| Link ID |
441 |
| Title |
Pierre Balmain - biography |
| Description |
Pierre Balmain was born in 1914 in St. Jean de Maurienne, a small village not far from Aix-les-Bains a fashionable resort in the Savoy Mountains of France. His family owned a wholesale drapery business. His mother Fracoise, worked at a boutique managed by her two sisters. Balmain's father died when he was only 7 years old and his happiest childhood memories were of playing in the shop where his mother and aunts made dresses. He played with the fabrics and set his heart on becoming a couturier
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| Category |
Fashion Designers > Balmain
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| Date |
08-Mar-2005 |
| Contact Name |
Designerhistory.com |
| Url |
Pierre Balmain - biography |
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