Founded in 1917, the original House of Balenciaga defined modern couture with its many innovations to form and technique. Since his appointment as artistic director in 2015, Demna continues to uphold the vision of Balenciaga through boundarypushing collections, which include women’s and men’s readytowear, accessories, objets d’art, and, since 2021, the reintroduction of Couture. The brand’s unprecedented interactions with the expanding digital realm, material developments, and today’s social responsibilities keep it at the forefront of modernity.