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...declared, "In a Balenciaga you were the only woman in the room." Born in a small Basque village in Spain in 1895, Balenciaga worked in his mother's seamstress shop and found his first client at 13 when a local countess permitted him to copy one of her couture dresses. She later paid his way to Madrid for formal training. By 1919 Balenciaga had his own couture salons in San Sebastian, Barcelona and Madrid, but the Spanish Civil War forced him to decamp to Paris. It was there that he showed some of fashion's most influential silhouettes, including...
...1980s. Aerobics helped push it into the '90s, and yoga certainly added an aura to the category in the new millennium. Chanel, Prada, Dior and Hugo Boss all capitalized on it a few seasons ago. Activewear has come a long way from the gym and, thanks to relaxed dress codes inaugurated by casual Fridays, it has become a uniform for more and more Americans. But it's not about cotton T shirts and sweats anymore. Today activewear can mean everything from a high performance, temperature-regulating jacket designed by a fashion star to an urban-chic hoodie created...
...sells its Starter line, which incorporates Dri-Star, a moisture-wicking fabric, at Wal-Mart, and Champion uses its sweat-controlling fiber DuoDry in its C9 products, sold at Target. There's only one thing those makers don't have on their agenda?yet. "I hope they start making dress shirts at some point," says Matesanz...
Albert's vision is simple: to create clothes that enhance the personality, never hide it. "I think it is inappropriate if the first thing you notice is a woman's dress, when you should see the woman first," he says. "Also, we have other senses besides eyes. We feel clothes on our body, and this is as important as looking right. And I have the conviction women should have the same rights as a man: if she loves a jacket, a pant, she should continue to wear it next season...
...always felt responsible for what we inherited from our parents and for the loyal people of this company," says Albert. When the brothers took over, their target was to dress the customer seven days a week from morning into evening. "I said to Peter, We must do what we feel, without listening to what others are doing," says Albert. The brothers still agree. "When you get along within the family, it is the most beautiful thing that can happen in your life," Albert says. "Two people mean two opinions, and when there is a disagreement, you must be able...