![Gertrude Stein on Pierre Balmain's 1945 Couture Debut—Plus, a Look Back at the Designer's Best Looks in Vogue | Vogue Gertrude Stein on Pierre Balmain's 1945 Couture Debut—Plus, a Look Back at the Designer's Best Looks in Vogue | Vogue](https://assets.vogue.com/photos/5c4757e3c114db2d1212b12d/master/w_2560%2Cc_limit/00-story-HT1002347%2520(1).jpg)
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![French fashion designer Pierre Balmain proudly poses with the medal of the French Legion of Honor, he was awarded on January 26, 1962 by Jean Jacques Guerlain (unseen) at the Ritz Hotel French fashion designer Pierre Balmain proudly poses with the medal of the French Legion of Honor, he was awarded on January 26, 1962 by Jean Jacques Guerlain (unseen) at the Ritz Hotel](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2NCJNN8/french-fashion-designer-pierre-balmain-proudly-poses-with-the-medal-of-the-french-legion-of-honor-he-was-awarded-on-january-26-1962-by-jean-jacques-guerlain-unseen-at-the-ritz-hotel-in-paris-france-ap-photogaret-2NCJNN8.jpg)
French fashion designer Pierre Balmain proudly poses with the medal of the French Legion of Honor, he was awarded on January 26, 1962 by Jean Jacques Guerlain (unseen) at the Ritz Hotel
![French fashion designer Pierre Balmain at home in his house located 32 quai de l'Ecluse in Croissy-sur-Seine, near Paris. September 1968 Photo Michael Holtz Stock Photo - Alamy French fashion designer Pierre Balmain at home in his house located 32 quai de l'Ecluse in Croissy-sur-Seine, near Paris. September 1968 Photo Michael Holtz Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/JC5TKN/french-fashion-designer-pierre-balmain-at-home-in-his-house-located-JC5TKN.jpg)
French fashion designer Pierre Balmain at home in his house located 32 quai de l'Ecluse in Croissy-sur-Seine, near Paris. September 1968 Photo Michael Holtz Stock Photo - Alamy
![French fashion designer Pierre Balmain with two models at the fashion ball in Hamburg (Germany) on 8 October 1965. | usage worldwide Stock Photo - Alamy French fashion designer Pierre Balmain with two models at the fashion ball in Hamburg (Germany) on 8 October 1965. | usage worldwide Stock Photo - Alamy](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/2ncjnm9/french-fashion-designer-pierre-balmain-and-his-top-model-marina-smile-on-oct-22-1962-in-paris-france-preparing-they-departure-for-south-africa-they-will-be-leaving-paris-on-october-25th-to-present-the-balmain-collection-in-south-africa-ap-photogodot-2ncjnm9.jpg)