Balenciaga

Balenciaga SA
Company type	Subsidiary (société anonyme)
Industry	Fashion
Predecessor	Balenciaga y Compañía; EISA, S.A.;
Founded	San Sebastián, Spain, 1919
Founder	Cristóbal Balenciaga
Headquarters	Paris, France
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Cédric Charbit (chief executive officer); Demna Gvasalia (creative director); Martina Tiefenthaler (chief creative officer); Ludivine Pont (chief marketing officer);
Number of employees	1,325 (2019)
Parent	Kering
Website	balenciaga.com

Balenciaga SA (/bəˌlɛnsiˈɑːɡə/ bə-LEN-see-AH-gə) is a luxury fashion house founded in 1919 by the Spanish couturier Cristóbal Balenciaga in San Sebastián, Spain. Balenciaga produces ready-to-wear footwear, handbags, and accessories, and licenses its name and branding to Coty for fragrances. It is currently owned by the French corporation Kering.

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