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Balenciaga Hourglass Avenue Bag
The Balenciaga Hourglass Avenue Bag cuts its own path within a legacy of architecturally innovative design—merging sophisticated and spontaneous attitudes that have come to distinguish the brand. Beginning with founder Cristóbal Balenciaga’s modern interpretations of folkloric designs from his own Basque Country heritage, the hourglass figure has continuously found a place in the House’s narrative. Especially once his ateliers expanded from San Sebastián to Paris’s Haute Couture in 1937, the couturier began introducing motifs and techniques that nodded to his origins, including mantilla lace, the Infanta-style dress, and what became one of Balenciaga’s most iconic shapes: the hourglass silhouette, first appearing as tailored suits with peplumed jackets, within the Summer 19…
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