![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
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Gertrude Stein on Pierre Balmain's 1945 Couture Debut—Plus, a Look Back at the Designer's Best Looks in Vogue | Vogue
![Afghan Historians on Twitter: "May 27- June 1st, 1971: Luxury fashion designer Pierre Balmain “will be the first well known Paris designer to appear in person in Kabul.” The “world famous couturier Afghan Historians on Twitter: "May 27- June 1st, 1971: Luxury fashion designer Pierre Balmain “will be the first well known Paris designer to appear in person in Kabul.” The “world famous couturier](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FUI3YkjWYAE6lpL.jpg)