The French fashion house Balenciaga was launched in 1917 by Spanish designer Cristóbal Balenciaga. Experimental and minimalistic in approach, the brand is also renowned for its uncompromising standard and avant-garde creativity. With the wunderkind Georgian designer Demna Gvasalia newly at its helm, the brand continues to live and breathe Balenciaga’s intrinsic elegance, balanced with Gvasalia’s own edgy, urban aesthetic.