Pierre Alexandre Claudius Balmain (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ balmɛ̃], b. Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, 18 May 1914 – Paris, France, 29 June 1982) 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."
French couturier and creator of perfumes, founder of the fashion house Balmain. He designed personal wardrobes for numerous international stars, including Brigitte Bardot, Marlene Dietrich, and Katherine Hepburn. Queen Sirikit of Thailand also chose him as her personal couturier.
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Studied architecture at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris but did not complete his course.
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Was nominated for Broadway's 1980 Tony Award as Best Costume Designer for "Happy New Year."
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Designed the costumes for 'Katherine Hepburn' in the stage production of "The Millionairess"
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In 1955 he won the Neiman-Marcus fashion award.
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Published his autobiography, "My Years and Seasons" in London in 1964 and New York in 1965.
Costume Designer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Le rendez-vous de minuit
1962
Adorable Julia
1962
The Happy Thieves
1961
Frau Cheneys Ende
1961
I Like Money
1961
The Millionairess
1960
Riff Raff Girls
1959
Time Bomb
1959
Toi... le venin
1958
Love Is My Profession
1958
The Reluctant Debutante
1958
Paris Holiday
1958
No Sun in Venice
1957
Fire Down Below
1957
uncredited
Tempestuous Love
1957
Le septième commandement
1957
The Happy Road
1957
uncredited
Bonsoir Paris
1956
Her Bridal Night
1956
The French, They Are a Funny Race
1955
Fruits of Summer
1955
One Step to Eternity
1954
gowns and hats
Le grand pavois
1954
Quai des blondes
1954
L'amour d'une femme
1953
Alerte au sud
1953
Le témoin de minuit
1953
Forbidden Fruit
1952
Adorable Creatures
1952
Ma femme est formidable
1951
Le cap de l'espérance
1951
Ombre et lumière
1951
Les miracles n'ont lieu qu'une fois
1951
gowns
Night Without Stars
1951
clothes: Nadia Gray
Le château de verre
1950
Amour et compagnie
1950
Monseigneur
1949
Au théâtre ce soir
1982
TV Series 1 episode
L'homme qui vient de la nuit
1971
Sapho ou La fureur d'aimer
1971
The Devil's Widow
1970
Love Is a Funny Thing
1969
Arrivederci, Baby!
1966
Mona, l'étoile sans nom
1966
Joy House
1964
Laissez tirer les tireurs
1964
Station Six-Sahara
1963
La dénonciation
1962
Costume Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Unter den Dächern von St. Pauli
1970
wardrobe - for J.C. Pascal
Du blé en liasses
1969
costume supervisor
Här börjar äventyret
1965
costumes: Harriet Andersson's costumes
In the Cool of the Day
1963
wardrobe: Constance Cummings
Come Fly with Me
1963
wardrobe: Miss Dawn Addams
Armchair Theatre
1963
TV Series wardrobe - 1 episode
Two Weeks in Another Town
1962
wardrobe: Miss Charisse
Expresso Bongo
1959
dresses: Yolande Donlan
La Parisienne
1957
dresses: Nadia Gray
Foreign Intrigue
1956
dresses
The Deep Blue Sea
1955
dresses: Miss Leigh
Daughters of Destiny
1954
costume designer - segment ": "Elisabeth"
The Seven Deadly Sins
1952
costumer - segment "L'orgueil/L'orgoglio"
La vérité sur Bébé Donge
1952
gowns: Danielle Darrieux
L'étrange Madame X
1951
wardrobe: Michèle Morgan
Amour et compagnie
1950
gowns
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Knef '73 - Was sie sagt, was sie singt und wie man über sie spricht
1973
TV Movie
Himself
The David Frost Show
1970
TV Series
Himself
Paris aktuell
1966-1967
TV Series documentary
Himself
World in Action
1963-1967
TV Series documentary
Himself
Known for movies
Joy House (1964) as Costume Designer
The Millionairess (1960) as Costume Designer
Love Is My Profession (1958) as Costume Designer
The Reluctant Debutante (1958) as Costume Designer
$500,000
