Balmain

Balmain is a haute couture fashion house that was founded by Pierre Balmain. Balmain was born in 1914 in France. His father owned a drapery business and his mother and sister owned a fashion boutique where he often worked after his father’s death in 1921. He always had a love of fashion and an eye for design. He attended the Ècole des Beaux Arts in 1933-1934 with intent to study architecture but instead ended up spending the majority of his time designing dresses. After working for atelier Robert Piquet as a freelance artist and spending time with Edward Molyneux, he left school to work for Molyneux. In the late 1930s, he served in the French air force and the army pioneer corps. After peace was declared, he worked at Lucien Lelong and opened his own fashion house under his name. He...

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[03/15/16, via Daily Star]
WATCH: Jaw-dropping moment a dog wearing sunglasses drives a moped Online footage shows the dog steering a moped as his owner sits behind with arms crossed enjoying the ride. The pooch has only a passing interest in where he's going, looking around and behind as his tongue hangs from his mouth. Yet man's best friend ... [...]

[03/15/16, via WIS-TV]
Keep the shorts and sunglasses on An East Texas judge is facing serious allegations of explicit sexual behavior online while conducting government business. An investigator turned over a thousand explicit social media messages between the woman and Baker's personal social media page. [...]

[03/11/16, via Times-Herald]
String of thefts target eye care businesses in Vallejo Thieves are wanted for stealing thousands of dollars worth of high-end sunglasses and frames. Surveillance cameras captured the pictures of two suspects who entered Bayside Family Optometry on Feb. 25 and proceeded to case the store for 20 minutes before ... [...]

[03/12/16, via CRAVE ONLINE]
Exhibit | Aaron Fowler: Blessings On Blessings Other pieces like "Untitled (One Hundred)", 2015, include an overflowing, beautifully layered faceless pilgrim serving a thankless Thanksgiving while an image of a black woman nods to the viewer, a two headed-dog roams, and the 100 percent and sunglasses ... [...]

[03/11/16, via BC Democrat Online]
It looks like Snapchat is working on some kind of smart glasses Snapchat founder and CEO Evan Spiegel, who is often seen wearing aviators around (MYKITA + Maison Martin Margiela sunglasses to be exact), could be looking to beat the Google Glass team at its own game by creating stylish sunglasses that let you take ... [...]