Balenciaga is a deluxe style residence founded in Spain by Cristóbal Balenciaga, a designer born in Guetaria, Spain. The brand is now had by the French international company Kering. Balenciaga had a track record as a couturier of uncompromising requirements and was described as "the master of us all" by Christian Dior. His bubble skirts as well as strange, feminine, yet "futuristic shapes" ended up being the trademarks of the house.