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David Senra Calls Modern Balenciaga Loud, Trendy, and Ugly

“When I think of Balenciaga now, I think of like, you know, it's kind of like loud, trendy, my opinion, very ugly. It wasn't like that. It was the opposite of like that when Balenciaga was running it himself.”

David Senra Apr 2, 2024 ▶ 10:28 The Biography of Balenciaga

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Dior and Chanel Considered Balenciaga the Master and Only True Couturier

“Christian Dior called Balenciaga the master of us all, and Coco Chanel said that Balenciaga was the only couturier in the truest sense of the word, and that everybody else was simply a fashion designer.”

David Senra Apr 2, 2024 ▶ 0:58 The Biography of Balenciaga

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Balenciaga Secretly Hand-Sewed One Unlabeled Black Dress For Every Collection

“He often sewed to keep his hand in, and for every collection he designed, cut, sewed, and finished entirely himself a little black dress, usually of silk, sewed like the others, but never identified as his.”

David Senra Apr 2, 2024 ▶ 32:37 The Biography of Balenciaga

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