Pierre Balmain

Pierre Balmain, French fashion designer, founded Balmain (died 1982)

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Born: May 18, 1914
Died: June 29, 1982
Zodiac sign: Taurus
Birth year: 1914

About Pierre Balmain

Pierre Alexandre Claudius Balmain was a French fashion designer and founder of leading post-war fashion house Balmain. Known for sophistication and elegance, he described the art of dressmaking as "the architecture of movement". Air France's first female pilot in 1975 wore a uniform by Balmain After he dressed Nicaraguan first lady Hope Portocarrero, she appeared on the 1968 International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame. Balmain also spotted the talent of Karl Lagerfeld, hiring him in 1954 after judging a fashion competition that the young German designer won. Balmain was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Costume Design and won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design for Happy New Year (1980).

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Pierre Balmain timeline

1954Balmain also spotted the talent of Karl Lagerfeld, hiring him in 1954 after judging a fashion competition that the young German designer won.
1975Air France's first female pilot in 1975 wore a uniform by Balmain After he dressed Nicaraguan first lady Hope Portocarrero, she appeared on the 1968 International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame.
1980Balmain was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Costume Design and won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design for Happy New Year (1980).

The world when Pierre Balmain was born

Pierre Balmain was born in 1914. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1914

Best-selling book"The Eyes of the World" – Harold Bell Wright

Headlines and milestones

Major sports moment"Miracle Braves" complete greatest comeback in baseball history
Top headlineWorld War I begins — Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated
Technology milestonePanama Canal opens
World population~1.74B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
U.S. population97.2M

1914 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Pierre Balmain's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1914	2026
Population	97.2M	341 million

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