OUR APPROACH

Aware and convinced of the challenges linked to sustainability, Balenciaga has acted to reduce the environmental impact of its creativity and activity while pursuing progress within fundamentally important social issues.

We are committed to the sustainable and ethical management of our operations. The goal of reducing our environmental impact influences our decisions. At all levels and in all locales—whether at offices and stores or along the supply chain—we respect high standards for social and ecological responsibility. Balenciaga is also fur-and exotic leather-free.

OUR COMMITMENT

For over one hundred years, Balenciaga has been recognized as a major, unique, and legitimate House in fashion and luxury by offering uncompromising creativity. It is with the same high standards that the House consistently reinvents itself in order to answer the environmental and societal challenges with which we are constantly presented.

Innovation is ultimately experimentation, which is essential to Balenciaga's creative process as well as how we run our business.

History
One of the most venerable names in the industry, Balenciaga was founded by visionary dressmaker Cristóbal Balenciaga in Spain in 1917. Twenty years later, the eponymous House moved to Paris, where the designer presented his first Couture collection, immediately acclaimed for its technical perfection, sense of proportion and avant-garde allure. Under his exacting eye, waistlines drop to hip level, volumes are exaggerated and jackets adopt a structural hourglass shape, transforming the feminine silhouette. This forward-thinking approach continues to drive the brand today, over fifty years after the founder’s passing.


Creative vision
Known for revolutionizing modern couture with architectural silhouettes and cutting-edge materials, Balenciaga has always pushed the boundaries of fashion, a trait reflected in its legacy of code-defying creative directors, from Nicolas Ghesquière to Demna. Today, under Pierpaolo Piccioli’s creative direction, the brand’s signature sculptural shapes redefine the body with a purity of cut that reveals his meticulous attention to craftsmanship, marking a new chapter in Balenciaga’s ongoing dialogue between innovation and heritage.   
