What is Balenciaga?
[[Image:Balenciaga2017Logo.svg|right|250px]] '''Balenciaga''' [[Société par actions simplifiée|SAS]] ({{IPAc-en|b|@|,|l|E|n|s|i|'|A:|g|@}} {{respell|bə|LEN|see|AH|gə}};<ref>{{cite American Heritage Dictionary|Balenciaga}}</ref> {{IPA-es|balenˈθjaɣa|lang}}) is a luxury [[fashion]] company founded in 1919 by the Spanish designer [[Cristóbal Balenciaga]] in [[San Sebastián]], [[Spain]]. The headquarters is now in [[Paris]], [[France]].<ref>{{cite news|last =Menkes|first =Suzy|title =Miuccia Prada: 'The mistress of us all'|newspaper = International Herald Tribune|date =2006-02-27|url =http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/02/26/opinion/rprada.php|access-date = 2007-03-11|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070311030353/http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/02/26/opinion/rprada.php|archive-date= 11 March 2007|url-status= live}}</ref> Balenciaga closed in 1972 and was reopened under new ownership in 1986. Since 2001, the brand has been owned by the luxury group [[Kering]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{europe-stub}} [[Category:1910s establishments in Spain]] [[Category:1919 establishments in Europe]] [[Category:Manufacturing companies of Spain]] [[Category:Fashion houses]]