Azzedine Alaia (1935-2017) was not only a world-renowned fashion designer but also an avid collector of vintage fashion. Now a major exhibition at the Palais Galliera, Paris, Azzedine Alaia showcases the extensive collection he built up over the decades, driven by his fascination with the history of couture and his desire to conserve its heritage for future generations. Accumulated in utmost secrecy and never revealed during his lifetime, the sumptuous selection of garments ranges from the nineteenth-century elegance of Jacques Doucet and the House of Worth to the names that shaped twentieth-century fashion--Chanel, Balenciaga, Dior, Schiaparelli--and contemporary innovators such as Jean Paul Gaultier and Alexander McQueen. Captured in specially taken photographs, these meticulously crafted pieces are a tribute to Alaia's unerring tastes, to the couturiers who inspired and influenced him, and to his endless respect for the craftspeople who created such objects of lasting beauty.

Azzedine Alaïa: A Couturier's Collection

Arts & Photography

SAILLARD, Olivier

Arzalluz, Miren

Graphic Design

Thames&Hudson

This book is published to mark the inauguration of the Balenciaga Museum in Getaria, Spain.
Cristóbal Balenciaga made his name in Paris in the 1940s and 1950s in the golden age of haute couture. He was hailed by Coco Chanel as “the only true couturier among us,” and his clients included Princess Grace of Monaco and the Duchess of Windsor.
This book is published to mark the inauguration of the Balenciaga Museum in Getaria, Spain, which will house a permanent collection of over one hundred pieces created by this master designer. It features an extraordinary selection of the most representative pieces from the Museum’s collection, and includes four essays written by specialists on Balenciaga’s work. 500+ color illustrations

Balenciaga

Arizzoli-Clémentel, Pierre

Descalzo, Amalia

Balenciaga is one of today’s leading luxury brands. This book presents the man behind the label, the sophisticated, elegant Basque Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895–1972). Set against stunning photographs of his gorgeous clothes, Miren Arzalluz’s in-depth study reveals the roots of Balenciaga’s Parisian success, unveiling his formative experiences and achievements in Spain against the backdrop of his social and cultural heritage. In extraordinary detail, she examines how and where his garments were made, and why some were cutting-edge while others appear conservative. Arzalluz reveals the importance of family and friends as well as patrons and employees in establishing Balenciaga’s reputation, and his sensitivity to the economic and political environment in which he worked.

Cristóbal Balenciaga: The Making of a Master (1895-1936)

V&A Publishing

Unique for its focus on the early, formative years of the world-renowned Basque designer, this thorough examination of Cristóbal Balenciaga’s life and career is a textual and visual wonder, with an abundance of documents and unpublished images of his hometown, his childhood, and even his personal notes. From his birth in Getaria, a small fishing village on Spain’s northern coast, to his move to Paris following the Spanish Civil War, this exploration of the designer’s origins examines in detail the events and experiences that influenced Balenciaga’s designs and turned him into a master of international haute couture.
Único por su enfoque sobre los años formativos del renombrado diseñador vasco, este examen minucioso de la vida y carrera de Cristóbal Balenciaga es una maravilla textual y visual, con una abundancia de documentos e imágenes inéditas de su pueblo natal, su niñez y hasta sus notas personales. Desde su nacimiento en Getaria, un pequeño pueblo pesquero en la costa norteña de España, hasta su establecimiento en París después de la Guerra Civil Española, esta exploración de los orígenes del diseñador examina en detalle los eventos y las experiencias que influyeron las creaciones de Balenciaga y que lo convertieron en un maestro de la alta costura internacional.

Cristóbal Balenciaga: La forja del Maestro (1895 1936) (Spanish Edition)

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Azzedine Alaïa: A Couturier's Collection

Balenciaga

Cristóbal Balenciaga: The Making of a Master (1895-1936)

Cristóbal Balenciaga: La forja del Maestro (1895 1936) (Spanish Edition)