Tag: Herve Pierre Braillard

  • Balmain: From French Refinement to Global Glitz

    This article is the second in our presentations about Parisian couture houses active today and how they came into being. Pierre Balmain, founder, 1914-1982 Balmain was born in the town of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, in the Savoy region of France.  His father sold textiles wholesale and his mother ran a fashion boutique. Despite his interest in fashion,…