Ghesquiere

That Balenciaga piece you’ve always wanted? It’s available—for a limited time only.

Following Ghesquière's surprise departure, the Dazed fashion team pick their favourite archive looks