Word: balmain
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DIED. Pierre Balmain, 68, chosen designer of the aristocracy and one of the reigning leaders of haute couture during Paris' halcyon dominance of the fashion world; of liver cancer; in Paris. A onetime architectural student who apprenticed to Couturiers Molyneux and Lucien LeLong before opening La Maison Pierre Balmain in 1945, he was one of those who introduced the postwar soft, feminine "new look," a welcome relief from the severe, mannish lines of the 1930s and 1940s. His subtly tailored suits and classic dresses could be worn from one year to the next, reflecting Balmain's wish...