Cristobal
Balenciaga Eisaguirre (1895-1972) was born in Guetaria, a fishing
village in the Basque region of Spain. His mother, a dressmaker, taught
dressmaking to the girls of the village and to the young Balenciaga. His
deftness with the needle was evident at an early age when he successfully
copied a Paris-designed dress for one of his mother's wealthy clients.
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