Nicolas Ghesquière is the creative director for the house of Balenciaga. He worked previously as an assistant to designer Jean-Paul Gaultier, then at Pôles designing their knit wear line followed by a series of inauspicious assignments with different companies including the Italian house of Callaghan. In 1997, at the age of 25, Ghesquière was the surprise choice to head Balenciaga. He is known for his sense of "silhouette," pairing high-waist skinny pants with a voluminous "blouson," or a tightly cut wool jumpsuit with billowing sleeves. His work soon turned Balenciaga into a critically acclaimed fashion house. An aspect of the designer's devotion to the house's legacy is his respect for Cristóbal Balenciaga's original design concepts.
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