Balenciaga is a high-end fashion residence established in Spain by Cristóbal Balenciaga, a designer birthed in Guetaria, Spain. The brand is now owned by the French international company Kering. Balenciaga had a track record as a couturier of uncompromising requirements as well as was described as "the master people all" by Christian Dior. His bubble skirts and weird, womanly, yet "modernistic silhouettes" became the hallmarks of the house.