Cristóbal Balenciaga's Spanish start: born in Getaria in 1895 to a seamstress, backed early by the Marchioness of Casa Torres, his first business in San Sebastián in 1917, Paris in 1937

Pierpaolo Piccioli's Balenciaga (@balenciaga) showed its spring 2027 collection on 1 October, opening with couture stitching on a white shirt.

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01CRISTÓBAL BALENCIAGA WAS BORN IN 1895 IN GETARIA, A FISHING VILLAGE ON THE BASQUE COAST.

02HIS MOTHER WAS A SEAMSTRESS. SHE TAUGHT HIM TO SEW.

03HIS MOTHER SEWED FOR THE MARCHIONESS OF CASA TORRES, WHO BECAME ONE OF HIS EARLIEST SUPPORTERS.

04IN 1917 HE OPENED HIS FIRST BUSINESS, IN SAN SEBASTIÁN.

05HE MOVED TO PARIS IN 1937.

06IN 2011 A MUSEUM OF HIS WORK OPENED IN GETARIA.