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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

Alexander Wang LLC is a global luxury lifestyle brand defined by sharp design, cultural duality and the elevation of the everyday. Since 2005, the brand has built a world shaped by contrasts — where refinement meets irreverence, precision meets ease and tradition intersects with what comes next. Season after season, the brand continues to evolve while subverting convention and remaining rooted in a distinct and uncompromising point of view. Founded by Alexander Wang, a first-generation Chinese American who grew up in San Francisco and built his label in New York City, the brand is informed by a perspective that bridges East and West, drawing inspiration from the intersections of culture, identity, and modern life. Spanning womenswear, unisex, footwear and accessories, Alexander Wang continues to shape the way luxury is worn, seen, and understood. Alexander Wang is available at alexanderwang.com, across our global DTC stores, and at leading retailers worldwide. Follow us @alexanderwangny

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.