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Founded by Spanish-born Cristóbal Balenciaga in 1917 and established in Paris in 1937, the original house of Balenciaga defined modern couture with its many innovations to form and technique. Today it continues to uphold the vision of the House through boundary-pushing collections including women’s and men’s ready-to-wear, accessories, and objets d’art. The brand’s unprecedented interactions with the expanding digital realm, material developments, and today’s social responsibilities keep it at the forefront of modernity. In 2021, Balenciaga’s 50th couture collection—the house’s first since its founder retired in 1968 – reintroduces a standard of cutting-edge elegance. For more information, please visit www.balenciaga.com Fondée par l’espagnol Cristóbal Balenciaga en 1917 et installée à Paris depuis 1937, la Maison Balenciaga a contribué à définir la couture moderne par ses nombreuses innovations formelles et techniques. Aujourd’hui, elle perpétue cette vision originelle dans des collections à l’esprit précurseur, qui s’étendent au prêt-à-porter pour femme et pour homme, ainsi qu’aux accessoires et objets d’art. Perpétuelle avant-gardiste, la marque se distingue par une exploration sans précédent du monde digital, par le développement incessant de nouveaux matériaux et par un sens aigu de ses responsabilités sociétales. En 2021, la cinquantième collection couture de Balenciaga, la première depuis que son fondateur quitta l’industrie de la mode en 1968, renoue ainsi avec ses origines, s’affirmant plus que jamais comme une pionnière de l’élégance contemporaine. Pour plus d'informations, veuillez visiter notre site www.balenciaga.com

About Maison Margiela Founded in 1988 by Belgian designer Martin Margiela, the Parisian haute couture house was founded on ideas of nonconformity and the subversion of norms. Enriched in the memory of shared codes, contemporary couture starts the conversation for a dynamic wardrobe proposal. The Maison is devoted to uncompromising creativity invigorated by authenticity, radicality and self-expression. Maison Margiela became part of the OTB Group in 2002, and is under the creative direction of Glenn Martens since 2025. About OTB OTB is an international fashion group, powering a range of global, unconventional brands, including Diesel, Jil Sander, Maison Margiela, Marni, and Viktor&Rolf. The group also controls the Staff International and Brave Kid companies, and holds a stake in L.A. brand Amiri. OTB embodies the brave, innovative and unapologetic spirit and vision of its founder and chairman Renzo Rosso, who disrupted the world of fashion with an open-minded, highly creative mentality, aimed at “building not the biggest, but the most alternative fashion group,” as he stated.

Thom Browne is widely recognized for challenging and modernizing today’s uniform: the suit. By questioning traditional proportions, Browne’s designs consistently convey a true American sensibility rooted in quality craftsmanship and precise tailoring. In 2001, Browne began his business with five suits in a small “by appointment” shop in New York City’s West Village and, in the years following, expanded his business to include complete ready-to-wear and accessories collections for both men (2003) and women (2011). Browne has also become known for his highly conceptual runway presentations which have gained global attention for their thought provoking and dramatic themes and settings. Browne was announced as the Chairman of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, effective January 1, 2023. Browne has been honored with the CFDA Menswear Designer of the Year Award (2006, 2013, 2016), the GQ Designer of the Year (2008), the FIT Couture Council Award (2017) as well as the Cooper Hewitt National Design Award (2012). His designs are recognized by museums around the world including the Louvre Museum, the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Victoria & Albert Museum, the Costume Museum at Bath and the Mode Museum Antwerpen. The brand is currently offered in over 300 leading department store and specialty boutique doors across 40 countries and through 107 retail stores, flagships and shop-in-shops in key cities such as New York, London, Milan, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Seoul, San Francisco, Singapore, Vancouver and Kobe. Thom Browne has been part of the Zegna Group, which currently retains 90% ownership and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange.