Balenciaga and Dior

Posted by Tel Asiado Jan 22, 2008

Featuring two famous couturiers and thinkers born January 21:

Cristobal Balenciaga, (1895-1972), Spanish couturier celebrated for classic design elegance and dramatic simplicity.

Christian Dior, (1905-1957), French couturier who revolutionized women's clothes in 1947. He achieved international fame with his long skirted 'New Look' followed by the A-line, and 'the Sack.'