Balenciaga to Debut Menswear in First Couture Show in Over 50 Years

Balenciaga creative director Demna Gvasalia has this week announced the French fashion house’s plans to include menswear in its first couture show; an event that will come as a first for the maison since its Spanish founder, Cristóbal Balenciaga, closed his studio in 1968.

The Georgian designer and founder of luxury streetwear brand Vetements was made creative director of Balenciaga in 2015 and made headlines recently for his forward-thinking plans to show a couture collection every July—but this time said show will include a variety of menswear.