Balenciaga
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English
Etymology
From Basque, from Balencia (“Valencia”) + -aga (“place of”). Compare Basque Zubiaga.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Balenciaga
- A surname from Basque, denoting origin or inhabitation in the Valencia region of Spain.
- A luxury fashion house founded in 1919 by Cristóbal Balenciaga, based in Spain and France.
- 1960, Bettina Ballard, In My Fashion:
- Balenciaga's couture openings are not gala affairs packed with friends, but tense performances where everyone concentrates madly and in silence to take in the fast-paced show.
Noun
Balenciaga (plural Balenciagas)
- A product of the Balenciaga brand, especially shoes or a handbag.
- 2013 February 5, Mary Blume, The Master of Us All: Balenciaga, His Workrooms, His World, Macmillan, →ISBN:
- Mona Bismarck took eighty-eight numbers in 1963, fairly typical except for the year when many of her clothes were in a train wreck and she ordered one hundred fifty Balenciagas all at once.
- 2015 July 10, Halsey, Larzz Principato, Kalkutta, James Mtume (lyrics and music), “New Americana”, in Badlands, performed by Halsey:
- Cigarettes and tiny liquor bottles / Just what you’d expect inside her new Balenciaga
- 2018, Cardi B et al. (lyrics and music), “I Like It”, in Invasion of Privacy, performed by Cardi B (with J Balvin and Bad Bunny):
- I like those Balenciagas (Those) / The ones that look like socks