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Balmain is a fashion
Fashion

Fashion refers to the styles and customs prevalent at a given time. In its most common usage, "fashion" exemplifies the appearances of clothing, but the term encompasses more....
 house that was founded by Pierre Balmain
Pierre Balmain

Pierre Alexandre Claudius Balmain was a France fashion designer. Known for sophistication and elegance, he once said that "dressmaking is the architecture of movement."...
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In the period following World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
, Pierre Balmain was "a king of French fashion" and outfitted stars including Ava Gardner
Ava Gardner

Ava Lavinia Gardner was an Academy Award-nominated United States actress. She is listed as one of the American Film Institute's AFI's 100 Years......
 and Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte Bardot

Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot is a French actress, former model , singer and Animal rights. In 2007 she was named among Empire 's 100 Sexiest Film Stars....
. After Pierre Balmain's death in 1982, the house was led by Erik Mortensen, described by Vogue as Pierre Balmain's "right hand." Oscar de la Renta
Oscar de la Renta

Oscar de la Renta is a leading fashion designer....
 led the house between 1993 and 2001.






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Balmain is a fashion
Fashion

Fashion refers to the styles and customs prevalent at a given time. In its most common usage, "fashion" exemplifies the appearances of clothing, but the term encompasses more....
 house that was founded by Pierre Balmain
Pierre Balmain

Pierre Alexandre Claudius Balmain was a France fashion designer. Known for sophistication and elegance, he once said that "dressmaking is the architecture of movement."...
.

In the period following World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
, Pierre Balmain was "a king of French fashion" and outfitted stars including Ava Gardner
Ava Gardner

Ava Lavinia Gardner was an Academy Award-nominated United States actress. She is listed as one of the American Film Institute's AFI's 100 Years......
 and Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte Bardot

Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot is a French actress, former model , singer and Animal rights. In 2007 she was named among Empire 's 100 Sexiest Film Stars....
. After Pierre Balmain's death in 1982, the house was led by Erik Mortensen, described by Vogue as Pierre Balmain's "right hand." Oscar de la Renta
Oscar de la Renta

Oscar de la Renta is a leading fashion designer....
 led the house between 1993 and 2001. Under Pierre Balmain, Mortensen, and de la Renta, the house was known for its classic, luxurious designs. Today, the house is led by designer Christophe Decarnin, whose vision for the house is more modern and edgier.

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